Specifically, I can hold up Robert Meachem's strip and score -- Robert's Robbery, if you will -- as the time that, finally, it was undeniable that the New Orleans Saints were destined for something special. Because Meachem did something not a single one of us would've expected of him in 10 seasons.
I used the above quote from the Saints’ 2009 Super Bowl season to underscore that there are certain moments in a season that let you know a team is destined for something special.
As I watched the Sean Payton-led Saints score on a 10-play drive that consisted of zero passes and 10 runs (11, 11, 11, 9, 9, 15, 10, 7, 6, 5), I felt it in the depths of my soul that this could easily be looked at as the best, most balanced team Sean Payton has ever assembled under his watch.