Wish I could feel bad for you, but I've said those exact words about my Saints about 200 times since attending my first game in 1969. Super Bowl favorites? Right now I'm thrilled when the Saints get a first down.

In fact, as we watched another dreadful Saints loss sometime in the 1980's, my dad said in disgust, "I'll be dead before those clowns win anything."

He was right. He died in April of 1991, and later that very year, the Saints won their first division title.

It's all cyclical...the Colts and Patriots were absolutely awful for many years. Now is their time in the sun, and inevitably, they will decline as the 49ers and Dolphins have. The Jags are doing well for the season, have a good coaching staff, and some capable players, so you at least have hope. Truth is, there are two NFLs now, the Colts and Patriots and everybody else.

As for me, I choose to keep faith in the saying "Every dog has its day." The simple law of averages says the Saints will have theirs. I just hope I live long enough.