The New Orleans Saints had one of their best offensive players back on the field on Sunday, as Alvin Kamara returned from his three-game suspension.
Nonetheless, the Tennessee product couldn’t cap off his stellar return with a win.
Kamara had 13 receptions but was only able to turn them into 33 yards.
He had 84 total yards from scrimmage, almost half of the 197 total yards his team put on.
With that in mind, Kamara called out his offensive teammates for their season-long struggles, which were once again on full display after putting up just nine points against a divisional rival.
Dennis Allen’s team ranked No. 25 in points before the beginning of the game, and Kamara believes is time the coaching staff and offensive players do some soul-searching and look to get back on track for the remainder of the season, via ProFootballTalk.
“It’s been two years since we had that offense that was rolling. Now we’re kind of in this rut.” Kamara said, via John Sigler of USAToday.com. “It is what it is right now. What you see. Like I said, we’ve got to have some conversations about something. Because I don’t like losing.”
Alvin Kamara thinks it’s time for “tough conversations” about Saints offense. https://t.co/3fQJYPplaw
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 2, 2023
QB Derek Carr was once again behind center despite the rumors of him potentially missing time with his shoulder injury, so it makes sense that they struggled to move the chains against Todd Bowles’ team and defense.
Allen admitted that the offense is still a work in progress, and it might take a while until we see them at their best.
Chris Olave is an elite young wide receiver already, but Carr hasn’t looked comfortable in his new offense just yet.
Practice makes perfect, but the Saints might need to turn things around quite quickly, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers look like the strongest team in the NFC South right now.
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