Anti-Dynasty #5: 1967-86 New Orleans Saints
Aint's Misbehaving.
Peak Anti-Dynasty Points: 118
Record: 90-196-5 (.318)
Average DVOA: -16.1%
Bottom-Five DVOA: -28.8%
Two last-place finishes in the NFL, Five last-place finishes in the NFC; Ten last-place finishes in the NFL Capital/NFC West
Head Coaches: Tom Fears, J.D. Roberts, John North, Ernie Hefferle, Hank Stram, Dick Nolan, Dick Stanfel, Bum Phillips, Wade Phillips, Jim Mora
Key Players: QB Archie Manning, QB Billy Kilmer, RB George Rogers, RB Tony Galbreath, RB Chuck Muncie, RB Wayne Wilson, WR Danny Abramowicz, WR Wes Chandler, TE Henry Childs, T Stan Brock, T Don Morrison, G Jake Kupp, G Del Williams, G Emannuel Zanders, C John Hill, DE Elois Grooms, DE Bruce Clark, DE Jim Wilks, DT Derland Moore, DT Bob Pollard, LB Rickey Jackson, LB Joe Federspiel, CB Dave Waymer, CB Johnnie Poe, S Tom Myers, S Frank Wattelet, K Morten Anderson
Z-Score: 9.25
We have entered the realm of generational terribleness; a terribleness that seeps so deep into the DNA of a franchise that it becomes synonymous with them in a way that is very, very difficult to ever scrub out. When we talk about the Bengals' Lost Decade or the AFL Broncos or the Matt Millen Lions, we're talking about specific eras; periods of badness that can be isolated off, analyzed and dissected. But when you start talking about 20 years of failure, that's something different.
