The Athletic followers pessimism level of their favorite NFL team

The results seem legitimate to me. But note that the results go beyond how many games fans think their teams will win. More important, they factor in expectations. And what percentage of national media outlets--much less Las Vegas--has a positive outlook with the Saints in 2024?

I speak for at least some fans: The product is mediocre, ownership has been exceedingly patient with a mediocre product, and there is little reason to believe that the product will rise above mediocrity in the near future.

Opening day is Sunday. How many of you with tickets (I'm going) are really excited about a game that the Saints should win because of the opponent? And to those of you without tickets who are optimistic, the ticket prices on Seat Geek and other secondary-market services are very reasonable and will probably go lower in the next 30 hours. Why aren't you going?