I still don’t understand why we’re sitting here talking about defense. We shouldn’t be looking for the defense to be the strength of a team with an offensive minded coach. I expect the offense to perform the way they’re supposed to.

I expect a HOF QB to put up points like one. I expect us to get 6 points when we get into the redzone regardless who the defense is. I expect a “HOF” coach to call better plays. Playcalling has been a problem week in and week out for years. I know...but look at the PPG and yards then right? Cool. Look at where I defense is ranked then.

How many years did people say if we even had a middle of the pack defense we could win the Super Bowl? Now we gotta have the 2001 Super Bowl Champs defense for people to be satisfied. We give up big plays? Yeah. So does every other defense in the NFL. I was watching Harrison Smith give up plays in coverage right before the Saints game. **** happens.

When we have a chance to score TD’s we need to score TD’s. Period. The New Orleans Saints should never get 3 and outted on offense. Not with all that hype surrounding Brees, Kamara, and Payton.

I am waiting for our entire secondary to go rogue and play the way they want, towards their strengths. DA cant bench everyone, there aren't enough people.

It's hard to accuratly say why some players careers have different levels of success when they leave but maybe we don't have to look elsewhere.

1 whole season Marshon Lattimore looks amazing (considered shut down) , then nothing.
1 whole season Keenan Lewis looks amazing (considered shut down) then nothing.

Who is screwing with things? Players don't go from great to sucks in a single off-season.

Our secondary is consistently 1-2 steps behind which is reaction speed (having to think) oriented. Some time they are completely out of place which is unfamiliarity with the plan. Everything points to someone fu#$ing with things in the offseason.

I think there are times when Dennis Allan abandons his plan in the 4th and we see our defense come out and stop the other team in its tracks for a series or two.

I could be entirely off the mark but if Sean Payton ran his team like Jerry Jones he would have trouble finding and keeping DCs. They don't leave they get terminated.

How does every single one of your players take step(s) back this year. Thats bogger than players issue thats a coaching scheme issue

I still don’t understand why we’re sitting here talking about defense. We shouldn’t be looking for the defense to be the strength of a team with an offensive minded coach. I expect the offense to perform the way they’re supposed to.

I expect a HOF QB to put up points like one. I expect us to get 6 points when we get into the redzone regardless who the defense is. I expect a “HOF” coach to call better plays. Playcalling has been a problem week in and week out for years. I know...but look at the PPG and yards then right? Cool. Look at where I defense is ranked then.

How many years did people say if we even had a middle of the pack defense we could win the Super Bowl? Now we gotta have the 2001 Super Bowl Champs defense for people to be satisfied. We give up big plays? Yeah. So does every other defense in the NFL. I was watching Harrison Smith give up plays in coverage right before the Saints game. **** happens.

When we have a chance to score TD’s we need to score TD’s. Period. The New Orleans Saints should never get 3 and outted on offense. Not with all that hype surrounding Brees, Kamara, and Payton.

I don't disagree with anything you said, every-team plays with injury and they are expected to win with what they brought. There is a lot going on with this team this year to be honest and it doesn't seem the fanbase are tempering their expectations.

At a high level when I look at the two squads yesterday I see an offense with multiple injuries listed not meeting expectations and a defense with zero injuries listed not meeting expectations.

I also saw a HOF punter not spin the FU$%ing laces on a FG which is a huge WTF moment....

I think part of Paytons play calling is actually his methodology. He calls plays based on his gut and when you do that on a small level you become unpredictable, when you do that on a large scale you become extremely predictable because your gut responses tend to be consistently the same based on the same environmental influences if that makes sense... sort of like fight or flight instantly narrows possible actions.

This is 2020, I am taking the whole year with a grain of salt..

When you recognize the signs of the same car wreck like it's Groundhog Day and you want your hometown team not to repeat the same scripted exit from the tournament, I see two healthy choices...

You can either voice your dissent or just enjoy things till eliminated from the tournament...


One thing I do notice is that when some have a different opinion about how the Sean Payton-led Saints are operating and it doesn't sync with a Lollipops and Rainbows attitude some make personal push-back...

There's certainly some passive-aggressive psycho-analysis content in the post vs just arguing the post(s) on their merits...

So maybe we can stop with the passive-aggressive DMing behind the scenes getting others to your cause because you can't win your argument(s)?


We all have our personal baggage and some manage it more than others; Disclosure - SmashMouth has known me for nearly forty years (though I learned few years ago who Smash was here - we laughed about it)...

And just for notice, Smash can attest I'm very familiar with navigating many of the passive-aggressive behind-the-scenes kind of f*ckery that some have tipped their toe into that water here...

So if you want to say something, please just engage, don't have someone else msg me - this isn't the High School little girls' prom court; and be man, or woman, enough to admit when you're wrong or agree to disagree...


Now, the local media is marginalized by an over-bearing, tight-fisted VP of Communications; and any and all criticism of Sean Payton's coaching, management in the Press will result in retaliatory consequences by him...

Having a few media friends in the City, I've witnessed this first-hand a couple of times, so maybe I just might have more insight than some of you into that aspect of the team of zero tolerance for public criticism...

When you give someone absolute control of any organization, or even nation for that matter, and even a genuine press is unable to check that individual - it usually results in a long-winding, deteriorating spiral...


We've had the most accomplished passer in NFL history and only one title to show for it; sure, there's a lot of luck involved with the tournament, but but if your watching events with an open, critical mind, you'd see trends...

My former position, if you go back and review, was that Brees and his agent were being greedy and Brees was the beneficiary of Payton's system; like a big boy, I can admit when I'm wrong and reversed it...

Reversed it because I can see the same repetitive mistakes by Sean Payton has resulted in mediocrity results despite one of the best, if not the best, well-stocked rosters in the NFL...


So coming here, stating one's take in a logical, clear manner, inserting a lil' sarcasm and humour to go with it (if you're not too sensitive to the criticism), is a perfectly healthy outlet...

I've blocked no one on this site because I'm not some mental weakling who needs a safe space to operate; but if what I or someone else makes uncomfortable post(s), please block the posts if that'll help you...

I've had my share of clashes with personalities here over the years, and I choose first to question the post, not the poster; but I'm more than willing to accommodate those who choose to make it personal...