The New Orleans Saints are essentially a team in purgatory. Are they close to contention? Ehhh, maybe not. Are they close to a rebuild? Ehhh, maybe, maybe not.
What, then, shall we make of the Saints?
GM Mickey Loomis spent much of the offseason trying to manage the cap situation which meant little movement in free agency. They brought Chase Young in on a one-year flier and that's about it. They filled some positional needs in the draft but there's not much to point out when it comes to the Saints.
The NFC South is no longer as weak as it was last year with Kirk Cousins now in Atlanta. The Saints will likely find themselves on the outside looking in this year.
Our algorithm pegs the Saints' playoff chances at 24%.
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