The Saints will conclude their 2012 campaign and I have mixed emotions about it. Like any NFL season, including the Super Bowl winning 2009 season, I don't want it to end. So there's a fair amount of sadness attached to my Sundays opening up again and a big void being placed in my fanhood. Conversely, I think we can all agree that this season can pretty much go F itself (pardon my language) and we've felt this way from the very beginning given the fact that we knew it was an uphill battle the minute the offseason started pretty much. But this will have to serve as our own personal Super Bowl for the season, and dammit, 8-8 just feels a lot better than 7-9. I don't want a losing season. So let's hope the Saints can close it out with a big win over their division rivals. Here are five things I'm looking for, for the last time this season.
1. The last time in a Saints jersey for a number of guys?
I can pretty much guarantee this is the end of the road ...
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Scott Shanle,
Devery Henderson,
Sedrick Ellis,
Jonathan Vilma,
Jermon Bushrod,
Will Smith,
Chris Ivory,
Roman Harper,
Pierre Thomas,
Isa Abdul-Quddus,
Rafael Bush,
Elbert Mack
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