Canal Street Chronicles
Yet another loss for the New Orleans Saints will keep their rankings low once again, but just like last week, maybe their performance could make up for not winning.
“Spencer Rattler is a fighter who has kept the Saints in both games, no doubt about that. He peeled himself off the turf several times in the first two outings of the season, continuing to battle like an undead warrior until the end. His late strip-sack fumble was the game-sealer, but Rattler really had little chance to get out of that one. The Saints can look at a missed field goal, a momentum-swinging fumble and some particularly painful penalties as reasons why they lost. They had two special teams penalties that hurt field position, and their other five flags either gave the Niners a first down or wiped out their own first down on offense. That’s now two straight home losses to start the season. Up next: trips to Seattle and Buffalo. New Orleans might not win a game in September.“
“Like the Titans, the Saints are 0-2 but have been playing competitive football the entire way. Spencer Rattler’s 79.7 overall PFF grade is eighth among quarterbacks, and if his play continues to impress, there might be a chance we don’t see second-round pick Tyler Shough this season. Look, it’s still September, and the wheels could easily come off if the Saints keep losing games — and they will — but they’ve still impressed.”
“”If you’re into moral victories, then the New Orleans Saints have actually been something of a pleasant surprise two weeks into the season—the Saints have been in position to win both of their games against teams who are a combined 4-0 this season.
Of course, moral victories don’t mean a whole lot in the NFL. The Saints lost both games. And losses came to a flawed Arizona Cardinals team and the San Francisco 49ers JV squad.
Frankly, it may well be for the best. These Saints don’t need meaningless wins. New Orleans needs to rebuild the roster from the ground-up in many areas. And while Spencer Rattler hasn’t played badly, he’s not the long-term answer under center in the Big Easy.
So, keep stacking those losses, New Orleans. Look to the future.
Because the present isn’t going to be pleasant. – Davenport”
“It’s all about the draft for this team, but it is playing hard. That’s a good sign for Kellen Moore. They just lack talent.”
“I know this is going to be something of an unpopular opinion, but I am planting it now in fertile ground and seeing what happens: What if…Spencer Rattler is still the Saints starting quarterback at this point next year? Respond how you will, but he threw one of...
