There has been a lot of recent talk about how the New Orleans Saints are going to be facing one of the weakest schedules in the NFL this season, but why is that?
Well one reason is the level of quarterback play that they’ll be going against. Looking at Sam Monson of Pro Football Focus’ list ranking all of the starting quarterbacks in the league, the Saints are going to be facing six of his bottom-10 ranked starters. It’s important to note that all three of the opposing NFC South are ranked in the bottom-10, so nine of the Saints’ 17 games will be against that level of quarterback.
With Derek Carr, ranked 14th around the league, the Saints should have the upper hand under center for a lot of the season. This is something that Dennis Allen and his defense must take advantage of.
Here are all of the quarterbacks that the Saints will face this season, ranked from best to worst according to Sam Monson: