re: This will be unpopular, but the initial melts were justified

I was working during the game, so I couldn't watch (and experience the melt). I kept tabs on it, and saw we were down early, and later won.

It's later in the season. The last two games were road games, one against a team fighting for a playoff spot, the other against a division rival. Those are going to be hard-fought games. Brees isn't going to throw for 300+ every game, even if he averages it.

Yes, there are chinks in the armor, and there's a definite chance that the Saints might have peaked too early. But we've clinched the division with 3 games left, have the best record in the league and the top seed right now. You can't 'melt' about 1st half deficits at this point.

Need:
Armstead etc to get back.
Smith or someone else to become that 2nd WR.
Apple to settle in and play competently as the 2nd corner.



We get this, we should win every playoff game. Note that I don't say every game, since regular season games are different.