NFL: Ranking the top five offenses in the NFC

Dec 21, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws against the Detroit Lions during the second half of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Lions defeated the Saints 35-27. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws against the Detroit Lions during the second half of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Lions defeated the Saints 35-27. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 21, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws against the Detroit Lions during the second half of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Lions defeated the Saints 35-27. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 21, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) throws against the Detroit Lions during the second half of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Lions defeated the Saints 35-27. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

5) New Orleans Saints

One thing that I have learned as an NFL fan is that you can never count out Drew Brees no matter what the offense around him looks like. This is a team that is set up to be horrible on defense yet again, so you better believe Brees will be airing it out as much as he can to keep his sub-par team in games.

Brees will have Brandin Cooks and Willie Snead has his top 2 receivers and will have Mark Ingram manning the run game. New Orleans cut longtime Saint Marques Colston replaced him with second-round draft pick Michael Thomas.

Will this offense be good in 2016? Yes it will, but it won’t be elite like it once was. This is still a unit that you should fear, though. Like I said before, never sleep on a Brees-led offense no matter what. He’s the master at catching a defense by surprise. Any slip up at any point just might cost your team a 60-yard touchdown to a receiver that you’ve never heard of.