New Orleans Saints 7-9
Welcome to the NFC South Week and the New Orleans Saints 2014 Fantasy Highs and Lows. Each week we will go division by division breaking down each team.
2014 was disappointing for the Saints considering they didn’t even reach 8-8 and man, oh man they cleaned house at the top of free agency! But let’s look back on the fantasy year that was.
Highs:
Drew Brees
Brees’ best game was in Week 13 at Pittsburgh. He only threw for only 257 yards, but also for five touchdowns. Nice. He did peter out towards the end of the season (only six touchdowns to six interceptions his final four games), but he finished with 4,952 passing yards – tied for highest in the league… with Ben Roethlisberger. Did we not say this was a weird year?
Mark Ingram
Finally Mark Ingram got the chance to break out from the “Running Back by Committee” situation and show what he is all about. In 13 games he rushed for 964 yards and nine touchdowns. And how did the team reward him? They resigned him to a four-year, $16 million deal… and brought in C.J. Spiller. WHY!?!? The warm and fuzzy thoughts of a dependable RB1 in New Orleans were fleeting ones.
Lows:
Jimmy Graham
Facts are facts: he ended the season as the third highest scoring fantasy Tight End. But frankly, Tight Ends are terrible and Graham was NOT the first round draft pick everyone wanted him to be. Two times he left the game with ZERO points. In one of those games he had ZERO targets. He did score 10 touchdowns, so that’s good. Hopefully he can still be an end zone target… now that he’s a Seahawk. I’m sorry, but we are not emotionally prepared to discuss what a huge blow the trade to Seattle will be to Graham’s fantasy value, but know that a large, separate article will follow lamenting his departure.
New Orleans Defense (or lack there of)
They were the third worst in fantasy scoring, ZERO defensive touchdowns, return touchdowns or blocked kicks (among other deficiencies). Need we say more?