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What we learned: Marshon Lattimore and Saints D “proved them right” in the wrong ways vs. Buccaneers

Pump the breaks and cool your nachos on those Super Bowl predictions. The Saints have a ton of work to do to realize their lofty potential.
By ElliasJWilliams@ElliasJWilliams Sep 10, 2018, 8:21am CDT



Every dog has its day.

The eternally pessimistic Saints fan warned us about this game. The Marshon Lattimore could slump, we’re too cocky, and I don’t like the blowout predictions crowd all turned out to have legit fears.

The first sneak peak at the preview to the 2017 sequel was a dud of Independence Day: Resurgence proportions, as New Orleans was bludgeoned 48-40 in front of a home crowd that had high expectations for its beloved Saints.

Even the prognosticators who took a more leveled approach and warned us about it being a division game expected it to be a close win, but a WIN nonetheless. In reality, it ended up being the overzealous and over-hyped individuals like myself that predicted a decisive route who were humbled by Paul Bunyan sized palm prints across our mandibles.

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