ESPN Analytics grades New Orleans Saints off-season with a lowly D

EvilMike said

Until the Saints prove otherwise they are a mediocre team with a mediocre head coach. They couldn't win a weak division with the easiest schedule in the NFL last season.

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I think that pretty much sums up the press treatment this team will get until they turn things around. It's a lazy take for sure, but they've been mediocre post-Brees, the coach is the literal embodiment of mediocre, the star players are getting older, and the team has perpetual cap issues.

As fans we will all hope for the best, particularly that a new offensive system will make a significant difference, but for someone less invested in the team I can see how that might just look like rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship.