Because I remember Decembers in the 70s

Bayouboy said

LMAO! This team is a dumpster fire and to even think about the playoffs is just comedy. I honestly can't get up and "hyped" for this team. When I watch them, I want to kick the dog. Drew Brees and the last 15 years have spoiled me. I grew up a has-been Saint, but we reached the mountaintop. I don't want to go back.

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But you have to go back occasionally. There is no permanent pinnacle.

Your standards and expectations can surely change but sports do not operate in a vacuum. So at some point the best teams will have to regress and regrow.

The current situation is less than ideal and some would argue it’s just plain bad - but it was almost inevitable. To lose a HOF QB and a HOF coach in back to back seasons was going to send a shockwave through the core of the franchise eventually.

Loomis handled the shift poorly - but it happens to every team eventually.
Look at the Patriots post-Brady - and they still have their HOF coach.

There is no rise without a fall. It’s just the unfortunate truth.