Foster Moreau stood in front of his locker after the New Orleans Saints lost their fifth game in six tries to start the season last Sunday, and he tried to find the right words for what had been happening offensively.

When the Saints have had the ball, they have been alternately good and bad, often on the same day — or drive. They will spend an entire game successfully operating the offense between the 20s, only to falter once they get near the goal line. They’re good on third down … until they need to convert a certain yardage. They spent six weeks taking care of the ball and then they spent a Sunday coughing it up in bunches.

Without question, the Saints have shown offensive promise in their first year under head coach and offensive play caller Kellen Moore . Yet, as they get read

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