UK_WhoDat

There's 3 sides to the end game, in our control:
Mental toughness
Not making errors
Good play calling.

I am not so sure the last factor is something we can be sure about.

Meanwhile the other is there to stop us performing.

Euphoria

Lazy camp and coming out of it expecting to win maybe??? Possibly.

I also see the football IQ is down as well than in previous years...

SaintsBro

Remember how last year against the Eagles they changed the Gatorade flavor and changed everything around, switched it up, did everything different, opposite of what they were normally doing? That week they went up there to Philly and they played one of the best, most complete games of the entire 2013 season, in all phases: offense, defense AND special teams. They were running the ball powerfully. Brees threw a wild pick or two, because that's what Drew does, but he was still looking sharp overall and had that laser focus intensity about him. The whole team had that sparkle, like we're used to. And they had guts and toughness.

I think they're in a rut.

It's not Drew or Payton or any ONE specific thing. It's just the whole thing has gotten STALE.

Has anybody seen Drew's pregame chant lately? It's still the same old thing he's always done, it doesn't pump anybody up anymore. It's like they barely pay attention to it. Guys are like yeah whatever let's get this huddle thing over with, where's my helmet.

But think back about that Eagles game -- compared to what we saw at the tail end of yesterday. Night and day difference. And that (the Eagles win) was the ONE game where they did everything different from whatever they normally do, which was what we saw yesterday and Cleveland and Atlanta and St. Louis and everywhere else!

This team is in a rut. They desperately need to change stuff up. I don't think it's any one thing.