Absolutely, it will definitely be a challenge. The Saints were fortunate, in a way, that the CBA scare happened this off season. Their roster wasn't picked apart as badly as you usually see with SB winners. I think that may help them in preparation for this season. I'm curious to see if they can duplicate the type of pressure that gave them so many big turnovers last season.
The Saints have 5 night/national TV games, so not much more than last season.
I'm confident they'll win the division again, as Atlanta looks to be their only real challenge. I'll be very curious to see how the rest of the NFC shakes out.
But, it is a new year, no team has ever repeated as NFC South Champs...
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