Observations from the Saints' Loss to the Falcons

CHA_CHING · 11-11-2019, 06:43 PM

Having some time to think on this; maybe this loss was coming?

Our offense really is not that great anymore and hasn't been since Thanksgiving of last year. I still think they've been figured out and not fixed since the Cowboys loss of last year.

With Bridgewater in, Payton was more daring, more risky and had to gameplan better. I liked Bridgewater but even with that offense, we really didn't light it up. They didn't turn the ball over and did just enough to let the defense handle all the heavy lifting.

The decline is real with Brees and I knew it was real last year. This was bad, but we're probably in for a much worse rude awakening down the line.

Yesterday, the defense simply couldn't do it all. They tried and wore out, a lot of that was due to our offense not helping them by constantly punting.

The Falcons had a weak secondary and really could've been exploited, but that's hard to do when you throw checkdowns every chance.

I had a bad feeling all week over this game, but couldn't tell anybody cause the confidence was soaring high in Saints universe.

I felt like it was over on that final drive before half time, where Brees had 2 guys WIDE OPEN for touchdowns, and both times, he just throws checkdowns to Kamara and we play for a field goal instead of a touchdown. What was up with that? No killer instinct of the past. We were playing to not lose and ended up losing, as what always happens with that strategy.

Yesterday I saw a team that just looked completely exposed and powerless, possibly buying into their own hype. This is embarrassing for it to come after a bye. But we did this to ourselves. All this talk about not having WRs; we're the only contending team who didn't bother making any trades. We could've fought for Emmanuel Sanders and instead let him go to the 49ers. The Ravens got Marcus Peters who is having a career resurgence there, the Pats got Sanu. Who did we get? No one.

11-11-2019, 06:43 PM	#28
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Observations from the Saints' Loss to the Falcons Having some time to think on this; maybe this loss was coming? Our offense really is not that great anymore and hasn't been since Thanksgiving of last year. I still think they've been figured out and not fixed since the Cowboys loss of last year. With Bridgewater in, Payton was more daring, more risky and had to gameplan better. I liked Bridgewater but even with that offense, we really didn't light it up. They didn't turn the ball over and did just enough to let the defense handle all the heavy lifting. The decline is real with Brees and I knew it was real last year. This was bad, but we're probably in for a much worse rude awakening down the line. Yesterday, the defense simply couldn't do it all. They tried and wore out, a lot of that was due to our offense not helping them by constantly punting. The Falcons had a weak secondary and really could've been exploited, but that's hard to do when you throw checkdowns every chance. I had a bad feeling all week over this game, but couldn't tell anybody cause the confidence was soaring high in Saints universe. I felt like it was over on that final drive before half time, where Brees had 2 guys WIDE OPEN for touchdowns, and both times, he just throws checkdowns to Kamara and we play for a field goal instead of a touchdown. What was up with that? No killer instinct of the past. We were playing to not lose and ended up losing, as what always happens with that strategy. Yesterday I saw a team that just looked completely exposed and powerless, possibly buying into their own hype. This is embarrassing for it to come after a bye. But we did this to ourselves. All this talk about not having WRs; we're the only contending team who didn't bother making any trades. We could've fought for Emmanuel Sanders and instead let him go to the 49ers. The Ravens got Marcus Peters who is having a career resurgence there, the Pats got Sanu. Who did we get? No one. dizzle88 likes this.