It does seem to be shaping up, but sadly to be a little more frustrating than usual.
I’d feel really pumped if we were sitting in the same spot at 5-6 than 4-7.
That loss to the Panthers is one of those that has the potential to haunt the 2024 Saints more than anything else.
But to your point, the team does appear to be shaping up and growing into a team that isn’t an absolutely embarrassment - but we are sitting in 13th place for the playoffs out of 16 teams in the NFC with 7 games to go.
The division is the most realistic path to postseason and that would require that we, in essence, go 7-0 and the Falcons 3-4. Again, not impossible but very, very improbable.