Gone are the days of people assuming the New Orleans Saints are going to be one of the worst defenses in the league. The Saints have finished top-10 in NFL the past two seasons, and Jared Dubin of CBS Sports predicts that trend to continue in 2022. Dubin’s feelings about the defense are much higher than the offense, which he put into the middle of the league.
Recently, Dubin ordered all of the defenses in the league in different tiers in terms of likeliness that they will finish in the top 10. The Saints were put into the ‘most likely’ tier along with the Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Rams. About that ranking, Dubin said this:
“New Orleans has Dennis Allen adding more responsibility as head coach just like Tampa has with Bowles, but the Saints have a more reliable defensive backfield than their division rivals, thanks to their adding Tyrann Mathieu to rebound after losing Marcus Williams.”
