Coach Sean Payton blamed Drew Brees' 2012 struggles on the lack of a running game.
"Just attempts," Payton said. "I think that it's easy to get into the mind-set that we throw it well, let's continue to. There's a whole other element in football." New Orleans ranked No. 25 in the league in rushing last season, but they were No. 6 the year before. Despite leading the league in passing yards and touchdowns, Brees threw 19 interceptions. Look for Payton to pound the running game more with Mark Ingram, Pierre Thomas, and Chris Ivory in 2013.

Drew Brees says he's "always willing to consider anything" that will improve the Saints' cap situation.
Brees was put on the spot about Tom Brady's team-friendly extension in a Wednesday radio interview. It's a nice gesture, but probably an empty one. Brees' cap numbers are already colossal for each of the four years remaining on his deal. The Saints will look elsewhere for cap relief.

In an interview with Pro Football Talk, Drew Brees said he sees the 2013 season as a "new era" for the franchise.
"We have as much to prove to each other as we do to anybody else," Brees said. "How do we get back to feeling like we felt before when we were winning games and winning championships?" Most of the Saints key pieces on offense will be returning next season, though Devery Henderson is a free agent. When asked about the possibility on Randy Moss joining the Saints, Brees initially laughed and suggested that "you never know how things shake out." Moss previously worked out for the Saints during his 2011 retirement.