Doug Nussmeier is Offensive Coordinator , Saints officially finalized hire per Underhill

Elvis said
I think you took that wrong. I was perfectly happy and satisfied during that era because I never felt like we had no chance at a championship. Even the end of 2008 when we finished 8-8, it felt like there was more in there and that things just hadn't gone our way. That was before the Super Bowl. But there was something there and I know everyone could feel it.

I haven't felt that way since around 2020. I felt like we could probably make the playoffs but weren't good enough to make waves once we got there. After DAs first year, I didn't even feel like we had a chance at the division. This is not satisfactory to me. This is how Browns fans feel year in and year out. This is what Payton and Brees took away for 15 years and I will not go back quietly. I want more than the 23rd best QB on the 23rd best team. I don't want to sneak into the playoffs by winning the worst division. Call me spoiled by our recent success, but I don't want to settle for the shallow victories of division titles, I want what the Eagles just did. And I want the team to have that as their goal as well and to take the risks to get there even if it explodes in their faces. And ripping up the team and the cap and starting over is a risk. Kicking cap money down the road for old declining players and that 23rd best QB is not.

I agree with most of this. I feel like this is the time to take bold risks and try to build a championship team. I'm no longer interested in going all in and hoping for the best. No more trading away draft picks willy nilly. They need to run from that approach. Get the cap sorted out, make the tough decisions, and take a risk or two. Try something different. Even if it ends in disaster, at least you tried. At this point what do we even have to lose? Lol we won 5 games last season. Bending over backwards and jumping through hoops to win the Offseason Olympics and we didn't even reach mediocrity.

But I think you are dismissing division championships. I understand what you're saying but a division championships mean something. You get banners and T shirts for division ships and it puts you in a better spot in terms of the playoffs. It's a great goal to accomplish. Only two teams are going to the Super Bowl and only one team wins the whole thing so if you can finish the season with the NFC South crown, I don't know, at least you achieved something. .