Every year when the schedule comes out, ESPN’s NFL Nation reporters offer a fun (but futile) game-by-game projection of the season.
I had the New Orleans Saints making a slight leap to 9-7. But when I added up the projections from all of the opponents’ reporters, the Saints wound up with an all-too-familiar 7-9 mark -- the same record they’ve had in each of the past three years.
At least they’re getting a little more respect than last year, when the opponents’ reporters picked them to finish 4-12.
Here’s how the rest of NFL Nation sees New Orleans’ season playing out:
Week 1: Monday, Sept.