The "New" in New Orleans Saints is working overtime: New head coach ( Kellen Moore ); new season-opening starting quarterback ( Spencer Rattler ) engineering a new offense; new (or, at least, unused since 2002) gold jerseys; new defensive coordinator ( Brandon Staley ) and new alignment (3-4, from a 4-3); and, of course, new players at several positions (including safety Justin Reid ) entering Sunday's opener against Arizona in the Caesars Superdome.
As long as the newness results in a victory for a starved fan based that has seen four consecutive playoff-less seasons, it won't matter. Here are a few ways the Saints can accomplish that:
1. RATTLER BITE
Rattler will be the Saints’ fourth season-opening quarterback since 2020 , but he's the most experienced quarterback on the ros