New Orleans Saints tight end Foster Moreau addressed the media Monday only a few hours after the news that head coach Dennis Allen would be fired and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi would take over as interim head coach. Moreau spoke on Rizzi being promoted as well as the Saints’ current record and situation during his media availability and had strong feelings towards the situation as a whole.
Regarding the record and team performance, he said, “We’re 2-7, and our head coach got fired today and I’m going to say, generally speaking, every individual has a hand in our record and performance.”
He followed up with two more quotes regarding Rizzi and the city of New Orleans, saying, “For those of you that know Darren Rizzi, he’s an unbelievable leader of men.”
“This city deserves winners. These are (redacted) tough people.”
He also discussed last week in practice, regarding it as one of their best weeks in practice, saying energy, commitment, and leadership were all high.
Finally he was asked who had addressed the team so far to that point on Monday, to which he responded with Darren Rizzi. When asked a followup regarding if they heard from the front office/ownership, he responded with “No.”
Ultimately Moreau was realistic in his responses, and seemed fed up to an extent within reason, but also optimistic for the promotion of Rizzi to interim head coach and the future of the team. That is a good sign ultimately, as having the players rally behind a new coach is most definitely positive.
