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As bad as we were outplayed, we were even more badly outcoached. The Falcons (not clowns) had us perfectly scouted and made insightful adjustments at the half to win the game. They didn't force anything and they kept their lanes and assignments.

Some of you will say, "perfectly scouted?" Yes. They had Brees running around, no receiver was left to drift unattended, they read down and distance well for tendencies, and they picked on every weakness. You can't stop Brees all the time, but you pick your spots based on tendencies, the INT was an example of Brees' inexplicable tendency to gack on the road by forcing a ball where it had no business going (I had a bad feed and could tell what play was called and who/where it was intended). They took what our defense gave, which was 10 yards off every receiver, and annihilated the defense. The "we need more turnovers" theory is BS. A stop is a turnover, just like a fumble and INT, but much more likely if you play tackle football and not flag football.

Getting outscored 30-14 in the last 30:24 is inexcusable if you're really a better team. This is last season all over again.

This game had better be 10,000 volts to the gonads or we are witnessing the end of the Brees Era, because he has never had the tools or team he has now.

Calvin: "I wish I was a Tiger."
Hobbes: "Common lament."