It feels like forever since the Saints have been relevant
Your not really a Saints fan then.
That harsh. Not everyone was a Saints fan in the bad old days 30-40 years ago and can appreciate both the greatest accomplishment of the team and can also recognize that the Saints treading water right now isn't a complete disaster.
However, those who were only Saints fans in the Payton era, right now is a letdown. There used to be an expectation of making the playoffs and competing for the championship. Now it would be an accomplishment if the team can go 4-2 in the first 6 games, take one away from Dallas/Philly/KC and win the 3 division games on the schedule.
There used to be a different level of expectation that currently is on pause.
It doesn't mean that they are not really Saints fans.
They just want the feeling of expecting more like it was 6-7 years ago.
SFIAH