If you’re a Saints fan, it may be time to reach into the top of your closet, push aside the unused ThighMaster and your old 8-track tapes and pull out that brown paper baggie you used to wear to the Superdome in the bad old days.
After Sunday’s 26-19 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, you may need it when the Dallas Cowboys come riding into town in two weeks.
New Orleans is 0-2 for the second straight season, so this isn’t uncharted territory. But last year there was so much preseason hype and hope for the Saints, optimism’s momentum kept it rolling until New Orleans was eliminated from playoff contention.