they're also missing the heart and soul of their defense.

this fill-in for the fill-in isnt taking advantage of matchups. he isnt making the game changing calls that we are used to seeing. he isnt making teams fear playing in the NO. but at the same time, they are pretty bad. mark ingram is quickly becoming a bona fide NFL bust. pierre thomas should not be ANY COLLEGE teams best rb, much less a pro team. marques colston has been invisible at times. jimmy graham hasnt looked good since week 1. devery henderson is not good enough to be a starter in this league, yet he is often getting the most or second most targets on the team. hard to believe im saying this, but they miss robert meachum. brees will get his, sproles will get his, graham will show back up and a healthy colston will become a factor, but thats all they have.

lets not forget, that defense hasnt stopped anyone since the playoffs 2 YEARS AGO when marshawn lynch led the 7-9 seahawks to a all time upset victory. the coach didnt fix that in a year and a half, hard to think he could fix it if he was around now.

the QB is the most important position, but it's not.

The coaching staff is the most important. The Head Coach being the most important of the coaches as he picks his staff. So i would say the Head Coach is the most important position on a football team.

It's not that the Saints miss Sean Payton, They have to have Payton or someone as good as Payton and there are a limited number of those.