The 2025 NFL season is growing ever closer by the day, and with that, the New Orleans Saints will once again have a chance to prove that going in the direction of being competitive is the right choice. While it ultimately may not be the right call, they will stick to it, and it will be intriguing to see if they are able to prove the doubters wrong or if they end up picking highly again come 2026.
One of the things that will make their path easier is the fact that they have been getting easier strength of schedule each season, both because the NFC South is not particularly good, but also because they have been bad and will, in turn, get easier opponents sometimes.