I am sick of reading these types of articles, they just make me want to vomit. See you guys tomorrow. Hopefully something Smart and Intellegent will come out of the Saints camp by then.

The Saints will need defense, defense and more defense if they expect to return to the playoffs after a disappointing 7-9 season -- one in which the memories of big play after big play will linger throughout the offseason.

"Defensively, we didn't do a good enough job of avoiding the big plays," said second-year coach Sean Payton, whose team allowed 54 pass plays of 20 yards or longer with 12 producing touchdowns. "Whether it's above our head or in front of us for the first down, we weren't as good as we would have liked, obviously."