By Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune

December 17, 2009, 11:00PM

In the offseason months after the hiring of Gregg Williams as defensive coordinator,  all the talk and hoopla surrounding the New Orleans Saints was how Williams was going to turn around the moribund unit.

Then during the first 11 weeks of the season,  his defense responded emphatically with a new aggressive attitude and forced opposing offenses into many mistakes.

But in the past two games,  signs of wear appear to be surfacing on a banged-up unit that has had to play without its starting cornerbacks and its starting strongside linebacker.

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