Have your expectations for the season changed?

Rexman100 said

We may have to be realistic at some point. Did we really expect a brand new Qb being installed in our already shaky offense wasn’t going to require any growing pains at all? TB and Baker aren’t having any growing pains, but that is simply rare.

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You're right. I didn't think about Baker/TB. They're looking okay. Solid at least. The only thing that changed on their offense was the QB. I know it sounds like an excuse but we've added a lot more new pieces and are trying to change from the dink-dunk offense we'd become to a more vertical attacking offense.

There's other reasons for what hopefully just ends up being a slow start. Terrible OL play to start the season. I don't think anybody including the Saints were expecting that and not sure how you can prepare for it. Starting first 3 games with a different RB each week was unexpected. Our offense needs AK as the centerpiece. We got him back week 4, but our running game was not in week 4 form. Losing Carr in the Green Bay game and the wheels falling off was a kick in the guts. It cost us the game and might have carried over into week 4. Speaking of Carr, it's possible he wasn't really "okay" for this game. Whether it was physically, mentally, or both.

Baker came into an offense already gelled except for him. They've had nowhere near the obstacles to start the season that we've had. But kudos to them for being in that position. Hopefully we come into our own here shortly.