Here’s what I don’t get re Saints ranking predictions

We are a team that has relied heavily on a strong defense to counter our very inconsistent offense for the past few seasons.

Now there are (on paper) improvements to the scheme of the offense.

Unfortunately, that defense we’ve so heavily relied on since 2021 is a year older at some very critical spots.

So I think most are balancing out anticipated gains on offense with anticipated regressions on defense.