Dave is absolutely correct, the rules are geared hard towards the offense in today's NFL, if you don't take chances offensively you will lose a lot of close games.....the Saints were (I believe) close to or last in 4th down attempts....that is losing football......4-9 football....
The key to this season, with this roster (which should be a very good one) is going to be DA either realizing he needs to take chances offensively or delegating the offensive decisions to someone who does......