New Orleans Saints say there is no time for panic

QBREES9 · 10-12-2010, 11:15 PM

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton projected calm confidence Monday as he broke down Sunday's disappointing 30-20 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, a defeat in which the Saints blew a 10-0 lead largely because of four turnovers.

"It's not time for any chair throwing, " he said in response to a question about how he should react to the team's 3-2 start. "I think more importantly than anything else, it's teaching, all the things that we feel when we win we do very well, our work week, our preparation, the fundamental values that we've held onto that have made us successful these past few years."

And no Saints team was more successful than the 2009 version, which bolted out of the gate to a 13-0 record, leaving ransacked defenses and scoring records in its wake on the way to winning Super Bowl XLIV.
But the 2010 Saints haven't looked anything like Super Bowl champs.
Sunday's loss to the Cardinals, who were starting a rookie free agent quarterback, dropped the Saints behind the Atlanta Falcons (4-1) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) in the divisional race.

Still, after a game in which the Saints had three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), a fumble returned for a touchdown, a missed 29-yard field-goal attempt and a handful of untimely penalties, there was no panic in the team's locker room.

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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	New Orleans Saints say there is no time for panic New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton projected calm confidence Monday as he broke down Sunday's disappointing 30-20 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, a defeat in which the Saints blew a 10-0 lead largely because of four turnovers. "It's not time for any chair throwing, " he said in response to a question about how he should react to the team's 3-2 start. "I think more importantly than anything else, it's teaching, all the things that we feel when we win we do very well, our work week, our preparation, the fundamental values that we've held onto that have made us successful these past few years." And no Saints team was more successful than the 2009 version, which bolted out of the gate to a 13-0 record, leaving ransacked defenses and scoring records in its wake on the way to winning Super Bowl XLIV. But the 2010 Saints haven't looked anything like Super Bowl champs. Sunday's loss to the Cardinals, who were starting a rookie free agent quarterback, dropped the Saints behind the Atlanta Falcons (4-1) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-1) in the divisional race. Still, after a game in which the Saints had three interceptions (one returned for a touchdown), a fumble returned for a touchdown, a missed 29-yard field-goal attempt and a handful of untimely penalties, there was no panic in the team's locker room. New Orleans Saints say there is no time for panic \| NOLA.com Attached Thumbnails
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