D_it_up

And it's too bad that you are still here.

spkb25

Well bro- honestly- I don't like the way we have played. I understood first game- offense still finding it's rhythm, and I knew we would get everything the 49ers had, and we did, but I get the feeling we are treading water, and the first loss is only a matter of time. We don't feel like the team who won the SB or the team that played so well the first half of last season. I feel like we are more the team during the middle of the season last year that had all the injuries. Only difference- we don't have a bunch of injuries.

I'm not going anywhere, and I love this team, but the fact is we need to come out and play some inspired ball and look good doing it. I hope it is this week in our house.

The close games do not bother me ( a win is a win is a win!), but the offense does not look good right now- and that scares the hell out of me. I hope we are going to find our rhythm soon!

Your team stinks

Srgt. Hulka

I think SP and GW will have this team ready. We saw what they can do in the first and last drives of the SF game. We know it's there. They will be ready and they will come out and shock the Dirty Birds and the whole National Football League.

Saints 42 - Falcons 17

Saint_LB

Trivia question?

How long does it take an NFL team's fan base to get spoiled?

I'm guessing about 7 months.

SapperSaint

Read my blog title "lossers to mental"

DblBogey

ROTFLMAO!

NOLA54

I don't think the 10 day spread between the 1st & 2nd games helped. It was too long in between contact and disrupted our rythm. It was too early in the season to have those many days off in between games. I believe the short week will help us. It's way too early to get negative. This year, teams are gunning for them and it will be a tough season. Staying focused and not panincing will pay off.

poydras

I think it’s a combination of factors, the first and foremost being “Super Bowl Hangover” . We’re all waking up on a morning after a huge party, one we planned for 42 years, and having to face a new day. It’s just hard to get going. Then, there’s the high expectations that are actually realistic this year. Sure, we always started each year thinking we were going to the Super Bowl but nobody realistically believed it. Something I’ve heard too many times this year is “winning isn’t as much fun when you expect it.” Now, winning isn’t enough. Everyone wants us to go out and totally dominate and that’s not going to happen because of my next point. Every team we play this year circled our game as soon as the schedule came out as a team they have to beat to prove they belong. We are going to get everyone’s A-game, no matter the circumstances. Another factor still, is that we DID play in the Super Bowl last year and for two weeks, night and day, had our offense and defense put under a microscope, analyzed, studied, dissected, every tendency, every nuance discussed, and you have to know that every coach in the league was taking notes. You can add to it all by looking at our schedule this year. Unlike last year when we had some exciting games to look forward to, Eli and the Giants, Brady and the Patriots on a Monday night, Cowboys on a Saturday night, Falcons on a Monday night, even the Lions season opener was well anticipated. This year the home schedule is blah. Sure, the Vikings hate-fest game was fun to look forward to but the rest of the schedule is downright dull. The Steelers on Sunday night will be fun but who wants to see the Saints play Cleveland, St Louis or Seattle? Add to that, no home Monday night games and you have a fan-base that’s bored. We’ll be ok and I think we make the playoffs but it just won’t be as fun. We just need to try to stay focused and ride out the season and then we can look forward to next year when we have the Colts (which you KNOW will be a Monday night game) and Texans and Bears at home and get all excited again.

Danno

OK, I'm POSITIVE that if we clean up our sloppy play on both sides of the ball we'll crush Atlanta.

pherein

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