The New Orleans Saints are in big trouble
At 0-2 on the season, Drew Brees and Co. are in an unenviable position. Only 10 percent of teams that have started 0-2 since the 2007 season have earned a playoff spot. And while playing in the ultra-weak NFC South helps New Orleans early in the year, it lost a home game against a Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad that won just two games last season.
There isn’t much left up for interpretation here. New Orleans just isn’t that good.
Looking well past his prime, Brees was vastly outplayed by a rookie quarterback in Jameis Winston making his second NFL start. The 36-year-old signal caller completed 24-of-38 passes for 255 yards with one touchdown and one interception. This came on the heels of Tampa Bay’s defense yielding four touchdown passes to Marcus Mariota last week.
More than that, the Saints couldn’t contain a Buccaneers offense that was being led by a quarterback making his first regular season road start. The Buccaneers put up nearly 350 total yards and Winston added two scores in the surprising road win.
If the Saints can’t win a home game against a bottom-feeder in the worst division the NFL has to offer, it pretty much tells us what we need to know about this team. And unfortunately for Brees, the twilight of his career likely isn’t going to be spent with a contender.