Published October 15, 2026 06:20 AM
Saints owner Gayle Benson’s decision to publicly air her frustrations about the team’s 1-4 start earlier this week drew a lot of attention because of how blunt she was about her disappointment and how rarely she shares her views about the state of the franchise.
Quarterback Tyler Shough was among those who caught what Benson had to say and he said on Wednesday that Benson “wasn’t saying anything that wasn’t already known” about how things have unfolded so far this season. Shough said that the team shares Benson’s desire for better results and that they are not going to change their approach to the job because she has gone public with them.
“You obviously see it, it’s all over social media,” Shough said. “It doesn’t affect our day-to-day process and we can’t let it regardless. We win a game and you’re the greatest people ever, and you lose some games and it’s the worst thing ever. So I’ve said it before: We’re going to have a really good chance to go on a run here. I think it starts with controlling what we can and all of a sudden the narrative changes, or not and we continue to slip and we’ve got to find a way to control that.”
A trip to New Jersey to face the Giants will be the Saints’ first chance to shift the narrative with a trip to Paris to face the Steelers and a bye week on tap from there. If they can get to that bye at 3-4, things should feel a little less pressured in New Orleans but the alternative won’t have anyone resting easy about what kind of changes could be in the franchise’s future.