Ex-Saints coach Jim Mora rips legendary kicker Morten Andersen in epic rant after New Orleans' loss to Rams
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During his lengthy tenure as an NFL head coach, Jim Mora did not shy away from sharing his blunt takes on a variety of football-related topics.
On Thursday, Mora went on a classic rant as he reacted to Hall of Fame kicker Morten Andersen's take on the current state of the New Orleans Saints. The 88-year-old was inside SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles to watch his former team suffer a 30-22 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.
After the game, Mora made his routine appearance on New Orleans TV station WDSU's postgame show and was asked if he agreed with Andersen's suggestion that "Saints fans deserve better than what we saw tonight."
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New Orleans Saints head coach Jim Mora looks on during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park in San Francisco on Oct. 29, 1995. (George Rose/Getty Images)
Shortly after the Saints dropped to 7-8 on the season, Andersen took to X to express his frustrations with the state of his former team.
"No, these guys bust their tail out here — our players and coaches and everything," Mora quickly replied when asked if he agreed with Andersen's assessment.
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Mora then pointed out that the Saints' postseason hopes remain alive.
"Don’t tell me the Saints fans deserve something better than that. I mean they get what they get," he said. "They’ve gotta hang in there with the Saints. They may not, but they still could make the playoffs this season. So what’s going to happen when they make the playoffs?"
Mora then took aim at Andersen's football credentials and