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Originally Posted by stevew
Brees is probably a great guy and awesome at posting numbers. Does seem like the saints should win a lot more than they do, however.
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Defense, defense, defense.
New Orleans Saints Team Encyclopedia | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Look at that 7-9 stretch from 2012-2016. The Saints ranked 27th, 31st, 31st, and 32nd in defense during that stretch. And they went 7-9 each year. The one year they ranked above 27th, they went 11-5. In 2012, they set a record--teams
averaged 440 yards/game against them.
It is, in my mind, what keeps Sean Payton from being among the greatest NFL coaches. For all he can coach an offense, he's always outsourced the defense, generally with bad results. (I'm fascinated to see how McVay handles it when Wade Phillips retires and he no longer has a top 3-DC to compliment his offense).