If there was one main reason the New Orleans Saints didn’t succeed last year, it was the defense. Now they’ve made strides to improve the ability of the unit through the offseason. The Saints acquired various talents not only through free agency but the 2017 NFL Draft.
One could argue that the Saints have improved vastly on defense. But nobody knows until the season starts. And whatever’s been said, the question remains: is what the New Orleans Saints have, right now, enough to get the team over the slump?
Let’s take a look at each position on defense to see what has changed from last season, and what it will take to finally get New Orleans back into the postseason.