SirAndrew

Not a very creative two point attempt crafted by Payton there.

Is Sean Payton still a genius? Or does Drew Brees suddenly look more incredible?

Let’s get Josh out of this with no picks.

I’m still in awe. Easily the greatest interception by an Italian of an Italian QB in the history of the NFL.

Nice strong reception by Davis.

And we have Knox and Kincaid, you’d think we should dominate that area with passing.

We are looking good, but I hate the first and second down runs consecutively.

Didn’t like that call. Too obvious run formation.

Bison? Really?

The defense shutting down Jacobs has been huge in the first half. It’s easy to forget how important that was going into this game.

I don’t like saying this after the Spiller years, but Cook really is a player you need to get in space. He looks like two different players depending on how he’s utilized.

I hope we just go with two TE sets as our identity. The offense seems to function better, and it’s our best way to maximize talent.

Great to see Davis making plays.

I will say that he’s mostly caught screens, and they have all been poorly designed and/or poorly blocked.

Obviously I didn’t like the first drive the D gave up, but we’ve had some guys make nice individual plays.

Why intentional kick that short? It seemed planned, and I hate it.

Yeah, I don’t think runs up the middle on both first and second down is exactly the way to use him.

Looks like Murray will be the featured back.

Not loving what I see from Cook. Might be another Beane RB bust.

I thought the same, imagine how poorly we would have played had we started the first round CB who isn’t good enough for McD’s defense.

The best player should definitely earn the starting spot. However, Elam was inactive week one, and it seemed like a McD’s doghouse move. There’s nothing wrong with starting Benford, but I think a first round CB needs to see the field in some capacity. Give him a role this season, if he fails move on. I’ve always tried to say nothing but good things about McD. He’s a great guy, and along with Allen saved this franchise from complete obscurity. That doesn’t mean I trust him in developing players. As an example, I think Kincaid is an incredible talent, but I don’t trust this team to properly utilize him.

I worry it’s far too easy for young players to enter McD’s doghouse. Elam is the first player I think of. It seems like guys enter that doghouse, and don’t get a chance to learn on the field. That’s fine for a college coach, next man up really is true, but in the pros you’ve invested in these guys. It’s like giving up on a new boat at the first repair. It just doesn’t make sense at this level.

Yes, I think he’s more referring to players like Elam who doesn’t see the field, and guys like Basham who get traded before seeing much of the field. That is problematic with high draft choices, but there’s a fine line between coaching and poor drafting.

McDermott declining a penalty on the Jets offense giving them a field goal, instead of 3rd and 23 with a longer field goal distance was also questionable. I just think it showed the same type of conservative decision making this team seems prone to. I really dislike that call with Wilson at QB especially.

I agree, and joked with several people about that play. However, it doesn’t matter much to me in a loss. Allen being a reckless runner while throwing three picks, and refusing to take what the defense gave him, doesn’t matter as much as it would in a better game. I can’t even get to the point where that concerns me when he played so poorly in every part of his game.