NEW YORK (AP) -- Comments on the New Orleans Saints by the AP Pro32 panel (ranking in parentheses):
---
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (22)
Chris Berman (ESPN, 16) - Really??
Clifton Brown (Sporting News, 23) - We can stop asking if they miss Sean Payton. We can start asking if they will miss the playoffs.
Cris Collinsworth (NBC Sports, 27) - Comment currently unavailable
Rich Gannon (CBS Sports/SiriusXM NFL Radio, 20) - Boy do the miss Sean Payton!
Bob Glauber (Newsday, 17) - Think the Saints don't miss suspended head coach Sean Payton? Perhaps an 0-2 start, something they'd avoided since 2007, will convince.
Rick Gosselin (Dallas Morning News, 15) - There's one defense Brees can't beat - his own. The Saints have the NFL's worst defense and an 0-2 record to show for it.
Clark Judge (CBSSports.com, 27) - The Saints came into the season spouting an "Us Against the World" mantra, and they're on message. Because when you can't win and are stuck at the bottom of your division, the world isnt your oyster; it's your scourge.
Ira Kaufman (Tampa Tribune, 18) - Remember when these guys used to win shootouts?
Pat Kirwan (SiriusXM NFL Radio/CBSSports.com, 23) - Drew Brees is watching game tape of himself and the offense he doesn't recognize. He will fix what he can fix but the defense isn't helping at all.
John Lynch (Fox Sports, 22) - I thought they would miss their head coach when faced with adversity. After being embarrassed in weeks 1 and 2, adversity has officially arrived!
Alex Marvez (Foxsports.com, 22) - The most painful defensive statistic for the slumping Saints: New Orleans averaged almost 30 points in its first two games and lost both.
Dan Pompei (Chicago Tribune, 23) - We knew they would miss Sean Payton, but they may be the most disappointing team in the NFL.
---
Online:
http://pro32.ap.org/poll and
http://twitter.com/AP-NFL
