WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis and coach Sean Payton knew they couldn’t hide as they sat behind a table stationed on a terrace overlooking a pair of practice fields at The Greenbrier when they came out to meet the media.
There’s been too much talk and too much written not to take some responsibility for what happened with linebacker Junior Galette. While the player should burden the bulk of the blame for the behavior that led to his release last week, something broke down on the organization’s side of things. It’s an expensive mistake, and it hurts on many levels, but the Saints are owning it.