I think 9-7 is easily possible with a fairly easy schedule, but only if Brees and Deuce are both healthy, and they improve the DT and LB position in the draft, especially DT. This team has to be able to stop the run, in a run happy division like the NFC Southor they will not finish at or above 500.
i think this team still has a bunch of holes, I am one to think that brees is not as good as he looked in san diego and it will show this year. They always have health issues and if that continues than this might be a top five pick again next year.