The dirty birds defeated the Saints in Atlanta on Sunday and in the process the Saints finished the regular season with a losing record of 7-9. It was the third straight losing season for the Saints and the fourth in the last five years. The Saints are stuck on 7-9 with no improvement in sight. Atlanta won both of their games with the Saints this season.
The game was not even close to the score and Atlanta scored on its first five possessions. They went through the Saints defense like a hot knife goes through butter. The Saints never showed up until midway in the fourth quarter. This writer did not notice any desire on the part of the Saints to be playing in Atlanta, even though a win would have given them a break even record. Payton, Brees and the team in general have not earned their salary for several years. They are a team with out leadership and bounty gate started it all.
Tom Brady's team won another divisional title, another winning season and another play off spot. Every year Brady and the Patriot's head coach sets the example for excellence and performance. Payton and Brees don't even come close and the last five seasons have been a disaster. Payton's choices for defensive co-ordinator have been a failure and in this writers opinion Dennis Allen will leave the team the same way the two previous ones left.
With the fifth season over, we will hear the same hype and cliches from the coaching staff, the players and the New Orleans sports writers but no words can change the Saints lack of progress among their experienced players. Payton has had more than enough time to turn the team around and failed. He and his coaching staff have to go.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
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