2-2 start, what are your thoughts?
I don't deny that, but good teams still manage to pull out wins when key guys go down because they make sure there is a competent backup just in case.
That was precisely my point. We don't have that competent backup. If McCoy doesnt go down, we're 4-0 right now, no question. We're not good enough to overcome both McCoy and Hill being out. Thats just a fact.
Part of this is a result of coaching. For example, when Drew went down for a few games, we were able to win with Teddy.
That's a far different scenario than current. Teddy is a better backup than our OL depth. That has less to do with coaching and more to do with the dropoff in talent. McCoy going out forced us to reshuffle the line, which caused a lot of issues. Its a cascading effect. You don'thave that issue at QB.
Yes, losing a center and Hill hurts, but that's where coaching has to adjust.
As stated above, its not that simple. Replacing a center is not the same as replacing a QB. Not to mention Ruiz got injured as well.
Also, I think too many people were ready to crown us for beating questionable teams. The KC game will tell us a lot.
I wasn't crowning them, and we as Saints fans know better than to crown them 2 games into the season. That said, when everyone is healthy, we can compete with anyone in the league. And for all the grief we give the Falcons, they're a better team than we want to give them credit for. Between the Falcons, Bucs and us, they're all pretty even.
I suspect it will go down to the last 2-3 weeks of the season before we know who the clear leader of the division is.