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 cross from New Orleans quarterback Derek Carr put vast receiver Chris Olave in a harmful spot on Sunday, and Olave paid the value, getting sandwiched between two Panthers defenders.
Olave was put onto a board and needed to be carted off the sphere.
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 essentially 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 referred to as Twitter.
It didn’t cease there.
Thomas reposted three tweets bashing Carr—and it might 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 car parking zone attendant of types.
“Inform me about Derek Carr, man,” Thomas stated within the video.
After Thomas’ new buddy makes it clear that he isn’t a fan of Carr by stating that “he doesn’t know the way to play” earlier than occurring 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 you realize that,” Thomas informed the person. “You sensible, 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 right. New Orleans must make a everlasting change beneath middle.
Rookie Spencer Rattler, a fifth-round draft choice, has already gotten some expertise beneath his belt this season. He made three begins for the Saints and accomplished solely 59.6 % of his passes for 571 yards, one landing and two interceptions. Though Rattler didn’t essentially flip heads, you’d must think about something is healthier than sending Carr on the market for an additional 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 towards the division-leading Atlanta Falcons (6-3) looming.
There’s just about no margin for error for New Orleans from right here on out, and it’s evident that Carr just isn’t going to be the man to assist the Saints mud themselves off.
