New Orleans Saints projected to go 5-11 by Pro Football Focus

Danno · 06-02-2016, 03:29 PM

Their reasoning...

A 37-year-old Brees is "bound to decline eventually."
Their linebackers have graded poorly.

Uhh, OK. I think we've upgraded every unit on defense.

D-Line - Much Better
ILB - Better but more importantly smarter.
OLB's - Lots of ascending young talent
CB's - Better
Safeties - Same or better with a healthy Byrd and a hot shot Vonn Bell added to the mix.

We lost 9 games, several of them in the last few seconds of the game due to defensive failures (Browner???), mostly communication breakdowns. I just can't see this team getting worse with all of the off-season additions. We'll play smarter and faster.

The Dude · 06-02-2016, 11:14 PM

Originally Posted by Danno

Their reasoning...

A 37-year-old Brees is "bound to decline eventually."
Their linebackers have graded poorly.

Uhh, OK. I think we've upgraded every unit on defense.

D-Line - Much Better
ILB - Better but more importantly smarter.
OLB's - Lots of ascending young talent
CB's - Better
Safeties - Same or better with a healthy Byrd and a hot shot Vonn Bell added to the mix.

We lost 9 games, several of them in the last few seconds of the game due to defensive failures (Browner???), mostly communication breakdowns. I just can't see this team getting worse with all of the off-season additions. We'll play smarter and faster.

You are right but none of that will matter if our offense takes a step back. We better hope Brees can still get it done and our O line steps up. If it wasn't for our offense being top 5 we wouldn't have won a single game.

That being said I think we will be fine. I agree with your 8-8 11-5 assessment.

06-02-2016, 03:29 PM	#1
Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,758	Re: New Orleans Saints projected to go 5-11 by Pro Football Focus Their reasoning... A 37-year-old Brees is "bound to decline eventually." Their linebackers have graded poorly. Uhh, OK. I think we've upgraded every unit on defense. D-Line - Much Better ILB - Better but more importantly smarter. OLB's - Lots of ascending young talent CB's - Better Safeties - Same or better with a healthy Byrd and a hot shot Vonn Bell added to the mix. We lost 9 games, several of them in the last few seconds of the game due to defensive failures (Browner???), mostly communication breakdowns. I just can't see this team getting worse with all of the off-season additions. We'll play smarter and faster. Utah_Saint likes this.

06-02-2016, 11:14 PM	#2
The Dude 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9,060	Re: New Orleans Saints projected to go 5-11 by Pro Football Focus Originally Posted by Danno Their reasoning... A 37-year-old Brees is "bound to decline eventually." Their linebackers have graded poorly. Uhh, OK. I think we've upgraded every unit on defense. D-Line - Much Better ILB - Better but more importantly smarter. OLB's - Lots of ascending young talent CB's - Better Safeties - Same or better with a healthy Byrd and a hot shot Vonn Bell added to the mix. We lost 9 games, several of them in the last few seconds of the game due to defensive failures (Browner???), mostly communication breakdowns. I just can't see this team getting worse with all of the off-season additions. We'll play smarter and faster. You are right but none of that will matter if our offense takes a step back. We better hope Brees can still get it done and our O line steps up. If it wasn't for our offense being top 5 we wouldn't have won a single game. That being said I think we will be fine. I agree with your 8-8 11-5 assessment.
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