While most of the coffee-and-chicory talk in the French Quarter this offseason has focused on the duel between Taysom Hill and Jameis Winston to replace Drew Brees, it's the changes on defense that may ultimately decide New Orleans' fate in 2021. Salary cap issues cost the Saints several key defensive contributors, but they have retained stars such as Demario Davis and Malcolm Jenkins whose versatility may get them back to the postseason.
It may surprise some to learn that the Saints were a defense-first team in 2020, ranking higher in DVOA on defense than offense for the first time since 2010.