When the Saints kick off the 2024 season, they’ll try to snap a three-year postseason drought. They might have a better chance than some realize.
New Orleans lost a tiebreaker to Tampa Bay for the NFC South crown a season ago, and its point differential (plus-75) was the best among non-playoff teams.
Here are three reasons the Saints should be optimistic about returning to the playoffs.
Klint Kubiak’s scheme will rejuvenate offense
This year, the Saints will look the most different on offense since Sean Payton took over in 2006.
Longtime offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. was fired during the offseason, and head coach Dennis Allen lured 49ers passing game coordinator Klint Kubiak to New Orleans to revive the unit as offensive coordinator.
The Saints finished 2023 ninth in scoring (23.6 points per game), but the offense stagnated in big moments and clearly needed a shake-up.
“It’s been two years since we had that offense that was rolling. Now, we’re kind of in this rut,” running back Alvin Kamara said in October 2023, per Saints Wire’s John Sigler.
There is one area where Kubiak should make an immediate difference in New Orleans. At the end of last regular season, ESPN’s Seth Walder shared data from ESPN Stats and Info on teams’ usage of motion at the snap, and the Saints ranked 26th (14.3%), while the 49ers were third (37.7%).
