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Off topic, it's great to open on Thursday night to kick off the season (even better if you win,) but there's something *about* a normal Sunday afternoon football game. No glamor, no pageantry, just getting back to work. (And no I don't think we lost "because of pageantry..." it's just nice when it's football again not glitz.)
There is a lot of experience missing on the field. This is especially so if you factor in retirement (Ninko), FA losses (Long, Bennett), and injuries (more experienced players on there than usual).
Hoping the extra few days between the opener and today were helpful in getting younger/newer players up to speed.
The Saints don’t exactly have a great defense like the Chiefs. Heck, they just allowed Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford to be named NFC Offensive Player of the Week. So the Patriots’ offensive coming-out party was on hold for a week, but it should absolutely happen today in the Big Easy.
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More than anything, the Patriots have to shore up their communication issues, which came to roost on Tyreek Hill’s 75-yard touchdown catch as the most obvious example. Aside from that, Brees will feast on matchup advantages, and the Pats’ second linebacker will be in the spotlight, whether it’s David Harris, Elandon Roberts or safety Jordan Richards. Everything from Week 1 was fixable for the Pats defense, but it’s never fun to have to fix things on the fly with Brees waiting.
