IMO, what killed the Saints, and what will continue to kill the Saints are elite young Defensive line trenches. Jalen Carter literally single-handedly wrecked our season. And its taken 8 weeks to put the pieces back together to form a semblance of a team. The RAMS are next, and are similar to the Eagles, defensive front. This is what happens when you have draft success. Had we not had to burn multiple first round picks on Davenport and Turner, maybe we'd have a young strong interior Dline. Instead, we have just Bresse to show for it. Bink and Shepard are JAGS. Chase Young could possibly turn out great. We need Tano back. The Rams roster / team are a tick better than us on paper and coaching. And the Eagles are 2 ticks better than the Saints on paper. IOW, we should be 6 point dogs at home vs the Rams. Im not meaning to sound negative. But we should all be aware that we are clearly worse than the Rams, roster-wise. So if Rizzi can pull this win out, then we should strongly consider him going forward. For the record: The Saints starting front four: Cam/Grand/Shep/Bink : ave age: 30.25
RAMS:
As of October 31, 2024, the average age of the Los Angeles Rams defensive line was 24.5 years old. The Rams' defensive line includes Jared Verse, Turner, Fiske, and Young, who all rank in the top 50 for pressures. Only the Seattle Seahawks have more players in the top 50,