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There's no comparison. The 2009 team was markedly superior.
On offense, the 2009 team was better at every position group--and the gap at quarterback and tight end is huge. Regarding the running-back position, Thomas, Bush and Bell combined for 2,486 yards, including 1,837 yards rushing and 649 yards on 90 pass receptions. And Thomas averaged 5.4 yards per rush and Reggie 5.6 yards per rush.
On defense, the 2022 team is certainly better in the defensive line; the linebackers are a push; and the defensive backs are arguably a push, though I think the 2009 grouping was a tad better.
And finally the 2009 team had Sean Payton as head coach rather than Dennis Allen.
Folks, I do think that the 2022 team will be better than the current projections in Las Vegas. But there are reasons our win-loss number in a 17-game season is in the 8 or 8.5 range. Before the 2009 season, serious people were seriously optimistic that we could be a Super Bowl team.
Our SB odds for 2009 were 35-1 (ask me how I remember )
A lot of stars aligned in 2009, and a lot of players had to have career years for it to all come together (Devery, Porter, Hargrove, Hartley, Sharper all come to mind)
This comparison is really just for fun though. There's obviously no papering over the differences at head coach and QB. But there are a few parallels. As mentioned by others, 2021 was a lot like 2008 with a bunch of tough luck games determined by bad kickers. I would add that 2016 was a lot like that too, which was right before we rattled off 4 straight big years. Really wish we could see what Payton would do with this roster, but gotta let bygones be bygones.