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Bad Throws, bad calls, and fumbles besides; the refs were never gonna let the Saints win this game. This was a big of a screw job as the NFCCG pass interference no call. How does Lattimore get Taunted by Brady, hit by Fournette, blindsided by Thomas (edit Evans) (with a running start) and the result is offsetting penalties/ejections? How the hell do they give Tampa a first down after stopped on 4th and short? I can take watching the Saints lose a game where they play poorly and the other team beats them. I can’t take watching a game where both teams are struggling and the refs toss one team a lifeline and the other team an anchor. Complete and udder BS from a fixed league kissing Brady’s butt.

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Give more reps to Washington & TJJ this week. They both looked good running.

Vet or no vet, "good punch out or not", you simply cannot FUMBLE the ball MI. He took points off the board. At worst, we were going up by 3 while Brady was having a hissy fit with his tablet.

That was a HUGE momentum swing. Huge.

Hopefully we get AK back this week vs Carolina.

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This exactly! And not having Kamara was huge, as well. Just the threat of Kamara being out there changes both the offensive and opponents' defensive options.

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Look the Ingram fumble was bad, but that punch out of the ball was perfectly executed. I don't think there is a RB in the league that would have held on to the ball on that punch-out. Peanut would be proud. Play calling was terrible. Don't know why we needed to try all the deep throws to Olave. 1-6 with 2 turnovers. Give me 7-10 yard slants and moving the chains all day. We were gashing them running the ball. Need to run at least 30 times a game. Winston tried to force too many passes. He's got to take what the defense is giving him. D play was borderline great. Just a couple missed assignments but usually it was when a there was a change in coverage. I understand not blitzing Brady but 3 and 4 man rush majority of the time ain't going to get it done against him either. Send a 5th guy at least once a possession. It's a long season and the starters are just starting to play together. They will get better.

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We ran the ball well.
The screens and swing passes were working. I thought the RB’s played well(-fumble) in AK’s absence. The play calling and Jameis’ decision making killed drives.
I saw MT wide open on 2 of the INT’s. Winston is gonna have to take a page from Drew’s book and take what the D gives you.
On the pick6, Mike is standing in the middle of the field with no defender within 10 yards.
We have to do better.

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Stop force feeding Olave.

He was targeted at least 12 times on yesterday.

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I felt the defense played good as a whole. You can't expect them to hold forever when the offense turns the ball over so much. And that first touchdown was a gift from the refs with three mystery flags.

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Every qb has a bad game or two. Even Rodgers and Brady. Now if it’s going on five games then you can start to wonder. But to me I think the offense problem is the play calling, the o-lines inability to recognize where the blitz is coming from, and a gelling issue. The D-line not feasting on a make shift Tampa o-line is a cause for concern too. I also feel you should play starters in the preseason for at least a quarter for two of the games.

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Home Field advantage too.... LMFAO:dunce:

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uh.... no. SMH:dunce: