Demario Davis is the big name from 2018 free agency for the Saints. Their big signing. Coming off an outstanding, 135-tackle and five sack season in 2017 with the Jets, he looks to be exactly what the Saints need in their linebacker corps.
You wouldn’t call him a savior. The Saints defense is already in pretty good shape going into 2018. They had the 10th ranked scoring defense in 2017 and other pieces have been added other than Davis. Safety Kurt Coleman, cornerback Patrick Robinson and first round draft pick Marcus Davenport are all expected to be major contributors to the already solid unit.