Rashid Shaheed will undergo knee surgery to determine multiple weeks or rest of the season; Olave Out, Hill Doubtful for TNF game

How easily we have forgotten the 2021 season! We had just as many injuries throughout that year, including DB9. Yet, coaching managed to lead the team to a winning record.
You may have forgotten that Drew Brees wasn't with the Saints during the 2021 season. He was in a broadcast booth.

To your point, the Saints were decimated by injuries that season as well.