Next 3 games.......must wins?????

Saintshound said
Man oh man!!!!!! After yesterday's loss, I'm still proud we are 5-2!!!! Looking at the schedules, our next 3 weeks are gonna be HUGE. Here's why I think this could be a big stretch:
1.-11/5-@ Tampa Bay-division game. Nuff said. We need to win out in the division.
2.-11/12-@ Pittsburgh-Atlanta already beat 'em and the rest of the division has to play them. Even though they are 2-5 it will be a very tough game in a hostile environment.
3.-11/19-Cincy at Home. Again, Atlanta beat 'em and this could be a factor in any tie-breaking rules. Plus, we gave up our one at home this week!!

All three of these are leading to the 11/26 game @ Atlanta which will be HUGE. Atlanta's next 3 are @ Detroit, Cleveland at Home, and @ Baltimore. I think the Dirty Turds will beat Detroit and Cleveland. Baltimore will be tough, especially if the team we faced shows up. It could put us both at 7-3 or 8-2 going into the Falcons game which could have huge implecations on the division. Of course, we'll have to see what Carolina does or doesn't do. It's gonna be very hard getting separation in this division!!!

As a 39 year Saints fan, the way I see it is that ONLY the first 4 wins were "must win" games. Now, at 5 wins, the Saints have exceeded last years record and show great improvement. I don't like playing this " the next game is a must win" and "looking at the rest of the schedule..." game. If you want to play that game, I suggest you try out the Eagles message board.

IMO, it is NOT FAIR to raise your expectations after the Saints are 5-2. Write expectations (goals) down at the BEGINNING of the year and take it out after each game and review it. I'm so sure we all had the Saints as division winners and playoff contenders pre-season... give me a break.

All I want is good, solid football from the Saints. No excessive stupid penalties and minimal turnovers. That was my expectation at the beginning of the season. That's all I want to see right now and I didn't see it yesterday. As to the "must wins" and the rest of the schedule, just give me solid football and I'll be happy... the rest of the wins that come from that will be lagniappe.

The next three games - "must win"? Not in my opinion.