Chris Olave's brother complains about lack of effort in Saints defeat

Chris Olave's brother had the same thought as everyone else, hoping the Saints' No. 1 receiver would help them win every fantasy matchup on Monday.

“1 goal?” Josh Olave tweeted during the first half of the Saints' 26-13 loss to the Chiefs on Monday Night Football.

Olave had just one receiving target in the first 30 minutes and finished the game with two catches for 10 yards on just four targets – with two of those targets coming on backup quarterback Jake Haener's final drive after quarterback Derek Carr ended the game on a Slash left had injury.

“It’s frustrating,” Carr said of Olave’s quiet night. “It's not that I didn't want to throw it – I tell it (to the media) all the time, everyone knows I want to throw it to Chris. Chris knows I want to throw it to Chris. … It's frustrating when you pick up the paper afterwards and see that, because he's an incredible player, an incredible person and a good friend. I never want that to happen to him.”

It's not a good sign when family members feel compelled to comment on gaming developments, but Olave's use on Monday left many confused.

Olave is the Saints' No. 1 receiver, but he has now played two games with four or fewer targets and he has surpassed six targets only once this season.

The Chiefs have a standout cornerback in Trent McDuffie, but top receivers are typically loaded with targets to include in the offense.

Carr cited a potential big play that was missed due to a sack and another long completion that was taken away due to a penalty as plays that could have changed Olave's performance.

“Those two plays would have felt completely different,” Carr said. “We were able to attack other guys in some things when they tried to take him away, but still, you never want to see that at the end. That’s not a good feeling.”

Saints coach Dennis Allen didn't offer much of an explanation for why Olave basically did cardio all night, saying he needed to watch the tape.

“They did some good things to take him away,” Allen said.

Olave now has separate games of 11 and 10 receiving yards, spaced around three attempts over 80 yards, and has 22 catches for 275 yards and a touchdown in five games.

Olave is second in most goals on the team behind wide receiver Rashid Shaheed.

Carr and Olave have had problems in the past with the quarterback yelling at his receiver for running the wrong route last year.

Olave should be in a better position to rebound in Week 6 against a Buccaneers pass defense that allowed Kirk Cousins ​​to rush for a career-high 509 yards in the Falcons' overtime win last Thursday.