re: Anyone else sort of feel unexcited about the upcoming season?

I'm the same way. I've felt it all year. The Pelicans rebirth has definitely contributed to the lack of enthusiasm for the Saints. I'm more excited about basketball than the Saints and the Saints can easily win a Super Bowl this year. But it's like every time I start to think about the Saints my mind goes back to January and I quickly think about something else. That will definitely go away once preseason starts, but yes it is very different than how I normally am. It's actually refreshing to be honest

P.S. If the fans feel like this, than so do the players. You always hear how hard it is to recover from tough losses, but that doesn't always carry over to fans. So I have a feeling we'll have a big hump to get over once we start.