The Saints took their second straight loss of the regular season losing on a Giant field goal as time expired on the clock. The game was more than just a reversal of what happened last year when the two teams met in New Orleans. The Giants defense held the Saints offense to one touchdown and rarely did the Saints convert on 3rd down or take advantage of 3 Giant turnovers.
The Payton-Brees so called prolific offense failed to put the team in position to win on their last possession and had to punt, turn the ball over to the Giants who then drove to the Saints 3 yard line and kicked the game winning field goal. And all the Saints could do was watch from the sidelines. Manning did a better job for his team than Brees did for his on their final drives. The Payton-Brees combo also failed last week on their final possession.
Bounty gate continues to be the albatross around the Saints neck. Continuity was lost, players departed, Payton sat out the season and bounty gate year was a disaster with two head coaches splitting the season. The sad results of bounty gate have not been reversed and the Saints continue their poor performance starting their 4th season since bounty gate. This is not a united Saints team and Payton is not the coach many though he was. New England has not missed a beat in its first two games and Tom Brady is sitting on the bench.
The Giants defensive coordinator Spagnuole, who was hired and then fired by Payton and trashed by some sports writers had his defense prepared for the Saints and Brees. Any thoughts of a Saints advantage disappeared early in the first quarter. Can the Saints turn it around and become a consistent winner under Payton and Brees? This writer does not think so as bounty gate exposed a major flaw in Payton's coaching and management of the team.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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