Given the difficulty running the ball against the Saints I suppose the pass would be used more often in scoring by the opponent.

“Used” is not synonymous with abused though, lol. Ranking dead last in the league, in any category, generally doesn’t favor winning records. 4-2 is only a “doink” and an “oh crap, that’s a very good kick” miss away from 2-4, and being eliminated from postseason possibilities. A passing defense that wasn’t dead last in TD’s allowed ratio would ease those close games.

Bottom line, successful teams don’t rely on luck, they create successful environments through unfailing preparation.

All teams rely on luck to a point if they want to win the Lombardi. We had our share in 2009-10. That said, I have less concern about the defense than others. The talent is there and I'm expecting improvement as the season progresses. They were talking this very subject (defenses lagging behind the offenses) on Moving the Chains earlier this afternoon. We notice it with the Saints, but it is going on across the league. They pointed out that the better teams in the league (they included the Saints) are all giving up big numbers. Opposing teams are throwing more to attempt to keep up with the scoring. The cutback on offensive holding and the lack of crowd noise are also factors.