{"id":18051,"date":"2021-07-16T19:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=18051"},"modified":"2021-07-16T19:05:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T19:05:57","slug":"new-orleans-saints-2021-win-prediction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/new-orleans-saints-2021-win-prediction\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 2021 WIN PREDICTION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a new era for the New Orleans Saints as they will go to battle this season without Drew Brees (on purpose) for the first time since 2006. Stepping into the Hall of Famer\u2019s shoes will be either Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill, depending on how much peyote Sean Payton has ingested this offseason. Most of us are guessing Winston, considering Hill is a glorified sideshow and the most boring gimmick in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All is not lost. In an nine-game stretch from 2019, Payton went 8-1 when starting a QB other than Brees and the lone loss was 24-21 to the Philadelphia Eagles in a comeback that fell short. Payton, for all his ego-driven foibles, is an excellent coach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Winston has more talent and is worth the risk. In his last season as a starter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he led the league in passing yards, but also interceptions \u2013 notching the first 30 TD \u2013 30 INT season in NFL history. But if you half those picks and get a 5,000 yard, 30 TD, 15 INT season out of Winston, you\u2019re probably in the playoff hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW<\/strong> ORLEANS<\/strong> SAINTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last season:<\/strong> 12-4, 1st<\/sup> place, NFC South<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 odds:<\/strong> over 9 wins -120, under 9 wins -110<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2021 NFL Draft:<\/strong> Payton Turner, Edge, Houston \u2013 Round 1, Pete Werner, LB, Ohio State \u2013 Round 2, Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford \u2013 Round 3, Ian Book, QB, Notre Dame \u2013 Round 4, Landon Young, OT, Kentucky \u2013 Round 6, Kawaan Baker, WR, South Alabama \u2013 Round 7<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UDFAs:<\/strong> Trill Williams, Safety \u2013 Syracuse, Dylan Soehner, TE \u2013 Iowa State, Nolan Cooney, P \u2013 Syracuse, Mike Brown, OL \u2013 West Virginia, Bryce Thompson, CB \u2013 Tennessee, Stevie Scott III, RB \u2013 Indiana, Shaq Smith, LB \u2013 Maryland, Eric Burrell, Safety \u2013 Wisconsin, Josiah Bronson, DT \u2013 Washington, Alex Hoffman, OL \u2013 Carroll College, Larence Woods, CB \u2013 Truman State<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acquisitions:<\/strong> Nick Vannett, TE \u2013 Free Agent, Tanoh Kpassagnon, Edge \u2013 Free Agent, Alex Armah, FB \u2013 Free Agent<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Losses:<\/strong> Drew Brees \u2013 Retired, Emmanuel Sanders \u2013 WR, Janoris Jenkins \u2013 CB, Jared Cook \u2013 TE, Nick Easton \u2013 LG, Malcolm Brown \u2013 DL, Thomas Morestead \u2013 P, Sheldon Rankins \u2013 DL, Craig Robertson \u2013 LB, D.J. Swearinger \u2013 Safety, Michael Burton \u2013 FB, Bennie Fowler \u2013 WR, Alex Anzalone \u2013 LB, Trey Hendrickson \u2013 Edge, Jake Kumerow \u2013 WR<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PRESUMED STARTERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

QB:<\/strong> Jameis Winston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RB:<\/strong> Alvin Kamara<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Michael Thomas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Tre\u2019Quan Smith<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WR:<\/strong> Deonte Harris<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TE:<\/strong> Adam Trautman<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FB:<\/strong> Alex Armah<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LT:<\/strong> Terron Armstead<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LG:<\/strong> Andrus Peat<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C:<\/strong> Erik McCoy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RG:<\/strong> Cesar Ruiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RT:<\/strong> Ryan Ramczyk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDE:<\/strong> Cameron Jordan<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LDT:<\/strong> Malcolm Roach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RDT:<\/strong> David Onyemata<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RDE:<\/strong> Marcus Davenport<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> Pete Werner<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MLB:<\/strong> Demario Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OLB:<\/strong> Chase Hansen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> C.J. Gardner-Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CB:<\/strong> Marshon Lattimore<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SS: <\/strong>Malcolm Jenkins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FS:<\/strong> Marcus Williams<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K:<\/strong> Wil Lutz<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P:<\/strong> Blake Gillikin<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FORECAST<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Payton has won without Brees before, the team always played with the knowledge that their first ballot Hall of Famer was coming back. There is no rescue this time. The Saints do have a relatively easy schedule as a defending division champ, mainly due to the gap between the top two NFC South teams (NO and Tampa ) and the rest  (ATL and CAR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have a tough opener with Green Bay in the Superdome if Aaron Rodgers suits up for the Packers. If it\u2019s Jordan Love, then New Orleans could be looking at a very exciting 4-1 or 5-0 start that will quickly hit a brick wall when the team arrives at the middle of the schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Record Prediction:<\/strong> 9-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NFL season begins on Thursday, Sep. 9 and the Week 1 Schedule is already up and taking bets at BetOnline.AG<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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