Last season the New Orleans Saints were finally able to break into the NFL’s elite class as they remained undefeated for the majority of the NFL regular season and won their first Super Bowl title in franchise history. Not only were they considered to be the best team in the NFL throughout the regular season with one of the best quarterbacks under center in perennial Pro Bowler Drew Brees, but they were able to prove to their doubters that they were able to keep playing at a high level well into the playoffs and come away with a Super Bowl title.

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This run to the Super Bowl was impressive to say the least for the New Orleans Saints as they not only played against arguably the best teams in the league to win a Super Bowl title, but they never faltered or gave up hope that they would win their first title in franchise.

Even though they played against some of the best players of all time in quarterbacks Brett Favre (Minnesota Vikings) and Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts), Drew Brees and company looked adversity in the eye and came out on top and they will look to do the same things this season.

Obviously, a trip to another Super Bowl will be no easy task for the defending Super Bowl champions as every team in the league will be giving Sean Payton’s squad everything they can handle this season in their title defense.

Unlike some of the other league teams around the league, New Orleans Saints have kept their team relatively intact with little or no improvement to last year’s roster. This may be a good thing, but it also may be the reason for their undoing as they might not be able to hang with the best of the best in the NFC Conference for a second straight season.

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There is no doubt that the New Orleans Saints will be entering their title defense with a legitimate shot to repeat as Super Bowl champions, but not many people are giving them much chance to win their second straight title as teams like the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers could very well leaped ahead of them in the NFC Conference this season.

At the beginning of the 2010-2011 NFL regular season, anything goes as the New Orleans Saints could quickly get back on track as arguably the best team in the league with a potent offense and a lockdown defense, but I believe they will face some stiff competition and even though they will almost certainly be playoff bound once again, beating the Minnesota Vikings or the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs is a stretch in my opinion.

The key to the Saints success this season will be how well their defense can hold up against potent offenses like the Vikings, Cowboys, Packers and the division rival Atlanta Falcons. If the New Orleans defense can repeat what they did last season, they could very well be headed to another Super Bowl in February, but if not it could be a long season that ends in disappointment.

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