Many analysts have trashed the New Orleans Saints this entire offseason, regarding them as one of the bottom feeders of the league. In reality, it isn’t quite the long shot that people are making it seem. Former Saints quarterback Drew Brees certainly doesn't seem to think it is.
Brees believes that the squad is prepared to shock some people around the league. “I think we’re poised and ready to make a statement in the NFC South this year.”
The NFC South was once known as a division full of parity, inserting three different playoff squads into the 2017 NFL playoffs.