Tyrann Mathieu is unloading on the New Orleans Saints. He has already called out the offensive line. The former Saint is taking it even further by questioning the team’s heart and Kellen Moore’s leadership.
"I don't think them boys really going out there and playing as hard as they can for Kellen Moore," Mathieu said. It's one of the worst things you can say about a culture, and if true, this ship has officially sailed. It's likely no coming back from that, especially with the Saints' upcoming schedule.
Tyrann Mathieu is right about Saints taking on Kellen Moore’s personality, and it’s not good
Only the players can truly confirm or deny if they’re playing their hardest. Mathieu’s claim of the team being a representation of their head coach is something we can certainly see from the outside looking in, and there doesn’t need to be any confirmation from any party involved. It’s an adage that goes back years, and the Saints certainly appear to fall into that category.
Moore appears a bit of mild mannered guy almost to a fault. While there’s nothing wrong with keeping composure, there’s a time to display fire, and Moore has yet to show fire in his time as Saints head coach. Since he’s taken over as head coach, the team hasn’t shown that fire either.
Demario Davis and Alontae Taylor were two of the biggest emotional presences on the team, and they walked during the offseason. Kaden Elliss and Jonas Sanker have stepped in as replacements. Quality of play aside, neither of those players are the energy players that Davis and Taylor were.
The team’s missing it now. When you watch the team play, it typically feels dead, and it’s not just because of the results. Look around at the roster, who’s the guy who is going to bring energy?
It’s easy to be amped up when you’re making play after play, but what about when you’re down or things are even? The team is dry from a personality and leadership standpoint. There are good leaders on the team, but they need someone to bring the energy along with that.
Davis and Taylor were defenders, but that energy translates to the entire team. The offense was already void of those kinds of players. Now, the entire team is lacking, and it shows.
Kellen Moore has no fire, intensity or energy, so it should come as no surprise that the Saints are a 2-5 team with no fire, intensity or energy.
The Saints don’t have it on the coaching staff from head coach to coordinators, and it doesn’t seem to be inherently there from a roster standpoint. That’s not a good mix, and the natural result is the roster taking on leadership’s demeanor.
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