Where does your confidence stand? (2 Viewers)

[picnicwithfish]

Carr panicked when Willams went out. He looked panicked and went into “hero ball” mode. It was bad. Luckily he calmed down and made some huge throws in the second half. I’m still, a little less now, confident that Kamara is the missing glue that will really open up how this offense operates.

 

[Saint Jack]

I’m cautiously optimistic.
This was the type of game the Saints would lose in the past and they pulled it off.

 

[El Caliente]

I’m cautiously optimistic.
This was the type of game the Saints would lose in the past and they pulled it off.

You are right, we would normally lose this game, however in this case the Panthers were playing not to win.

 

[jahsoul357]

We lose both these games with last year's offense. Defense is LEGIT. O line play and red zone offense stink to high heaven.

Would we though? I mean, let's keep it real, the only real difference between this game and last season's game in Carolina was making all of our FGs and not losing a fumble for a TD. Crap, we ran the ball better this game than last season at that. You would be hard pressed to find any real differences in the offense other than more passing yards and a better completion percentage.

 

[Saintman2884]

Would we though? I mean, let's keep it real, the only real difference between this game and last season's game in Carolina was making all of our FGs and not losing a fumble for a TD. Crap, we ran the ball better this game than last season at that. You would be hard pressed to find any real differences in the offense other than more passing yards and a better completion percentage.

That's because we have a 4x-Pro Bowl QB who still has maybe 2-3 very good years left in him, as opposed to a now-journeyman QB who was a productive, effective Tier B level NFL starter in his prime in Cincinnati who could take his teams to post-season but lose in the first round every year, actually four consecutive years in a row (2011-14), I don't include 2015 because Dalton was injured the last month of the season and had a would-be wannabe starter swush in and try to take his job (and credit) for Bengals making the playoffs that year. Everyone was hyping the "ex-Bama boy" for nearly a month until he and his team fell flat on their collective faces and choked away a late 4th quarter lead at the worst, possible time, exacerbated by a few Bengals defensive hotheads and a nut job MLB in Vontaze Burfict.

Derek Carr isn't Drew Brees, but I do believe his talent, veteran leadership, focus and his better raport with Allen will likely make this offense more effective as season goes along then it should be or would be under another _______ journeyman, reclamation project at QB. I'd also be willing to argue we win maybe 2-3 more games last year if we had a QB of his caliber back there. I know we wouldn't have made as many offensive mistakes, even though Dalton did the best he could with what he was given.

 

[jahsoul357]

That's because we have a 4x-Pro Bowl QB who still has maybe 2-3 very good years left in him, as opposed to a now-journeyman QB who was a productive, effective Tier B level NFL starter in his prime in Cincinnati who could take his teams to post-season but lose in the first round every year, actually four consecutive years in a row (2011-14), I don't include 2015 because Dalton was injured the last month of the season and had a would-be wannabe starter swush in and try to take his job (and credit) for Bengals making the playoffs that year. Everyone was hyping the "ex-Bama boy" for nearly a month until he and his team fell flat on their collective faces and choked away a late 4th quarter lead at the worst, possible time, exacerbated by a few Bengals defensive hotheads and a nut job MLB in Vontaze Burfict.

We crap on Dalton but I will always believe that with Dalton, we could have won 10 games or more with better coaching. We spent so much time blaming the players that we ignored how bad play calling was. We lost because our offense stunk and our offense stunk the entire season, regardless of who was under center. We are seeing the same thing now.

 

[limeyjohn]

We are 2-0, therefore l am optimistic, finding a way to win the ugly games is very telling
The way our defense is playing should keep us in most games

 

[tjharris]

Kamara will be back soon.
The first few weeks are basically preseason games now. The Chiefs look worse than us offensively. We will get better, offense takes time.

 

[Saintman2884]

We crap on Dalton but I will always believe that with Dalton, we could have won 10 games or more with better coaching. We spent so much time blaming the players that we ignored how bad play calling was. We lost because our offense stunk and our offense stunk the entire season, regardless of who was under center. We are seeing the same thing now.

I won't crap or criticize Dalton too severely. He wasnt perfect and he did the best he could under extremely difficult, stressful, less-than-ideal circumstances and barely average offensive weapons. I do think with Carr we win last year's MNF road debacle at Tampa Bay, and likely our season finale vs. Carolina. Those two games, soul, and God forbid maybe I'm forgetting a few others, we likely should've won, especially that Tampa MNF road game late-season, and if that happens, we finish 8-9/9-8.