Kellen Moore must fix massive issue that he’s responsible for as soon as possible if the Saints want to win any games going forward
Kellen Moore has work to do immediately.
Fans of the New Orleans Saints have plenty of emotional ammunition to be frustrated with officiating over the years. For the black and gold in Week 1, against the Arizona Cardinals, they simply put themselves in horrible situations and forced the referees to hurt them even further.
New Orleans limped to just 13 points in Kellen Moore’s debut as the team’s head coach. While there was the occasional bright spot on that side of the gridiron for New Orleans, the Saints couldn’t stop making small errors that caused some yellow laundry to hit the field.
Offensive penalties destroy New Orleans’ chances in Week 1
The Saints were whistled for 16 penalties in Week 1 against the Cardinals. Thirteen of those were enforced, while the other three were declined. A whopping 11 of the penalties were called against the Saints’ offense, the unit that Kellen Moore is most responsible for, even as the head coach.
More ridiculously, eight of those 11 flags on the offense were pre-snap penalties. The Saints had three false starts, two illegal formations, two illegal shifts, and one offsides for that unit against Arizona, via Jeff Duncan. That is nearly impossible to fathom, but the Saints consistently shot themselves in the foot to make life harder on themselves.
Moore and his coaching staff must clean up these issues as soon as possible. The Saints do not possess enough talent on either side of the ball to overcome these sorts of unforced errors. If New Orleans continues this sort of trend, it will be yet another frustrating season for Saints fans.
A major opportunity to build momentum for Moore’s offense and overall team was stymied by sloppiness, and that’s gotta change sooner rather than later. New Orleans’ task doesn’t get any easier next week when it faces the 1-0 San Francisco 49ers.
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