The New Orleans Saints are struggling, and 41-year old quarterback Drew Brees has caught a lot of flak for shrinking the field by not attempting many passes more than 20 yards out. Whether that’s fair criticism is up to you, but Saints running back Alvin Kamara didn’t waste time in coming to the defense of his teammate.
“I’m fine with Drew. It’s early in the season,” Kamara said in his Wednesday conference call with local media. “Everybody outside of this building has something to say and quite honestly, I don’t really give a damn. Drew has proven to be one of the best, if not the best quarterback, year in and year out and I’m expecting the same thing this year, no matter what, what’s going on.”
Brees turned in an efficient game in Week 3’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, but it was largely due to Kamara’s efforts — including a catch-and-go touchdown from 52 yards out that helped Brees’ numbers look significantly better. But Kamara is right to point out that it’s early, and even if Brees doesn’t usually play often in the preseason, missing those extra reps and practice sessions over the summer to COVID-19 does result in sloppier play across the board.
Still, the Saints are 1-2 right now. And they’re set to travel for a road game with the lowly Detroit Lions, who share the same record. Kamara is acutely aware of how differently the team (and Brees) will be perceived once they’ve gotten back to .500.
“When you’re losing, it’s easy to point and point fingers and say this and say that,” Kamara continued. “But we’ll get back on track and everybody will shut up.”
