By Chris Wurtz | Fansided
After making enormous strides in 2017, the Saints have one glaring hole on their roster through three weeks. If they can fill it, good things are on the horizon.
Despite the devastating finish, the New Orleans Saints seemed to have it all figured out in 2017. This year rolled around, and the blueprint for success was right in front of them. Then the defense stepped on the field.
And things went south.
Sean Payton’s 2018 squad is disturbingly reminiscent of all of the 7-9 Saints teams of the middle part of this decade. The teams that just couldn’t get off the field on defense, watching quarterback Drew Brees carve up defenses for 30 points a game and still lose. The teams that rewrote the NFL’s defensive record books — in a bad way. The teams that many said Brees needed to leave because he deserves better.
This year, Brees has the offense humming as usual, as New Orleans ranks fourth in yards per game and second in points per game. The unit is a well-oiled machine, with Brees, running back Alvin Kamara and wide receiver Michael Thomas shattering records on a weekly basis.
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After making enormous strides in 2017, the Saints have one glaring hole on their roster through three weeks. If they can fill it, good things are on the horizon.
Despite the devastating finish, the New Orleans Saints seemed to have it all figured out in 2017. This year rolled around, and the blueprint for success was right in front of them. Then the defense stepped on the field.
And things went south.
Sean Payton’s 2018 squad is disturbingly reminiscent of all of the 7-9 Saints teams of the middle part of this decade. The teams that just couldn’t get off the field on defense, watching quarterback Drew Brees carve up defenses for 30 points a game and still lose. The teams that rewrote the NFL’s defensive record books — in a bad way. The teams that many said Brees needed to leave because he deserves better.
This year, Brees has the offense humming as usual, as New Orleans ranks fourth in yards per game and second in points per game. The unit is a well-oiled machine, with Brees, running back Alvin Kamara and wide receiver Michael Thomas shattering records on a weekly basis.
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