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He wasn't worried about the loss.
Enjoy! It's never dull with Coach Pete
1) This happens to all teams. Getting a team ready to battle with confidence so the team can win games is one of the most critical jobs of a head coach. Often times, the coach relaxes just a bit and the players relax even more. Sometimes teams are just flat. They will be back fully engaged this week. They are still one of the elite teams in the league
2) This was the Falcons Super Bowl. The players on the sidelines were high fiving like they were winning the SB. The Saints came out flat and the Falcons sky high. Perfect storm for a Saints loss and the Saints still had a legit chance to win the game in the 4th quarter
3) Coach Sean may have an interesting dilemma if Brees has another off week. In a number of cases, many coaches would have pulled Drew in the beginning of the 4th Quarter. Brees was taking a beating and he is 40 years old now and he could not ignite the team. As a coach, you darn well know your team is real flat by 4th quarter and the team needs a jolt. To win that game, if that was the sole goal, putting Bridgewater in at QB in the 4th quarter is the move to make to win that game. Teddy is a real hot QB, getting better every game. When Bridgewater was leading the Saints, that team did not even half a single flat quarter. Subbing Teddy would have given the Saints the best chance to win that game mainly because he might have been able to spark the team. But Coach Sean knew that if Bridgewater led the team to victory, that could well have destroyed Brees' confidence. And Brees is still the best option at QB for a Saints SB this year. In the future, if a similar situation arises, Coach Sean may have to pull Brees and see if Teddy can light a fire under the team. But no one needs to even discuss the amount of drama that could cause on the team. It could be dramatic and the end of Brees career
4) I was wrong about Bridgewater. He is better than I thought and he aces the intangible leadership quality. I believe he will be the starting QB for the Saints next year
5) The Saints have plenty enough playmakers on offense to win the SB. They don't need any more receivers. The team is loaded with elite skill position players. Give Brees time and I believe the receivers would have come open
6) The teams no one wants to play in each conference are Baltimore and Seattle. Both teams appear to be peaking. Lamar Jackson is the real deal. He creates havoc for defenses and he's a lethal weapon. This is another case of a QB acting as team leader who has all the players giving 100% for him every week, like Teddy did.
Enjoy! It's never dull with Coach Pete