So much is riding on the New Orleans Saints offense in 2022. Fresh off the worst season they’ve put in front of fans in more than a decade, in which the Saints started four different quarterbacks and didn’t have a single player catch more than 50 passes or total 700 or more receiving yards. Alvin Kamara led the team in rushing again but averaged just 3.7 yards per carry, a full yard shy of his previous career-low. It was tough to watch.
The good news is New Orleans acted to address that this offseason. They re-signed Jameis Winston and gave him some new weapons in Jarvis Landry and Chris Olave, and this time it’ll be Pete Carmichael’s turn to design and call plays. There’s good reason to feel optimistic about what’s ahead of them. But what’s the forecast on all of the different defenses they have to overcome?