New Orleans ? Saints linebacker Scott Fujita lives in New Orleans’ warehouse district, where he routinely gets out in public to walk his dogs or dine in a sushi restaurant that named its Mount Fujita roll after him.

A few days ago, Fujita was out with his wife when someone came rushing out of a shop with bag of footballs, asking the Saints’ defensive co-captain to sign them.

“So after I’m done signing for him, he says, ‘You guys gotta wake up this week,”‘ Fujita recalled.

The Saints, who entered this season with all the build-up of a Super Bowl contender, could have been accused of sleepwalking through their first two games – blowout losses in Indianapolis and Tampa Bay.

An 0-2 hole was the last thing they needed coming into their home opener tonight against the Tennessee Titans (1-1), whose lone loss was by two points to the same Colts team that stomped New Orleans 41-10 on opening night.

But as this week has progressed, the Saints have begun to exude a sense of confidence and calm, as if they’ve figured something out.

“We tried to be too perfect – paralysis by analysis,” said Saints QB Drew Brees, leader of an offense that has produced only two touchdowns and turned the ball over five times.

Last year, Brees led the league in passing, and the Saints led the league in total offense.

“Guys have been trying to do too much. I’m guilty of it myself,” said Saints running back Reggie Bush. “I know a lot of people are ready to jump off the bandwagon right now because we’re 0-2, but we still believe in ourselves and that’s really all that matters.”