K Major

Let's recap ...

Dalton was ranked:

21st in red zone efficiency
10th highest interception rate
24th in yards per game
22nd in points per game

That's a pretty bad game "manager" if you asked me.

The Saints need a QB and an OC if they want to have real success in 2023.

Perspective.

AsylumGuido

They need an OC and a healthy offensive line. Those red zone numbers were affected more by penalties and dropped balls than anything Dalton did wrong. Yards per game and points per game are also more dependent on the offense as a whole than the QB. I'll give you interception rate. That one half against the Cardinals probably made the difference between top ten best to top ten worst.

And you are 100% correct ...

Perspective!

But, yes, they need a QB that can be elite. I don't see a free agent or an absolute slam dunk rookie that can be that. It may take years to a fully fill our wishes at QB.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill