Here we are, midway through the season. What better time than now to reflect on the past, relish the present, and predict the future.

Week 1: Beatin’ the Bucs
-Drew Brees throws for over 300 yards and 3 touchdowns and we wet ourselves. (Little did we know 300 yards and 3 touchdowns would mean a slow day for the Saints QB.)
-Martin Gramatica goes 3/3 on field goals, his longest 34 yards. (Little did we know that’d be a good day for the Saints Kicker.)
-Reggie Bush provides thrills and chills, including a 42 yard catch capped off by a Cirque du Soleil-esque touchdown. We wet ourselves again. (For some, this phrase takes on a much kinkier meaning.)
-We play a game of “cup half full”, praising the defense for a last minute stop and holding the Bucs to 20 yards while trying to shrug off the fact that Tampa Bay racked up 352 yards of offense.
-Marques Colston suffers a thumb injury, forcing him out for 4-6 weeks. The injury curse begins…

Week 2: Skinned by the Skins
-Nola Chick makes the trek to Fed-Ex Field. The Saints offense decides to stay behind.
-Our defensive weaknesses are exploited by Jason Campbell and his Chunky Running Back Soup aka Clinton Portis. (Portis Rushed for 96 yards and 2 touchdowns)
-We blow a 9 point lead in the 4th quarter. Traumatized Saints fans contemplate blowing their brains out.

Week 3: F Bucked by the Broncos
-Drew Brees passes for 421 yards and the Saints score 32 points, and yet they still manage to lose.
-Martin Gramatica does his best to make the case for cut rookie kicker Taylor Melhlaff by missing 2 crucial field goals
-The Saints 2008 defense does a marvelous impersonation of the Saints 2007 defense, allowing themselves to be exploited by the Broncos like a 12 year old Taiwanese boy.
-Deuce McAllister is forbidden from touching the ball, including on 4 runs at the goal line. The noticeable absence inspires Deuceolution #26.
-The injury curse continues as Jeremy Shockey suffers a wee-wee bo-bo, leaving him out for 3-6 weeks.

Week 4: A San Francisco Treat
-J.T. O’Sullivan reminds us why we he couldn’t even cut it on our squad as a backup QB.
-The Deuce is finally let loose, racking up 73 yards and 1 touchdown
-Drew Brees acts a plum fool…again. (363 yards, 3 touchdowns)
-The defense manages 2 picks and a forced fumble…and we start to get this sneaking suspicion we’re on our way to the total package.

Week 5: Speared by the Vikings
-Reggie Bush scores 2 touchdowns on punt returns…only for his team to still lose the game. (We hear he called Mario Williams shortly afterwards and proposed a team swap.)
-Martin Gramatica inspires Gramendment #1, a call to get his ass kicked off the team, after missing yet another game winning field goal
-The injury curse proves itself to be alive and well, as cornerback Tracy Porter suffers a season ending injury.

Week 6: Raiding and Pillaging
-The Saints ditch Curly Sue at kicker and sign Taylor Melhlaff. He misses his first field goal and scores the next two. Emotions remain mixed.
-The Saints’ offense and defense decide to join forces once again to make a significantly weaker team pay.
-Even Jason David gets an interception

Week 7: Clawed by the Panthers
-I’d rather not discuss it.

Week 8: Bloody Arse Kickin’ Abroad
-Saints player (who shall remain nameless) gets pissy drunk on the plane to London while going shot for shot with another player (who shall also remain nameless.) Unnamed player one gets reprimanded for puking his guts out mid-flight.
-Nola Chick travels across the pond and the Saints actually decide to let her witness a victory. Hooray!
-Drew Brees faces his former team. Vengeance is his.
-Deuce McAllister makes headlines for something other than running over offensive lines. He and Will Smith are accused of taking a roid ridden dietary substance. The pair face a possible 4 game suspension.
-Taylor Melhlaff misses another field goal and gets kicked to the curb. So does our new punter.
-The Saints sign Kicker Garrett Hartley and punter Glenn Pakulak. Fans ask…Paku-what?

So what’s next?
- $10 says these two kickers don’t make it pass week 11.
-Deuce and Will will be cleared
-Marques Colston will catch a touchdown pass
-Nola Chick will vomit after a bad mixture of liquor and beer.
-Saints beat the Falcons and Chiefs and, with an NFC South shakeup, move to 2nd in the division. Game versus the Bears in December ends up being crucial in determining whether they’ll get back on top of the division.