How bad was this season

Come on, the reason anyone will say that this season is the "worst ever" is either b/c they became Saints fan during the Drew/SP era and this truly is the worst they have experienced or the most logical reason is that while 7-8 isnt the worst record in the world, it feels like it is the worst b/c we all get the feeling this team isnt building up to anything. Derek Carr isnt all of the sudden going to become Kurt Warner/Carson Palmer have a renaissance-like resurgence/leap next year, if DA cant have a winning record with the schedule hes had this year, imagine when this team has to play much better QBs on a regular basis (look at this season opposing talent at QB, its shockingly mediocre at best overall), all the stars on defense are only getting longer in the tooth (Davis, Lattimore, Jordan).

I hate to bring that season up, but the year prior to winning the Super Bowl, we went 8-8...and while we felt disappointed in the way things ended, we know this team was on the verge of something special...we didnt know it at the time, but of course it ultimately meant a Super Bowl berth/win. This 7-8 team feels like its going nowhere in a flash, please tell me where the optimism is? I think the negative trajectory of our future is why some ppl would say this yeah feels like "the worst", and while i disagree on the aspect of this year being remotely the worst ever, i can understand that sentiment at least.

I think a better poll woulda been "Is this the most disappointing team in Saints history?" b/c with that ill agree.

Just look at our schedule, the fact this team didnt win at least 10 game is appalling...imagine if we had to play the NFC West/AFC East instead of the NFC North/AFC South, good grief...