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Another win against another team hell bent on there own destruction more than we are. There was plenty to feel good about but there was plenty to be concerned about as well. This is one of the most schizophrenic teams I have ever seen.

On the good side the play of the defense was outstanding, Darren howard was a terrific impact and he should only get better. Thomas and Bellamy both had great games as well. On offense Duece was dominate, Lewis made some clutch catches and Paython finally showed up. Brooks and the team as a whole never gave up and fought through adversity once again to pull it out in the end.

On the bad side the erratic play continued. Brooks threw some horrible passes, our recivers dropped balls , the O line let the rush through all day, pre snap penalities killed drives and turnovers again hurt us. About as ugly as a team can play and still win.

The saints have yet to beat a team with a winning record, and while we may get away with such inconsistancy against Tampa and Atlanta such will not be the case with the Eagles or the Packers. The plague of self inflicted wonds must be healed by next week for this patient to live. It is amazing and a testament to this team that they are able to fight through all the mistakes they make, but it is also a testament to how bad our competition has been. We were again helped by penalities turnovers and sloppy play from the opposition.

This is a maddening team so good and so bad all at once. The promise of so much is there. I know some are comforted by the belief that all we have to do is clean up the mistakes and all will be well. I wonder how easy that will be to accomplish when the only thing the Saints have done consistantly is be inconsistant.