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*checking backyard*

Not seeing a barn. :confused:

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#1. Stay healthy. Mathieu was able to grind it out in all 17 games.

When Maye did play, he was meh. Nothing stood out.

Saints must do better in creating takeaways this season.

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+1. Health! Last two years we were definitely on the wrong side of injuries. It’s our karmic turn to get good news on the injury front this year. If we do we could be special.

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Bingo! Health is a key. But that said, an interesting article here ...

Wow! Both Saints starting safeties ranked in the top 24 in the entire league!

PFF Ranking the 25 Best Safeties from 2022 NFL Regular Season

This list is based almost entirely on PFF’s final defensive grades for every safety during the 2022 regular season. The grades consider every defensive snap played for every player in every game. This list also allows for some wiggle room in the final rankings based on the number of snaps, with a 500-snap minimum in place, but leans heavily into the final grades from the end of the regular season.

These rankings take into account only the 2022 regular season and have nothing to do with what a player has done in the past. Safety is often the most versatile defensive position, as some players stay in a single-high role while others move around, playing in the slot, in the box and along the defensive line. This creates different levels of opportunity for each player's grade to rise or decline based on how many chances they get to be involved in plays.

3. TYRANN MATHIEU, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (81.2)

Mathieu played all 17 games in his 10th NFL season, and first season with his new team in New Orleans, for a career-high 1,128 defensive snaps (sixth), which moves him further up this list than his final grades rank him. The Honey Badger’s position-leading 87.9 coverage grade came from allowing 7.6 yards per reception when targeted (tied for fourth), as well as just a 65.9 passer rating when targeted (sixth).



24. MARCUS MAYE, NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (71.8)

Maye’s first season with the Saints had its ups and downs, including missing games due to injury at the beginning and end of the year but also flashing all the signs that made him an early second-round pick back in 2017. The former Florida Gator had a strong coverage year that resulted in a 71.3 coverage grade (24th). He allowed just 23.1% of his targets to go for a first down or a touchdown (third best).

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Whatever :rolleyes:. Rizz, Lutz & my guy Blake G need to perform better this season.

The Saints ranked bottom half on special teams in 2022.

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This matches what I've heard elsewhere on teams planning on telling their returners to avoid calling for the fair catch. The negative involved with a mishandling of the ball outweighs any advantage of ball position gained by calling the fair catch. This rule shouldn't have much of an impact on the game and will probably go away after this single season test period.