Saints' HC knows there are no friends when it comes to being on opposite sidelines
The New Orleans Saints have a huge game coming up on their schedule for Week 6, as they will be facing the Cincinnati Bengals, a team who is coming off of a Super Bowl performance. There is supposedly a lot going on this week that makes this such a big matchup. You have Joe Burrow […]
The New Orleans Saints have a huge game coming up on their schedule for Week 6, as they will be facing the Cincinnati Bengals, a team who is coming off of a Super Bowl performance.
There is supposedly a lot going on this week that makes this such a big matchup. You have Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase visiting New Orleans for the first time since they both won the National Championship with the LSU Tigers, which means there will likely be a ton of orange jerseys in the 'dome.
Because of this, there are a ton of Saints fans that are cheering for Burrow and Chase's success over the Saints' success. Honestly, this issue is kind of splitting the Saints fanbase in half.
As for the Bengals, they are bringing three players with them who once played for the Saints. Bengals' safety Vonn Bell, cornerback Eli Apple, and defensive end Trey Hendrickson were all on the Saints' defense before and actually played under now-head coach Dennis Allen.
"They were good players for us," Allen told the media when asked about seeing his three former players. "They are good players for them. I’ve got a lot of respect for all three of those guys. They are playing well. I’m happy for them. I hope they don’t have a lot of success on Sunday, but they are doing a really nice job."
Allen coached them on defense, so of course, he wants to see them do well. however, he also knows what these guys are capable of doing.
Trey Hendrickson is an absolute unit, and he is one of the guys Allen needs to worry about on that Bengals' defense. In his last year in New Orleans, he had 13.5 sacks. Then, last year he had 14 sacks for the Bengals. While he does only have 2.5 sacks so far this year, he can still go off at any time.
Apple is one guy I'm definitely not worried about. He has become a meme since leaving the Saints, as he has gotten burnt by some receivers almost every week. Bell is a good player and is one of the more underrated safeties in the league.
These guys will show up to play though, as it is their former team. So don't be surprised if they play with a ton of intensity on Sunday.
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