Will the Saints bounce back?

Lots of people seem to be a little down on the Saints right now. Considering they backed into the playoffs losing three straight, and haven’t looked as good as they did when they were able to hand it to New England in week 12, it’s just cause for concern.

This is a good football team though and it’s not like they’re a different team than they were several weeks ago. They just seem to have lost that momentum the were riding so hard earlier in the year.

Have people figured them out? I don’t think it really matters. You can know exactly what they’re all about, it won’t make a difference if you can’t contain their offense.

And that’s kind of the whole point here. The Saints struggled down the stretch not because people unlocked some sort of blueprint, which seems to be quite the catchphrase these days. But because they haven’t been executing as well as they were earlier this year.

All that can change this weekend when the Cardinals come to town. Which Cardinals team shows up is anyones guess. Either way this is a chance for the Saints to get things back on track. When the offense is clicking it pretty much unstoppable, and if the D can get back to forcing turnovers it will be a great recipe.

Arizonas offense played lights out last week and surprised a lot of people shredding the Packers secondary. But their defense struggled in the second half letting Green Bays offense get into a rhythm. If the Cardinals defense has a repeat performance from last week the Saints will light them up.

New Orleans has a fairly good opportunity in front of them. If they can take advantage and find that chemistry they had earlier in the year they’ll be right back on track.

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