You're absolutely right about the false confidence. We see it every year in our own region. Playing soft doesn't build toughness, it builds bad habits that get punished when the real competition starts. A team that hasn't faced adversity by October is a team that folds in November. The Saints are selling their own plaeyrs short with that approach. Real growth happens when you're tested, not when you're comfortable. Scheduling for a pretty record is a small-time mindset for any program.