He looked sluggish and not crisp n the least. He worked all off season doing some shot putting or throwing some sort of heavy ball to increase his strength, which was his focus this year. Maybe it cost him his accuracy which is his strength. Can he get it back? My gut tells me yes...possibly for even a couple of more years.

I truly believe that when the Saints O-line finds their timing, gels and gets in sync then we'll be back to a top tier unit enforcing our will on other teams. Sanders has to get comfortable in Payton's complex play book with an abbreviated intro to the offense. I believe that he'll get in tune with Drew sooner rather than later. Payton has to start using Murray more. He was obviously in the beginning of the game but as usual he got away from him. Tre' Quan still dropped balls and I believe he ran the wrong route at least once. He had good YAC though and threw a nice block for a big gain. He has to be more consistent...still has to be more consistent. Bottom line in my opinion the receivers couldn't get separation and were owned all night.

The defense started Strong but then fell apart. DA never adjusted to their evolving game plan. We might have been out coached now that I think about it. There were far too many missed tackles after the initial strong start by the defense who put up a weak front four.

Penalties. The Saints now have 148 yards in penalties after the first two game. The next closest has 198. Sixteen total penalties which is 2nd in the league.

That was the game.

148? lol, I know what you meant, fat-fingered the “2” huh? lol and yes, it was a huge reason the Saints defense remained on the field as long as they did. Five first downs from the penalties was painful to watch. I still believe that Waller imposing his will had a demoralizing affect that the Saints couldn’t bounce back from. There are games within the games. The numbers/stats game, the physical game, the mental game, etc... Waller dominated the field, that hurt. Alot.

Yes. Thanks! Fat fingered for sure. I usually have spellcheck to find my arthritic typing mistakes, but it cannot tell me I have typed a number wrong. It is a ***** growing old.