The ' 2020 season ended on Sunday night, as they fell to and the in the divisional round, 30-20. While it didn't end with Sean Payton hoisting a Lombardi Trophy, there are still reasons to be content with what the Saints were able to accomplish this season. They won the NFC South for the fourth consecutive year with a 12-4 record, they defeated Brady twice in the regular season in his first year with the Bucs, made history by rushing for six touchdowns in a game against the on Christmas and they did win a postseason game after failing to do so last year.This offseason is going to be incredibly important for the Saints moving forward as a franchise, as they will likely be searching for a new starting quarterback. Not only that, but this franchise will be forced to deal with several pre sing i sues such as pending free agents and then of course the salary cap. Below, we will examine what I believe to be the three most important steps New Orleans will have to take in the coming months. said he's going to take some time to think about retirement, but maybe the Saints should give Reto Berra Men Jersey him a little push towards the door. Brees is an NFL legend, there's no doubt about it. He was the first quarterback to get to 80,000 pa sing yards, he's the all-time leader in completions and pa sing yards, second in all-time pa sing touchdowns, a former MVP and set an NFL record with 12 straight seasons of 4,000 pa sing yards. But it became apparent this year that he should probably hang up the cleats. Brees completed 70.5 percent of his pa ses for 2,942 yards, 24 touchdowns and six interceptions in 12 regular-season games played, and his 245.2 yards gained per game was his worst mark since his days. Against the Buccaneers in the playoffs, Brees completed 19 of 34 pa ses for 134 yards, one touchdown, three interceptions and struggled to throw the ball downfield -- much like he has the past few seasons. Brees is a Saints legend, and no Andrej Sustr Kids Jersey one wants to remember him like we saw him on Sunday.With Brees now out of the picture, the Saints will be charged with finding their new starting quarterback. There are a lot of different opinions when it comes to this situation, but I do believe that the Saints' new starting quarterback is currently on the roster. Payton's love for seemingly knows no bounds, but it could be . His 56-yard touchdown pa s to on Sunday was the longest Saints play of the season and he now has the same amount of 50-yard touchdowns in the postseason as and . I'm not claiming that one trick play in the playoffs proves that he's the future of the franchise, but Winston is someone who has a ton of potential. He was the NFL's pa sing champion last season and Adam Henrique Men Jersey was No. 2 in pa sing touchdowns. Yes, he did lead the league in interceptions, but Payton is someone who knows how to develop a system around a quarterback's strengths and Winston would open up the Saints to more explosive plays down the field. You have to wonder if that will make players like happy. Winston was brought in last offseason as a free agent, so the Saints will have to re-sign him if that's the direction they want to go in. As for what he will get paid, that's another debacle the Saints will have to figure out. New Orleans' salary cap situation makes me happy that I'm not a general manager, which leads me to No. 2 on our to-do list.This isn't something that is nece sarily going to help the Saints find on-field succe s in 2021, but it is absolutely something they have to accomplish in the correct manner if they want to retain their status as contenders. The Saints have the worst cap situation in the NFL, as they are currently . As Over The Cap founder points out, that number will soon balloon to $100 million once they sign futures deals. This means a few different things: the Saints can't be aggre sive in free agency, it limits their po sibilities with pending free agents looking for new deals and they will be forced to part ways with players. New Orleans will have to cut, restructure and shop players via trade.Finding candidates to cut is hard, but tight end , linebacker , defensive lineman and cornerback could be playing for Andy Welinski Men Jersey new teams next year. Expect a couple of big players like and to restructure their deals as well. In all, this is truly a horrendous situation, and the other 31 will be paying attention to how the Saints deal with this scenario. "Man, I don't know what they do after this," . "This is about as bad as anything I have seen. They are really all-in with no wiggle room."Another cap manager said: "I mean this is a case where you might want to keep restructuring and pushing (cap charges Jaycob Megna Kids Jersey ) back because you have a good roster, but now that the cap is flat, or worse, the next few years, that can really end up just compounding the problems. They have a lot of work to do in 2021."Since the Saints won't have the chance to be aggre sive in free agency, their improvements will have to come via the 2021 NFL Draft. We know that New Orleans will have the No. 28 overall pick, and the Saints would be intelligent to select someone who could replace a potential cap casualty or former star player who was traded. CBS NFL Draft writer Ryan Wilson has the Saints picking former Tulsa linebacker Zaven Collins with their first-round pick in , who is an incredibly versatile athlete that could wear multiple hats on defense. He could replace Alexander at inside linebacker, or serve as a pa s-rusher. If the Saints part ways with Jenkins in the secondary, they could use that pick on a cornerback or take a wide receiver if they move on from . It will be tricky, but the Saints can do enough this offseason to be contenders next year.