Saints coach blames one player for controversial play

New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen. Maria Lysaker-USA TODAY Sports

Saints head coach pins blame on one player for controversial play

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 10/20/23

Chris Olave is not exactly getting a lot of support from the New Orleans Saints over one play in Thursday night’s game that raised some questions.

Saints quarterback Derek Carr could be seen blowing up at Olave after what appeared to be a botched play during the fourth quarter of Thursday’s loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Derek Carr and his WRs have been out of synch all night and Carr has had enough…
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— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) October 20, 2023

On Friday, head coach Dennis Allen was asked about the play, and confirmed that Olave had run the wrong route.

Allen was asked about the incompletion from Carr to Olave that's gotten a lot of attention. Allen said Olave "didn't run that route the way it needs to be run," so the result was a throwaway OOB

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) October 20, 2023

The goal was to get Olave into a one-on-one situation, but things did not work out that way. Carr was livid after the play, which led to a fourth down and a punt.

Regardless of who is at fault, the Saints offense is terribly out of sync, and Carr’s outbursts are becoming alarmingly common. The problems clearly go beyond Olave, who was a 1,000-yard receiver as a rookie in 2022.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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