The New Orleans Saints concluded their season with a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, highlighting recurring issues of inconsistency and defensive vulnerability.
The Saints season is over, and it's probably a really good thing that it is. They predictably faltered after capturing a surprising halftime lead, losing 27-19 to the Bucs and giving the NFC South for the fourth straight year. They also allowed Mike Evans to make NFL history, so there's that. Here's some final things we learned about New Orleans after the game.
It's another week and another time we're hearing 'self-inflicted' wounds and how the team can't play a complete four quarters of football. They looked good in the first half, but it was a familiar 'tale of two halves' game for New Orleans. The inconsistency in play has to get fixed and it's maddening to see what they're capable of on one hand only to crash and burn. There's too many mental errors, inefficiency on both sides of the ball and playing completely undisciplined. It's a sign of why it's a 5-12 team and New Orleans being what their record says they are.We saw some major growth from Spencer Rattler, and I thought he played some great football for the first 30 minutes. Unfortunately, playing a complete game on offense proved to be a very difficult task. For whatever reason it may be, it's just not happening. This game could have really given the Saints some major evidence going into the offseason, but it just feels stale after what we saw. I don't think we're at the point where you talk about him being QB1 going into next season, especially due to the fact that New Orleans has to figure out where things are at with Derek Carr. However, I don't expect much from next season's Saints team. Is it better to keep the veteran there or go with Rattler if you're going to win 5-7 games?The Saints defense finished the year showing why they are one of the worst in the league. They went from controlling the Bucs running game to getting shredded. Baker Mayfield made them look silly, and the sad part is they picked up two key 3rd-and-long conversions in the proces
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