Isa is also branded as a thug for going in at 100% at times regardless of damage to himself -but he's only a small % of the equivalent from Saints where there are a good half dozen players you could say the same of.
I admire they way Saints keep their level of intensity and commitment, it makes them so hard to beat even when they are getting outplayed and offering little in attack, but there is a (naturally) very one eyed way they have when branding us as thugs.
AS said previously, there is a fine line between intensity and recklessness and Saints have frequently overstepped it the past few seasons.