Week 4 AMA: Saints/Falcons Postgame (Ask Me Anything)

Plow said

There seems to be a belief that the Saints should have run more time off the clock prior to getting the go-ahead score. My feeling is they needed to put the points on the board asap vice getting cute (and blowing it) and leave it to the Defense to preserve the win. What are your thoughts on the strategy behind the Saints' last offensive possession?

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I have no real issue with their last possession. If I were going to second guess somewhere, it would be the 2nd to last possession where they didn't kick the field goal. But again... I understand where DA's head was at and I'm not as upset about that situation as I was about the 2 FG opportunities in the Eagles' game that they ignored.

The last drive--you're right, your objective is to score. Not to "well let's not score until it's 4th down so we can chew clock." 1 minute and no timeouts--the defense needs to step up and not commit PI.