first of all, the saints (except in the first quarter of the green bay game) have outplayed every opponent. so for them to barely beat two supposive bad teams is not a great argument. second, there were plenty of pentalites called on both teams. third, the falcon's receivers have never been able to catch. why do you think they run all the time. i will admit crumpler looked bad, but he was facing unexpected shut down coverage all night. the saint's corners and safeties had better timing on vick's passing routes than his own receivers. and last but not least, there is no team that is going to throw a key divisional game this early in the season under any circumstance. the fact is that the falcons got owned. the saints shut down their run and forced them to pass. then after the inevitable three and outs they picked apart their defense and controlled the clock. the falcons simply got beat. yes the saints looked almost to good to be true. you have to remeber that they are a completley different team with a completley different coaching staff. there was no way to judge the success, or lack there of, without seeing them play. right now the saints are proving themselves to be a solid team that is on the rise. when the falcons learn to pass the ball, they might learn how to win games where teams are focused on shutting down the run.
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