The New Orleans Saints went shopping and I got some thoughts
Where y'at, cher? I just left Dooky Chase's on Orleans Avenue, fueling up on some gumbo, trying to make sense of these latest moves by the New Orleans Saints. Look, when you go 6-11 last season, finishing #13 in the NFC, you know somethin's gotta change. And signing DB Terrell Burgess, that makes sense. You can never have too many good defensive backs, especially when you're tryin' to tighten up that defense that gave up 383 points last year. But then, *mon dieu*, they go and sign QB Zach Wilson. And that's where the whole thing gets a little… *hmmm*. It tells me they're still tryna fill holes, maybe kickin' tires on some "what ifs" instead of making a clear declaration for next season.
Now, I'm not gonna lie, when I heard about Zach Wilson, my phone started blowin' up. My cousin in the Marigny texted me like, "Celeste, what are they *doin'*?" Fans across New Orleans, from the Garden District to da Westbank, are scratching their heads. Is this a play to push Carr? Is it a backup plan? We need a clear direction, a signal that we're either going all-in for a deep playoff run or we're hitting the reset button hard. This feels like a little of column A, a little of column B, and a whole lot of "let's see what happens." We're not rebuilding, not really, but we ain't exactly building a Super Bowl contender, either.
* The secondary needs more depth, always. Burgess is a start.
* We still gotta figure out the quarterback situation for the long haul. This Wilson signing ain't the answer, not by itself.
* Offensive line protection, especially for the run game, needs a serious look.
My expectations for next season? They're… tempered. I always believe in my New Orleans Saints, *toujours*. But these moves don't exactly inspire me to start planning my victory walk to Café Du Monde for beignets after every game. We need impact players, the kind that make the whole city believe again, not just stop-gaps.
Who dat, cher — from the Tremé to the Dome, we never stop believing.
My buddy Boudreaux breaks all this down every single morning — catch him live over at mornings.live.