Those that watched the New Orleans Saints fall to 5-10 on the season through an unpleasant 34-0 “Monday Evening Soccer” loss on the Inexperienced Bay Packers could not have been blamed for believing not less than some New Orleans gamers tapped out through the recreation.
Saints interim coach Darren Rizzi spoke with reporters following the defeat and insisted that these in his locker room remained devoted to the trigger all through the league’s first shutout of the marketing campaign.
“The day I took over, we have been on a seven-recreation shedding streak,” Rizzi defined, as ESPN’s Rob Demovsky shared. “It could’ve been simpler, straightforward for a whole lot of gamers and veteran guys particularly, to type of take a look at, and I’ve by no means ever felt that. I did not really feel that in the present day. I believed, to be trustworthy with you, I believed we had an awesome prep week, we had an awesome walk-through final night time. I felt like we have been locked in. We did not carry out. Generally, on this league, it will occur.”
As Rizzi alluded to, the Saints fell from 2-0 to 2-7 earlier than head coach Dennis Allen was shown the door and earlier than Rizzi guided the membership to back-to-back victories. Whereas some wondered in November if Rizzi might in the end earn the full-time job, it appears unlikely now that the Saints have misplaced three of their previous 4 video games.
With beginning New Orleans quarterback Derek Carr sidelined due to injury, rookie Spencer Rattler did not impress in entrance of a prime-time tv viewers. He accomplished 15-of-30 passes for 153 yards with no touchdowns and an interception at Lambeau Discipline.
Earlier than Monday’s recreation bought underway, ESPN’s Adam Schefter named present Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel as potential replacements for Rizzi. One wonders if such whispers will affect how New Orleans gamers method this coming Sunday’s dwelling recreation towards the 3-12 Las Vegas Raiders.
As of Tuesday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Saints as one-point favorites for that matchup.
“We did not have an excellent efficiency,” Rizzi added throughout his post-game feedback. “I by no means felt like our guys are trying down the street and never giving effort due to our playoff standing. I by no means felt like that one time throughout this time I’ve taken over. I did not really feel like that tonight. I really feel like we bought outcoached and outexecuted. That is the way in which it’s.”
