The total games this year (1-4):

Cards - 30/48 passing/ 17 runs - 73.8% passing lost by 12
Buccs - 24/38 passing/ 21 runs - 64.4% passing lost by 7
Panthers - 31/38 passing/ 21 runs - 64.4% passing lost by 5
Cowboys- 33/41 passing/ 23 runs - 64.0% passing won by 6
Eagles- 26/43 passing/ 17 runs - 71.6% passing lost by 22

Compare that to 2014 (2-3):
Falcons - 29/42 passing/ 20 runs - 67.7% passing lost by 3
Browns - 27/40 passing/ 13 runs - 75.4% passing lost by 2
Vikings - 27/35 passing/ 26 runs - 57.3% passing won by 11
Cowboys - 32/44 passing/ 10 runs - 81.4% passing lost by 21
Buccs - 35/57 passing/ 25 runs - 69.5% passing won by 6

Here is the drive breakdown of the first half of the Eagles game:

First Quarter:
Eagles: 6 plays, 1mins 53secs, turnouver on downs
Saints: 7 plays, 2mins 30secs, PUNT
Eagles: 9 plays, 3mins 10secs, INT by Browner
Saints: 7 plays, 3mins 49secs, TD to Watson
Second Quarter:
Eagles: 12plays, 4mins 10secs, INT by Breaux
Saints: 4 plays, 46 seconds, PUNT
Eagles: 4 plays, 1mins 45secs, TD
Saints: 4 plays, 1mins 24secs, PUNT
Eagles: 8 plays, 4mins 14secs, turnover on downs
Saints: 8 plays, 3mins 29secs, PUNT
Eagles: 4 plays, 1mins 3secs, PUNT
Saints: 2 plays, 0mins 21secs, FUMBLE
Eagles: 6 plays, 1mins 2secs, FIELDGOAL

The last two seasons, the playcalling is inexcusable on offense, solely Payton's responsibility. Look at the Browns and Cowbows games in 2014 we ran the ball 13 and 10 times? That's insane. And there is a bullshite, cocky, not-ready-to-play attitude on this team that has been creeping its way in since last season and even 2013. And that falls on Payton. False starts at home, unnecessary penalties, coming out the gate flat, no opening drive fire, etc...

He needs to hire an offensive coordinator or step down as HC and concentrate only on OC. He can't do both anymore for whatever reason. As someone else said, and I have said before, Payton's head and heart just does not seem to be in this game anymore. His attitude on the sidelines, his attitude in post game pressers, the teams attitude under him, they all point to a burnt out man.

Sad thing is, the McCown game showed a flash of promise, of better playcalling. He called some short passes, he called some solid plays, McCown went 31/38 passing / and we ran it 21 times. That's passing the ball 64.4% if the time.

The buccs game Brees was playing injured, still, we only lost by a TD. We almost won the panthers game with McCown running a solid offense and the highest completion percentage of a game this season, until Payton called a bomb for no reason when we had been driving well and using the "dink and dunk". We won the cowboys game with our highest amount of running plays and percentage of the season.

We lost Cards and Eagles game by more than "one possession", we threw the ball over 40 times while running it under 20, and our offense looked like dog shite.

Too many screens, way too much shotgun, lack of a running game, too many deep routes, stalled drives, 3 and outs, and the list goes on and on. The consistency of lining up in shotgun, sending all the receivers deep, no underneath, and no checkdown and then letting Brees get drilled is insane. We dont have the oline to support that and theres no reason for those calls.

Payton needs to give up one or the other, HC duties or OC duties. Or he needs to be fired altogether.

This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 6:39 pm