Saints fans aren’t happy with the product being put out on the field by their team, and it’s hard to cast much blame to them with New Orleans now on a dismal five-game losing streak. Boos and calls for head coach Dennis Allen’s job rained down before the Caesars Superdome stands began to clear out, leaving an orange swath of Denver Broncos fans in the lower bowl on Thursday night.
That’s something star running back Alvin Kamara made clear he understands well following the team’s 33-10 loss.
“I’ve been here eight years and I’ve never seen the Dome clear out like that,” Kamara said. “And I can’t blame them. They’re fed up. … I get it. I would leave, too.”
The way the Saints have performed since opening the season with two consecutive wins and what looked like could be a genuinely dangerous offense with a lot of firepower behind it with 91 points scored over that same time span.
Kamara has served as one of the team’s only bright spots looking at either side of the football, totaling 428 rushing yards on 104 carries with six touchdowns. As the popular example for what’s expected of NFL running backs in the modern era, Kamara has also been a factor out of the backfield in the receiving game. He has tallied 28 receptions on 36 targets so far this season with one score through the air.
He can’t do it all alone, though. The Saints will have their next opportunity to get back to the right side of the win column next Sunday when they go up against the Los Angeles Chargers on the road. And if fans make their voices and disapproval heard again? He gets it.
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