There is no difference in going 3-13 and 9-8 if the end result is the same. If the Saints don’t win the division, then it’s a failure. A failure that is magnified with a historically easy schedule.
Curious, as I can only see your 2011 SR sign-up date and don't want to surmise that that's how long you've been a fan or that you're very young. How old are you and how long have you been a fan of the Saints?
I can promise you, there is a significant difference between the feeling of 3-13 vs. 9-8.
3-13 usually entails some crazy 0-8/1-7 type start, to where you're not even paying attention the last two months of the year and you're embarrassed to even identify publicly as a fan of the team. Hell, even this very message board would become a ghost town.