Canal Street Chronicles
New Orleans starts the 2024 preseason 1-0.
The New Orleans Saints defeated the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night, 16-14 to start the 2024 preseason 1-0. Next up is the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara on Sunday night.
So, let’s take a look back at some important quotes after Saturday’s win in Glendale:
Saints Head Coach Dennis Allen on QB’s Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener:
“I thought he executed with poise. I thought he made some plays. I thought he was able to create a little bit with his feet when things didn’t go exactly how you wanted it to. I thought he did a good job, I thought Haener did well. I thought he came in and executed his job. I was pleased with what we were able to accomplish there with those two players. We’re going to go back and we’re going to look at the tape and we are going to make the corrections that we need to make. There’s some things we have to be better at, but I thought overall for our first preseason game and this being Spencer’s first shot out, I was pleased with what I saw.” On what the quarterbacks looked like under pressure: “I thought both of them made plays, I thought both of them did some good stuff. Both of them led two-minute drives. You can never get enough of that type of situational work, and I think in particular for those young guys to be put in those situations I thought both of them responded well.” On OL Taliese Fuaga getting reps and his first impression of Fuaga
Saints QB Derek Carr on celebrating Charlie Smyth's game winning field goal:
“I hope someone has a photo of the most awkward high-five I’ve ever received in my life. I went to give him five and I don’t know what it was. I’m lucky I didn’t break my hand. He was juiced and rightfully so. He just told us, and I didn’t know this, he hadn’t kicked a football like a year ago. He had never kicked a football. To go out there and kick a game-winner, even though it’s preseason, who cares? That’s something he’ll remember forever. That’s pretty awesome.
Saints QB Spencer Rattler on his first game operating a new offense:
We had zero issues with the operation. The operation went super smooth. We could have had better execution here and there, that is what first games are for to work those kinks out. First live game I was happy to go in there and play ball, put my foot on the gas and come out with a win.”
Saints QB Jake Haener on his 58-yard pass to A.T. Perry:
Not bad for a guy with a weak arm. I just had to step up in the pocket and give my guy a shot and I think I got it down there pretty good.”
Saints DB Rico Payton on playing in his first NFL game:...
