Why in the world aren't the Saints executing on offense?

Happy Friday and welcome to the October 6 edition of the Saints Insider newsletter.

We are two days away from the Saints road game against the New England Patriots. It’s a battle of teams looking to bounce back after frustrating losses last week.

Here's the latest:

Executing on offense

You’ve heard the Saints players say it over and over. “We’ve got to execute.” What does that mean and why aren’t they doing it? More importantly, how can it be fixed? Well, I talked to a few players on the Saints’ offense to see what they had to say about the struggles.

Carr troubles

Derek Carr knows things weren’t pretty Sunday. It’s why he couldn’t sleep and why he woke up at 3 in the morning. Read about that and more from Carr in his weekly exclusive interview with The Times-Picayune.

Code red

The Saints are dead last in the league when it comes to scoring touchdowns once they reach the red zone. Beat writer Luke Johnson writes about the problems there.

More on Pete

Pete Carmichael has been a hot topic for Saints’ fans this week. As offensive coordinator, he gets much of the blame for the things plaguing this team. For what it’s worth, he isn’t running from all the negative attention. In fact, he’s taking full responsibility for his unit’s struggles.

Ok, some good news

After reading all of that, you probably wouldn’t mind hearing some good news. Well, here goes. The Saints got a key player back for Thursday’s practice after he missed on Wednesday. See who is back and the rest of Thursday’s injury report. Also, see which Saints’ players New England coach Bill Belichick had high praise for when he spoke to the Boston media this week.

That's all for today.

As always, thanks for reading. Make sure to check nola.com throughout the day for more Saints’ news leading up to Sunday’s game.

Have a great weekend.

Rod Walker