NEW ORLEANS—The New Orleans Saints’ offseason of bounty-scandal turbulence gave way to an afternoon of exasperation in their season-opening loss to the Washington Redskins.
“Today was a day that was frustrating because our fans deserved more than what we gave them,” said Aaron Kromer, the fill-in head coach of the Saints. “When it was all said and done, they deserved more. They deserved better play by the New Orleans Saints.”
The Saints were called for a dozen penalties and committed three turnovers on Sunday. They couldn’t slow down Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III and never led after the first quarter.
“It’s disappointing that it was our home opener, with all the emotion and everything going into this game, to come out and not play as well as we know we should have,” quarterback Drew Brees said. “It really comes down to all the things that we know don’t win you football games. .
“Today was a day that was frustrating because our fans deserved more than what we gave them,” said Aaron Kromer, the fill-in head coach of the Saints. “When it was all said and done, they deserved more. They deserved better play by the New Orleans Saints.”
The Saints were called for a dozen penalties and committed three turnovers on Sunday. They couldn’t slow down Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III and never led after the first quarter.
“It’s disappointing that it was our home opener, with all the emotion and everything going into this game, to come out and not play as well as we know we should have,” quarterback Drew Brees said. “It really comes down to all the things that we know don’t win you football games. .