AsylumGuido

But some are banged up at different degrees. Tampa Bay was fortunate (lucky) that they came into the playoff at their healthiest, while we came into our game with them missing several of our key players and losing others during the game. Had we been at full compliment maybe Jared Cook would not have been placed into the situation to create two of those turnovers and we, perhaps, wouldn't have been in the position to be forcing the ball once behind to produce the others.

Had Brees not been dealing with injuries of his own I seriously expect we would have won that game handily once again. And don't give me that "injury isn't an excuse" malarkey. Injuries can be and often are the "reason" for subpar play. That is a fact. Teams lose all the time for many various reasons. Injuries are one of the most prominent of those reasons as it is one of the most difficult to overcome. It can even be near impossible given the circumstances.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill