Is it too early to drink the ‘Black and Gold’ Kool-Aid for 2017?

There seems to be a growing sentiment of optimism growing around the practice facility on Airline Highway. Could it be June optimism or a really good nucleus forming for the 2017 season.

It’s always difficult to gauge a team’s future success during the “Dog Days of Summer.” Arguably, it’s just way too early to start to conclude, whether or not this team may be special or another 7-9 team. However, there’s no fun in predicting futility. What media guy wants to be pessimistic during the offseason.

Regardless, there is some notes to be taken. Certain assurances can be provided that may give a glimpse into the future. Drew Brees will always look at the glass half full for sure. Brees is a living example of how to beat the odds no doubt. In any case, there does seem to be an extra pep in his indisputable optimism in the quotes spoke yesterday after OTA’s. These quotes were taken from Drew Brees by senior writer John DeShazier from neworleanssaints.com yesterday.

"“I like what I see. Guys are flying around. It’s competitive. Obviously, we’ve got no pads so you’ve got to kind of temper your enthusiasm sometimes. But you’re installing a lot of information, offense and defense. But these young guys, we went out and got the right type of guys as far as character, toughness, intelligence, guys that want to learn, they want to compete. I like what I’ve seen thus far.”"

There’s plenty of other nuggets to chew on in that article as well. Furthermore, the outside media was in total agreement, as far as grading the draft for the Saints. NFL.com gave the Saints an overall grade of A- for the entire draft.

The only problem is that that two other teams received that same grade in the NFC South too. The only team that did not reach as high as an A- was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs still managed to get a B+ which is more than respectable. The fact is, that the fans, players, and media will continue to be more than positive than normal during the offseason.

This is pretty normal behavior around this time of the year. Matter of fact, every team in the NFL usually gets nicer treatment in the Summer months. So is it too early for Who Dat Nation to get excited? Absolutely not. There has to be hope during the hot and humid days of another New Orleans Summer.