They weren’t flukes - but maybe fools gold in that what we saw is not what we really were - or perhaps more accurately they were a house of cards - and I can sort of elaborate.
The team the Saints were in weeks 1 and 2 are what the team could have been without any injuries throughout the season. Pretty formidable.
The 2024 Saints week 1 starting lineup can match up with ANY team in the league.
Unfortunately the mark of a contender is having the depth available to fill gaps adequately when your projected starters go down - and they will, they always do.
This is where the foundation of the 2024 Saints house of cards gets toppled and everything else falls with it.
I think the reason that Loomis hasn’t fired Allen is because deep down, he sees what he’s done with his irresponsible cap management and knows that there isn’t a person in the building now who can come up and make this team any better than it is in its present condition.
The first two weeks were a sad reminder that the NFL isn’t just about skill and game planning but about roster management and depth. Because the NFL season is brutal.
We are a talented at the top of the roster team with very little underneath.