The New Orleans Saints have a lot to be excited about as the 2026 offseason kicks off.
While the Saints didn’t make the playoffs this past season, there aren’t many teams that didn’t with a more positive outlook than New Orleans right now. Kellen Moore showed clear progress from the beginning of the season to the end as the team’s head coach. It was Moore’s first season as a head coach in the National Football League. Unsurprisingly, there were some hiccups early on. But he progressed throughout the campaign and the team did overall as well.
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One of the biggest reasons why the team progressed — and there is hope around the franchise right now — was the ascension of rookie quarterback Tyler Shough. He made just nine starts in the second half of the season, but they were enough to show what this franchise can be. The Saints went 5-4 in games started by Shough and there are reasons for optimism. He seemed to get better each week. Plus, the rookie class as a whole was phenomenal. Now, the Saints just need to continue building.
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