Most Saints fans would like to forget 2012. With head coach Sean Payton suspended for the year for New Orleans bounty scandal, the Saints stumbled to a 79 record (their worst finish since 2007), and fielded a defense that ranked near the bottom of the league in every major statistical category. Payton return is good news for his quarterback, Drew Brees, who looking for his third consecutive season of 5,000 yards or more."He's a guy that believed he should have been a much higher pick," Baalke said. "For whatever reason, teams passed him over, and you like that. You like that about guys, (who) come in here feeling that they were looked past and have a chip on their shoulder and are ready to compete for a position."..

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