In your OPINION what is going to be the biggest reason for the SAINTS returning to the PLAYOFFS (4 Viewers)

[duckjr78]

Health. We've got to stay healthy. If that happens, everything else will work out.

I basically feel the same way as this.

I believe that last year's team was a playoff team, if the injuries had been less impactful.

Losing every single CB on the team and every single LB on the team, which happened to be your two weakest position groups to begin with, set last year's team up for failure.

Stay reasonably healthy, this is undoubtedly a playoff team.
Get some good coaching from Nolan/Klein, this is a very "tough out" type of playoff team.
Create some turnovers in the playoffs? Well then, this could very well be a Super Bowl team.

 

[MissippiWhoDat]

Special teams not costing us 3 games and (hopefully) not being down to our #7 CB by week 3.

 

[whodatphil]

Defense and healthy players.
A lot of our games last year were close and that was with 3rd and 4th string DBs. We keep a healthy secondary and control time of possession with improved running game, i think we are in there

 

[dvdman]

Simple answer to that is we have a new special teams coach. We lost at least 3 games last season due to special teams blunders. You get those 3 wins we finish 10-6 and probably make the playoffs.

 

[Swimmer]

NO question about why they return to the playoffs this year, They have my full support for the 1st time in 4 years!

 

[dvdman]

Weaker schedule?

Defense all around, but especially better secondary and linebacker play. Also a weaker schedule

 

[bobad]

NO question about why they return to the playoffs this year, They have my full support for the 1st time in 4 years!

By Swimmer

 

[MarleyBob87]

Key starters back and overhauled defense coaching staff

 

[los226]

Drew Brees.

He has specifically said that he doesn't want to discuss a new contract until the season is over. Every other time he said that he would only have contract discussions before or after the season. That tells me that if this team doesn't show improvements this season, then he's going to look for a contender to sign with in 2018. The pressure is on Sean Payton to have this team playoff caliber and I think he will come through. 2017 NFC South champs!

 

[DABOOT162]

The running game on offense and linebacker play coupled with a lucky break with injuries in the cornerbacks...

 

[sinner mike]

Competent defense

 

[kcirdor]

We finally rebuilt the Oline and Dline.

 

[Superfuzz]

Off-Season personal health/training programs
In-House Health/Conditioning
Injury mitigation/prevention
Run consistency
Secondary Health

There's a certain theme for me...a real culture of health conditioning/indoctrination is a key principle ignored too often.

 

[UFCSaint]

I think the single biggest REASON will be the returning of training camp to Airline Hwy. I believe harsh conditions of training in the deep south builds up a inner toughness in our guys that they can draw on late in games when a play needs to be made. You just don't get that from training in West Virginia in almost perfect weather conditions. See you guys at camp.

WHO DATT

1. Running Game
2. Healthy secondary

 

[Coast Dawg]

Turnover margin