Saints Lose to Houston

Though there was a moment when I thought differently, I am through kidding myself. They were on the field too long. “Obviously, we all saw the impact on the game he had”. You have plans on how you’re going to double team him & how you’re going to nudge him. We couldn’t do diddly … poo offensively. Those guys have been outstanding.

“We just got completely out-executed and outplayed”, New Orleans tackle Zach Strief said.

Does it seem like a very simple fix? “There will be some things that we’ve got to clean up but overall, it was organized and efficient”.

The Saints host the unbeaten Panthers next Sunday. “Drew Brees is such a great player”. Yes, Drew Brees and the Saints put up 52 points, proving Brees’ shoulder was just fine, but they let up 49 of their own to the New York Giants.

The Saints have lost three in a row, not been close in two of the games, and now look like a team who can’t wait for 2016 to get here. Just a simple throw and catch. Brees is second in the National Football League with 330.2 yards passing a game.

“We struggled on the early downs”. “As a secondary, day in and day out, we’ve been putting the work in to elevate our game every week, and it’s been showing on Sundays”.

Brees’ streak of 45 straight games with a touchdown pass is over.

The fourth down and two late in the game was that the call you wanted? When New England comes to town in a couple weeks and they take away the best weapon (Hopkins), it’s good to know the Texans have someone else who can make plays. They defended it well. If Houston needed more points, they could have gotten them. It was kind of an unbalanced formation. There were still some plays that we gave up. “We’re playing hungry and staying humble”.

Is your enthusiasm for these young players still high?

That’s not the case with his first one. You’d still be evaluating. I think he’s got everybody pointed in the right direction and on the same page working together. “That hasn’t been something that has been an issue at all”.

It’s time for major changes out on Airline Drive. Coach Payton went on to talk about the offense as a whole and its inability to score.

“I’ve definitely seen that”.

The interception was Jackson’s first of the 2015 season and the 11th of his career.

Yup, I would classify this as a pretty good day. We couldn’t stop the run. Mark Ingram, just shy of 1,000 all-purpose yards, needs to rush for at least 70 to keep Houston honest. That gave them those second-and-fives and those third-and-threes.

What do you think is the problem with the run defense? What’s left for the Saints to play for at this point? Payton used to be able to lead his team with stellar play calling, which was a huge reason the team won Super Bowl XLIV.

Sean Payton teams are always well-prepared, and the extra week is usually something they take advantage of. The two parties are not getting along as they once did.

Yes, this is the coach that led the team to a legendary 2009 Super Bowl run that made some fantastic play calls (see the Ambush kick). Furthermore, can Brock Osweiler really carry them all the way? You can start looking at their Mike linebacker (Luke Kuechly), (Thomas) Davis, the weakside linebacker and Norman. And you understand that’s going to happen when you’re playing against a guy like that. They followed that up with an impressive performance against the New York Jets at home to win 24-17. “That’s a very high-powered offense with a very good quarterback and very good coaching staff…so it’s everybody doing their job”.