Anti-Dynasty #49: 1994-01 New Orleans Saints

Peak Anti-Dynasty Points: 32
Record: 49-79 (.383)
Average DVOA: -13.6%
Bottom-Five DVOA: -21.2%
Two last-place finishes in the NFC; Three last-place finishes in the NFC West
Head Coaches: Jim Mora, Rick Venturi, Mike Ditka, Jim Haslett
Key Players:  QB Jim Everett, RB Ricky Williams, RB Mario Bates, WR Joe Horn, T Willie Roaf, C Jerry Fontenot, DE Joe Johnson, DE Wayne Martin, DT La’Roi Glover, LB Mark Fields, S Sammy Knight, K Doug Brien
Z-Score: -4.96

Endpoints can be hard, especially when you're trying to cover over a century with one blanket rule. The cutoff point for an anti-dynasty is two consecutive non-losing seasons, and that works for most teams we're covering. A trio of teams get a bit left out in the cold by this, however. The Jim Haslett Saints don't really belong with this group; they went 10-6 in 2000 and 7-9 in 2001 before finally ending the run with a series of 9-7 and 8-8 years. Subjectively, I'd place the cut-off at the end of the Mike Ditka era, which would bump them up five places. Not a huge change, but we don't need unnecessary Jim Haslett slander; his Saints were mostly boringly competent.