I don't know. With Drew there won't be a consistent deep game anymore. But if we have one more possession receiver and two or three YAC guys, I don't think the deep ball will matter as much, specially with good protection and running game.
Oh yeah like Sean Payton is such a HUGE advocate of running the ball!!
If the Saints go all in on offense (as per your suggestion) then it makes them even more one dimensional and very predictable and easier to defend!!
You can have all the receiving threats in the world but if you can't stretch the field then what good does it do? I love Brees as much as anyone but the ficticious regression that all the media has been talking about for the last 5 years has all of a sudden become a reality.
The Saints have been a deep strike team for a lot of years but the size of the field that teams have to defend against the Saints has gotten smaller and smaller the last couple of seasons because the deep threat doesn't scare anyone anymore so yes the deep ball DOES matter in keeping defenses honest.
What is it about that that all you WR guys don't see??