Are you convinced that the Saints will be good on defense this year?

I feel good about the secondary and starting LB's but the Dline is a big unknown.

I mean the 2014 defense started Corey White and Kasim Edebali so I think we will be better just based off that metric

They will probably be middle of the pack. Davis has been so good for the Saints for so long, his age is catching up with him and I don't think he can be relied on to carry the LB corps this year. Secondary was disappointing last year but on paper they should be better this year now that some of these guys have experience. Lattimore being back against the Eagles was one of the main factors in winning that game, he's truly a beast. DL, who knows? They've invested in that area, lets see if they can stay healthy and become consistent.

I have less faith in the defense than I have in quite some time. I really don't feel like it'll be any better than a middle of the pack unit. I hope I'm wrong.

I don’t trust the safeties

Saints will have a decent defense at worst, not accounting for injuries. Allen knows what he’s doing as a defensive play caller, shame he doesn’t have the humility to stay as one.

I believe that we play a shite schedule so there is that.

If you are asking me if I think that those stats and trends will travel into the playoffs then no. We have the ability to play our schedule and could end up with 11 wins.

So we could enter the plays giving up 19.5 points a game, less than 125 yards/gm rushing and under 250 passing but that is not going to last against good teams.

Feel really good about secondary.

LB’s good, although an injury away from terrible.

DL - It all comes down to them. If they are good ,the D is good. if they suck, the D struggles.

I'm more bullish on the prospects for the Saints' D this season than most of the other posters on this thread. The secondary should be elite. This is the best group of corners we've ever had, and I actually think we may see above average safety play. Mathieu and Maye took a while to gel last season due to newness and Maye's injury, but by the end of the season they were playing at a high level. Maye might be suspended for a few games at the beginning of the season pending how his DUI case shakes out, but I think we're going to be very good in the secondary. I actually think the bigger question mark is not the D line but the LBs b/c of lack of depth at LB. If Davis does not regress due to age this season and Werner stays healthy, we'll be fine b/c we don't use a lot of 3 LB sets. Maybe D'Marco Jackson can develop. I expect better D line play than last year. Granted, this is partly b/c we didn't get great production from that unit last season, but it's more because I think we have replaced the players we lost with better talent. The combo of Shepherd, Saunders, and Bresee should more than make up for the loss of Tuttle and Onyemata. Onyemata, in particular, was underwhelming last year. We still have Roach at DT too. Foskey will be a rookie, but how can his production be less than what Davenport's was last year, which was statistically a big nothing burger, even if he did have a few pressures here and there. Yes, Cam is aging, but he will still provide veteran leadership and will probably be around the ball a lot, and Granderson looks to be improving. We had almost no sacks last year that were not due to stunts or blitzes. I expect to see more of our D linemen winning battles and making sacks based on individual talent, which should lead to more turnovers. Despite being statistically good on D last year, we were down on turnovers and impact plays. I expect improvement this season.

I'm still in the prove it and make me believe stage.