"Productive practices full of quality moments"

That sounds... better.  Not sure it sounds exactly like football.. but it's something.

Ugh.. ok.. I want to do more on this later but here's where I disagree.

 In many ways, the Saints early struggles have not been about being unprepared for the upcoming opponent. The belief is that they have lost three of their first four contests by self-inflicted wounds. There have been breakdowns in coverage and technique, communication errors, and turnovers at inopportune times.

Um... yeah.. that's called being unprepared for the opponent.. or any opponent.  Probably because of a lack of "quality moments" at practice.  Unless that means they all went to the Hallmark store which would be something else I disagree with.