To what players do you ascribe blame for this team's struggles?

A lot of blame is going around. I see people blaming Jimmy Graham, Colston, Brees, ect. However, who do you blame the most?

1. OFFENSIVE LINE: these guys, as a unit, were terrible all year. When the offense needed a yard, they lost a yard. They were unbelievably bad near the goal-line, often losing yards or allowing a sack to force a field goal. When Brees needed time for a key completion, the had a guy in his face instantly. They routinely allowed the league's most non-existant pass-rushers to look like J.J. Watt (thank goodness we didn't actually play against J.J. Watt!)

2. Linebackers: wow, there's no one in the middle of the field. That blitz was seemingly picked up immediately by their 5'-8" RB, another blown tackle in space? Our LB'er play was atrocious, just terrible. They couldn't cover the pass, they provided zero pressure on the QB, and failed to tackle the RBs. If we needed a stop, you were damn certain we weren't going to get one.

3. Defensive Line: couldn't buy a sack to save their lives. No pressure from the front 4 what-so-ever. They were occasionally decent against the run, but when the chips were down, you knew they were going to fail to get the stop in time, and they certainly weren't going to get to the QB.

4. Secondary: they might as well have just not existed outside Keenan Lewis. How many times has the defense had 3rd or 4th and long late in the game and just needed a stop to win. Seemingly every game, this scenario played out over and over only to result in a big play to get the opposing team in field goal range or down by the goal line. I will admit that the injury bug and no pressure up front played a big roll in this, though.

5. WR's: Drops, drops, drops. Nick Toon is terrible. He probably needs to be cut. Stills is a budding superstar. Colston is old and often failed to get separation. He also had a lot of key drops. Jimmy has clearly either been playing very hurt or playing with a DGAF attitude. They might as well have had hands of stone in the redzone. The biggest issue with them seemed to be the lack of separation that they were able to get when Brees had limited time. The poor offensive line play amplified the issue, often motivating Brees to force his throws to Jimmy Graham, leading to lots of interceptions. I expect some changes in the off-season.

6. Special teams: boy did we suck in every phase of this every game. We were average in punting and kick-offs, awful in return coverage, atrocious in returning punts and kicks, and routinely missed makeable clutch fieldgoals. The Saints had to have one of, if not THE, worst overall special teams unit. They couldn't kick, they couldn't return, they couldn't block, and they couldn't field. WHY WERE THEY THERE? It makes one wonder why we didn't just go for it on 4th down every time, they were so bad.