10 most disappointing Saints players in 2023

I give Cam a slight pass. An aging player can't take on the amount of work our offense is forcing this defense to do.

Only player I'd leave off is Olave, I lay that at the feet of Carr. Replace him with Ramczyk.

Hard to call Payton Turner a disappointment since he didn't merit any expectations to begin with. I'd also move Penning higher, probably to that No. 2 spot.

I'd throw Ram in there too. Age is definitely starting to rear it's ugly head with him this season.

Seemed like Carr was bonding more with MT during the offseason. Didn't hear much about him working with Olave.

I wouldn't put olave on this list. I think his frustration got the better of him a few times, but he's a pro bowl level WR.

Rest of the list is pretty accurate.

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On the flipside, who is actually exceeded expectations?

Adebo
Peat
Shaheed
Granderson

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I'd give Lattimore a shoutout. He quietly had a great offseason and played some of his best ball this year.

Agree with the list. Pretty much why we are in the position we are in.

Just 10??

I'll drop this in here.

32 NFL Teams.

Hedley has managed to rank 35th in NFL average so far this year. 29th in net to his credit (probowl whispers in the air)

Disappointing:
Derek Carr--Horrible
Trevor Penning--Basically a rookie, but WTF he played bad. I still don't understand how he got slighlty better each of the 1st 3 games then absolutely fell off
Juwan Johnson--WTF
Ryan Ramzyk--Age? Injuries? Both?
Pete Werner--Not that he's played horrible, just was hoping for him to take the next step
Erick McCoy--Not that he's played horrible, but I'm not sure how much the Guard play on either side has affected his performance
Khalen Saunders--Never did put up much stats in KC, but I thought he either could've taken the next step or at least be seen influencing more plays

They are who we knew they were:
Cam Jordan--Good, but some decline. Father time is undefeated
Demario Davis--Good, but some decline. Father time again
Tyrann Mathieu--Good, but some decline. Father time again
Marcus Maye--Not too much to say here
Alontae Taylor--Still young, high energy, takes chances and wins some & loses some
Nathan Shepherd--Serviceable, but was surprised he got as much $ as he did
Payton Turner--Cannot stay healthy, but looked good when active
Tanoh Kpassgnon--Just another guy, rotational & serviceable
Chris Olave--Good route runner perhaps better than I thought, but still needs to work on effort & attitude along with making more contested catches
Caesar Ruiz--Just another guy, but hoped he would step up
James Hurst--Serviceable as he's always been
Foster Moreau--Just another guy as he's always been

Performed better than expected:
Paulson Adebo--Playing well
Carl Granderson--Playing well, our only edge pass rusher
Bryan Bresee--Very effective pass rusher already, would be great if he can improve on run D to be an every down force
Marshon Lattimore--Playing good before injury
Issaic Yiadom--Pretty good in spot duty, better than just another guy I thought he'd be
Jordan Howden--People are shitting on him a bit for a late round pick rookie I think he's doing okay. Similar to Alontae Taylor, high energy & effort guy, wins & loses some, just needs more consistency
Rasheed Shaheed--Needs to be more involved
Michael Thomas--Still crisp route runner, physical, and can make great contested soft hand catches on fast balls without having to trap against his body
Andrus Peat at LT--(WTF right?)

Kamara, Jamal Williams, & Taysom Hill are in a class of their own. Kamara & Hill still show us very good plays we're accustomed to, but Kamara especially I feel like is held back by Carmichael's offense. Williams has been a let down but also is held back because we cannot run block to save our life