In about the same amount of time it took the Saints bandwagon to empty, their hospital ward is filling up.You know about how Deuce McAllister tore his ACL on Monday night, and you know how emo the whole thing made me (that wound up being a long night of Dashboard Confessional singalongs and posting depressing missives on my MySpace page). But there's worse news.
Jason David will miss four-to-six weeks with a broken forearm, David Patten (strained calf) and Scott Fujita (sore ankle) are both expected to miss one-to-two weeks, and Jammal Brown has a dislocated finger. Thankfully for a large number of reasons, the Saints have an early bye this week. That should allow Patten, Fujita, and Brown to recover on time for the Week 5 game against Carolina.
As for David, despite the reputation garnered from the season opener in Indianapolis, the injury is a pretty big loss. David has been responsible for a large number of the big plays surrendered this season, but he's also been responsible for the only two big plays the Saints have made on defense, as well.
Stepping into his spot will be Usama Young, the third-rounder from Kent State (Neil Young would be so proud). Young has been the only rookie to get any playing time this season, and played well in increased action Sunday. While Young is green, he's incredibly athletic, and I'm intrigued to see what he can offer. Plus, you know, it's not like things could get much worse in New Orleans right now. Might as well throw the youngsters in and see how they fare.
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When it rains it pours. The rookie Saints players have their opportunity to continue the winning tradition of the Saints this season.