2016 Recap & 2017 Outlook

2016 Season: 9-7; Finished 3rd in Division.

Offense:

Points per game - 28.9 (2nd)

Yards per game - 341.3 (2nd)

Pass yards per game - 246.1 (2nd)

Rush yards per game - 95.1 (10th)

Defense:

Points per game - 21.8 (20th)

Yards per game - 318.4 (28th)

Pass yards per game - 241.9 (31st)

Rush yards per game - 76.5 (18th)

Actual Losses:

Week 2 - Tampa (42-35)

Week 6 - Falcons (20-17)

Week 15 - Cardinals (41-28)

Player Stats:

QB - R.Griffin - 186/310 - 60 % completion - 2783 yards 21TD's 18INT's

QB - T.Pryor - 71/129 - 55% completion - 1315 yards 10 TD's 17INT's

WR - K.Payne - 73 rec 1346 yards 14TD's (Rookie)

WR - K.Stills - 46 rec 904 yards 8 TD's

WR - B.Cooks - 51 rec 790 yards 2 TD's

TE - J.Graham - 38 rec 534 yards 3 TD's

RB - D.Archer - 144 att 648 yards 7 TD's

RB - D.McFadden - 128 att 585 yards 8 TD's

MLB - R.Castillo - 85 tak , 4 sacks , 9 INT's , 1 FF

FS - J.Bryd - 75 tak , 1 sack , 10 INT's , 1 FF

SS - K.Vaccaro - 69 tak , 1 sack , 8 INT's , 2 FF

DE - D.Cousins - 43 tak , 6 sacks , 2 FF (Rookie)

OLB - B.Watts - 42 tak , 3 sacks , 2 INT's , 1 FF (traded 1st(19th)+3rd round pick(2016))


2017 Draft Picks:

2nd round (35th)
2nd round (51st)

3rd round (83rd)

4th round (99th)
4th round (115th)

5th round (147th)

6th round (179th)

7th round (211th)

Team Needs:

RG - J.Evans turning 35

LG - B.Grubbs turning 34

RT - Z.Strief turning 34

Lolb - Lacking dominant talent + depth

2017 Predictions:

- Saints finish 14-2

- QB - R.Griffin throws for 3,000 + yards with 35 + TD's + <10 INT's

- TE - J.Graham becomes #1 target again

- Saints will have a top 15 defense

- DE - D.Cousins will start at LOLB by the end of the year

- OLB B.Watts will be utilized more often

- CB - S.Baptiste(6'3") will start at Nickle DB #3

Nice write up.  But let me counter your predictions. 
Griffen will throw more than 10 ints if he throws more than 30 TDs.  
Saints will not finish in top 15 in defense. 

I do think u will go 14-2 however.