The New Orleans Saints needed their rookies to step up in Week 2 against the Carolina Panthers, and they did. It was the veterans who didn’t do enough, as well as the fault of the Saints’ offensive system that looked pitifully toothless in Sunday’s loss.
Had the Saints won against Carolina, we would never question Sean Payton, Dennis Allen, or any of the other New Orleans coaches ever again. It would have truly been a magic show like no other, one in which this Saints team that had no business beating the Packers also beat CMC and the much healthier, better-coordinated Panthers.