It's nice for once for them to be doing normal common-sense things.
Not hyper-maxing out the credit card
retiring the Payton-Brees offense
bringing in the Ghost of Bill Walsh offense
shedding some long-in-the-tooth vets
drafting players from top conferences and leaving future draft picks alone
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The aggressive cap style was a staple of the last era. It has not worked after Brees and Payton left.
While it's a little apples to oranges, perhaps if the Saints had changed styles earlier, they may have invested more in a T-Rex, CJGJ, Yiadom, and others etc..