Why The New Orleans Saints Defense Will Be In The Top 15

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Published: September 10, 2009

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... style="padding-left: 30px;">They have a spectacular offense that can put points up on just about any team. With Drew Brees under the center the Saints have ranked in the top five in offense the past three seasons.

They've done this to only be constantly let down by poor defensive play.

The Saints had a total of six games that they lost by a touchdown or more. This could've been due to to the kicking game but most of the blame honestly has to be on the Saints defense.

Their inability to stop offenses at the end of games has cost them a trip to the playoffs two seasons in a row.

The Saints have made the defense the main priority in the 2009 offseason. The first transaction to improve the shaky defense was to bring in defensive coordinator Gregg Williams.

Coach Sean Payton even gave up $200,000 of his salary to ...

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