If we had an average defense.....

its not that simple. How many points did the offense score against the Colts? 3. Then against TB they needed almost 3 quarters to score a TD and the game was already decided by then. Against the TItans and Panthers the Saints scored 14 and 13 points, just 10 against the Texans. You dont win too many games with 14 points or less. Against the Rams the Saints scored 29 points...with 22 coming in the fourth quarter when the game was long decided. Add the second TB game to the list of games where the offense didnt get the job done and you clearly see that you cant just point fingers at the defense.