Brees 70%+ loss rate when he has more than 40 attempted throws

St. PJ said
The answer is no, and it has more to do with mentality, philosophy, and committment. I think Payton tries to be too fancy in breaking tendancies that aren't there by using the wrong personnel in the wrong packages at the wrong times to run the ball and abandons it too quick when that doesn't work. Just look at how well the Fortyniners look with the same personnel under Harbaugh. They've made a committment to kick the other guys backside on the line of scrimmage; they've made it a focal point. The Saints have the same talent on BOTH the offensive and defensive lines, but the priority is letting Drew pass the Saints to a lead before turning it over to the run game and letting a defense be efficient once the opponent is one dimensional.

Come on, PJ. This is absurd. Are you really questioning Coach Payton's ability to run the offense? Do you really want us to be more like the 49ers offense? That's just laughable. So should we focus instead on establishing a '60's era Lombardi-style toss sweep strategy?

Coach Payton has established the Saints as the premier offense in the NFL for the past 5+ seasons. Simple as that, and the numbers back it up.

The issues we've seen arise in 2 of the last 3 games are precisely because Payton has NOT been involved.

Had Payton not gotten injured and not passed off his scheming and playcalling duties to Carmichael, I seriously doubt we've even be having this conversation.