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Throw trash on field gets a trash call reversed? Cleveland fans wondering why that didn't work for them ages ago.

What a godawul game... but at least the Saints are getting pounded.

Sure, let's trade away even more valuable picks for yet another mid QB because Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield worked out great for us. And on the record, I still think those two are rather mid with their new teams, but have far better talent around them than they ever had here.

I honestly forgot about TMJ. I can't even name one thing he did here.

Not impressed with the Bills, tbh. They'll probably win the division by default, but game should not have been that close.

Penalty for improper criticism of the officials.

Zuerlein has a special connection with the goalposts tonight.

I sometimes wonder why the flea flicker is still in NFL playbooks.

Make an offensive lineman a tight end? Instant improvement in blocking and as a catcher... well, not throwing to this guy is likely a net gain. I say this as a joke and yet, the Lions are kinda sorta doing this so there. This is the perspective I had when Canales was hired. Worst case scenario, let him draft his own guy and see what happens. Exception would be if the offense even with Dalton looks inept which I would say it doesn't but has a lot of hiccups. Some of the issues Reich had here were also present in Indy.

It's too early to judge but my general thoughts at this moment: QB: Far too much assumptions to make but on the face of it, this is a demerit for Canales because he was supposed to make BY look better and somehow, he looked the worst he had been. I don't consider this fatal because - at least on my end - Canales should get the chance to get the QB he wants if/when BY is not the answer. Dalton isn't his guy either but he is playing pretty much how he had been playing elsewhere. Playcalling: A mixed bag. I do like how we’re willing to attack downfield more often, but I think we're overdoing it considering the paramount important of TOP because our defense is utterly putrid and wasting downs on low percentage plays does not sit well with me. This ties into not running the ball enough, sometimes Canales had said we'd be doing. Overall scheme: Better than last year, but that's such a low bar. Not sure if what we have connects with the supposed mantra of getting the ball out within 2.x seconds. Challenges: Nothing egregious that I can recall. Timeouts: A bit weird at times but also nothing egregious. Decision making: We've been on the backfoot too often to make a good assessment. Going for it on 4th down is all but a given. Roster management: More Coker = Good. Ian Thomas = Why?

And even then...

That is one of the most Daniel Jones throws I've ever seen.

Burrow burned the defense with his legs.

We fought better than the Cowboys are against the Lions so that's... something, I guess.

Hard to be excited when the expectation is Kirk Cousins having a picnic on the field before throwing to a wide open receiver while three more starters go down with injury.

That run defense is almost Panthers level bad.

First thing on the list for anyone willing to be a GM under Tepper should be getting the best severance package possible.

Expected the offense to make some strides forward, with the most certainty with pass protection given the O-line investment. Did expect the defense to be worse to where it would offset offensive gains. Was thinking between 4~7 wins but the injuries have been savage. Oh, and I am still expecting Tepper to do something incredibly stupid this season.

I have serious doubts this was purely a performance-based decision. I mean, escorted out the building by the Director of Security?

Fat guy running with the ball!

Yeah, I feel relatively safe that Derek Carr isn't going to get the Saints anywhere relevant.

This is a rare moment when the Huddle was quite on point about the glaring issues regarding our center position and how it would bite this team hard if something bad happened.

Admittedly exciting game... but it's our rivals so I wanted a tie.

My gut feeling says he see us as a jumping off point to the biggest bidder/actual contender.

What I'm saying is that the entire decision process back then on getting a QB period had some fundamental flaws that cannot be dismissed because we may have to go through that process yet again. We had an entire offseason to work on BY and - at least in my eyes - whatever he could've been got derailed by last season's experiences to where he may already be beyond repair. Or at least it may be someone else's problem to fix because we've already dealt with other people's broken QB's like David Carr, Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield. We're not great at the fixing department.