Aug 19th 2008 7:30PM by Tom Mantzouranis (author feed)
Filed under: Saints, NFC SouthAfter being humiliated (again) in the Saints’ contest against the Texans last weekend, Jason David was at least man enough to stand up and answer questions about it.
“Looking at it from a fans point of view, I’d probably boo myself, too,” David said. “The fans have a high expectation, and so do I and the coaching staff. “This is the NFL. It’s part of the game. There’s no one to blame but myself. I’m the only who can really stop the boos.”
Oh, that’s just fantastic. At least, it would be if we hadn’t been down this road before. Repeating the “I’ve got to get better” defense is hollow unless you eventually, you know, get better. And David has not. Meanwhile, Drew Brees thinks the booing is disgraceful.
“C’mon people. We haven’t even started playing games that count yet. It’s extremely unfair. We’re talking about the first quarter of our first preseason game at home. The bottom line is we all need to improve — offense, defense and special teams. We shouldn’t be hearing boos, especially at this time. We should be hearing encouragement.”
Sorry, but this is the only time I’ll ever disagree with Brees, though I understand that he has to say that. While I do believe fans are too fickle most of the time, this isn’t just the first quarter of their first preseason game at home. The fans were booing the futility of a player who lost games last year, not a team working off rust. I’ve previously advocated keeping him, but David is being outplayed by every other corner on the roster. It’s a numbers game, and his might be up.