Life was nothing however good for the New Orleans Saints after they opened the season with a 47-10 drubbing of the Carolina Panthers forward of a visit to Arlington, Texas, that noticed them beat the Dallas Cowboys 44-19.
What a distinction seven weeks could make.
Nothing has gone proper for New Orleans because it left the Lone Star State, because the Saints have dropped all seven of their video games since topping Dallas. They most lately fell 23-22 to Carolina on Sunday, a setback which will have single-handedly crushed any hope of turning issues round.
A horrific move from New Orleans quarterback Derek Carr put extensive receiver Chris Olave in a harmful spot on Sunday, and Olave paid the worth, getting sandwiched between two Panthers defenders.
Olave was put onto a board and had to be carted off the field.
Carr deservedly obtained reamed on social media following the play, with former Saints wideout Michael Thomas amongst these criticizing the 33-year-old signal-caller probably the most.
“Dude scary and panic and simply throw the ball. Get him the f out of right here he so a–,” Thomas wrote on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
It didn’t cease there.
Thomas reposted three tweets bashing Carr—and it may very well be much more by the point you learn this—doing so after posting a video of him talking with somebody who seems to be a parking zone attendant of kinds.
“Inform me about Derek Carr, man,” Thomas mentioned within the video.
After Thomas’ new good friend makes it clear that he isn’t a fan of Carr by stating that “he doesn’t know the way to play” earlier than happening to do an imitation of him being scared within the pocket, Thomas gave some credit score the place credit score was due in his eyes.
“Man, that’s loopy that,” Thomas informed the person. “You good, you get my respect.”
Not that we’re suggesting the stranger in Thomas’ video deserves a front-office place, however he couldn’t be extra appropriate. New Orleans must make a everlasting change beneath heart.
Rookie Spencer Rattler, a fifth-round draft choice, has already gotten some experience under his belt this season. He made three begins for the Saints and accomplished solely 59.6 p.c of his passes for 571 yards, one landing and two interceptions. Though Rattler didn’t essentially flip heads, you’d need to think about something is healthier than sending Carr on the market for one more week.
And if New Orleans goes to make a change, it has to take action proper now. At 2-7, the Saints are tied with Carolina on the backside of the NFC South with a Week 10 battle in opposition to the division-leading Atlanta Falcons (6-3) looming.
There’s nearly no margin for error for New Orleans from right here on out, and it’s evident that Carr isn’t going to be the man to assist the Saints mud themselves off.
