Saints outlook from Yahoo sports
I think it’s hard to account for injuries and the impact that a new offensive philosophy will have on the team overall. So for that alone, I’m excited despite the “metrics” pointing to another season in middling hell.
The thing about those Payton teams that underachieved in Brees’ prime is that the defenses were so bad that Drew could only carry the team to mediocrity.
Now we have an aging, but fairly stable defense that can still keep things close. So all we need is for the offense to be slightly better than ordinary. Will Kubiak be able to pull “above ordinary” out of Kamara, Carr, Olave and Co.? If so, it could be a fun and exciting year. If not, we still will probably be in the thick of the division race at .500. So it’ll be something to watch either way. 😆
Even the most optimistic fan would have a hard time arguing against this assessment of things.Hard to argue with this assessment...
I think it’s hard to account for injuries and the impact that a new offensive philosophy will have on the team overall. So for that alone, I’m excited despite the “metrics” pointing to another season in middling hell.
The thing about those Payton teams that underachieved in Brees’ prime is that the defenses were so bad that Drew could only carry the team to mediocrity.
Now we have an aging, but fairly stable defense that can still keep things close. So all we need is for the offense to be slightly better than ordinary. Will Kubiak be able to pull “above ordinary” out of Kamara, Carr, Olave and Co.? If so, it could be a fun and exciting year. If not, we still will probably be in the thick of the division race at .500. So it’ll be something to watch either way. 😆