Wow... I remember fans were excited last season about the possibility of unleashing an offense that would rain long TD passes from the stadium skies. Mike Thomas, Jarvis Landry, and Chris Olave would terrorize DBs and make every game a track meet. In the end, the Saints eventually win games feeding opponents a 40-burger along the way. Needless to say, expectations were not mirrored by reality.
This season the Saints OC is opting for ball control over "shock and awe". However, if the Saints believe they can win games without explosive plays in a high-powered offense, then this will be a long frustrating season. And even if the team makes it through a soft schedule with close wins, then the post season shapes up to be an embarrassment and disaster.
Dennis Allen might like these sluggfests where the defenses duke it out and the game is decided by one point. But whenever a Payton-Brees offense faced a 3-point margin at the end of the game, fans came to believe and expect "advantage Saints". And DA will find that the Saints running game.. the defense.. and the home-field crowd is all better when the Saints offense can serve up a 40-burger or at least establish a 2-score lead.
GO Saints...