TheOak

I am sitting here at work and none of what you have listed has changed my responsibility to my family and my employer. Going out on a limb I suspect that none of what you listed will change the players responsibility in regards to those two things either.

The Saints are a team but a highly compartmentalized team as all NFL teams are. This isn't Friday Night Lights, they don't all gather in the auditorium and listen to Sean Payton every day. The line isn't going to let Drew get crushed, they all want bonus money for play off games and good stats/grades so that their next contract is as large as it can be. I am willing to bet that at least 1 player on that team has said "if Drew isn't behind us, so be it. I didn't need him him to get mine yesterday and I do not need him to get mine tomorrow." If what Drew said impacted players as much as the media says it did, Loomis would have a pile of trade requests on his desk.

Fan speculation is ignorant.