New Orleans Saints defensive end may have sparked a huge debate by simply trying to defend the current version of the Saints defense.
Tired of talking about Saints greats of the past– a list that includes Malcolm Jenkins, Jonathan Vilma, Will Smith, and Roman Harper– Galette fired this salvo at reporters.
“I mean, c’mon, who are you talking about?” Galette asked reporters via the New Orleans Times-Picayune. “The guys that replaced them are better than they were. … It’s not even close. Across the board. I’ll take Kenny Vaccaro any day over any safety. And I’ll take (Cam Jordan) over any defensive end. Jairus Byrd over any safety.”
Galette went to the unusual length of calling out former players by name.
“(Curtis) Lofton is putting up numbers Vilma never put up. So. It is what it is,” Galette said. “I feel like, you know, (Will Smith’s) never been a better player than me, regardless from whatever stage he was at. Or Cam.”
The Saints have the 31st best defense in the league according to FootballOutsiders, so it really doesn’t matter who plays defense for the Saints, they’re going to stink anyway.
