How do you see the first two games of the Saints’ season? (1 Viewer)

[Bill]

 

[AARPSaint]

Blowouts really can’t be complete flukes. The size of the margin can, however—and I think that’s what fooled us. Once the injuries revealed the horrendous lack of depth, reality set in.

 

[Saint Greg]

This team was a legit contender in the NFC before the injuries.

 

[jahsoul357]

I see the first 2 games as what we can be when things are right...

 

[NewOrleansBoy]

The Saints weren’t going 0-16.

They are wins.

However, those two games don’t make me say “had we not had any injuries, we were going to be Super Bowl contenders”…it is literally impossible to even say that with such a small sample

 

[NewOrleansBoy]

This team was a legit contender in the NFC before the injuries.

To say that after two games is crazy

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Hypothetically, if the injuries happened before the Cowboys game, would you then say we were NFC contenders after only 1 game against the Panthers?

Or, is it after beating the Cowboys the main reason that can make you feel confidently in saying we were NFC contenders?

 

[BreesusSaves]

Saints are a house of cards this year. Zero depth. One card falls, the whole thing implodes.

 

[Snakehead]

It's what could have been, but looking back it highlights the lack of quality depth.

 

[DSnfla]

I see the first 2 games as what we can be when things are right...

Heck , even after the injuries in the next 2 games we had the lead with 2min or under and 3 DB's run into each other and a DPI and we would have been 4-0 going into KC. It just showed me that things did not have to be perfect for us to be a very good team. SMH

 

[DSnfla]

Saints are a house of cards this year. Zero depth. One card falls, the whole thing implodes.

I'm afraid I have to disagree, It took a lot more than 1 card.

 

[meezy0236]

Those two games showed how the team was built, meaning, when the oline and TAYSOM was healthy, the offense was able to run how it was built. Even after McCoy went down, they were able to operate how they wanted, evident by the first couple of drives in the Falcons game.

Now with the injuries mounting, it probably won't look the same even when Taysom returns, but we all see how it looks when there's somewhat good health. As for the defense, I think it's a combination of coaching, age, and lack of effort, especially the last 3 games.

 

[Bill]

Those two games showed how the team was built, meaning, when the oline and TAYSOM was healthy, the offense was able to run how it was built. Even after McCoy went down, they were able to operate how they wanted, evident by the first couple of drives in the Falcons game.

Now with the injuries mounting, it probably won't look the same even when Taysom returns, but we all see how it looks when there's somewhat good health. As for the defense, I think it's a combination of coaching, age, and lack of effort, especially the last 3 games.

I believe that our ineffective offense is making it MUCH more difficult for our aging defense to slow down the opposing offense. They need time to breathe!

 

[meily]

This team was a legit contender in the NFC before the injuries.

Injuries derailed our season.

 

[solarbear88]

The Saints looked good. As a group our starting 22 looked as good as any team in the league. How a few injuries caused them to self impode vs Eagles was disheartening, there were no good young players to fill in.

Saints are going to have to improve their drafting to get out of this hole adding 2 players per year from the draft has terrible long term consequences.

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

Both teams: Carolina (with Young as QB) and Dallas were absolute trash