I don't like what Allen said or the way he said it. But as an out-of-towner, although I love New Orleans and consider it my home away from home, the streets of the tourist areas are filthy and there obviously is a crime problem.
Allen said it in a really crappy way, but clearly you can criticize a city while not criticizing the citizens, since many citizens criticize the city for the very things I just posted. On the flip side, you can certainly apologize to one without the other.
What you're saying is right up there with "you can't support the troops without supporting the war."
That all said, Jared Allen is a ******bag and I couldn't care less what he thinks of any city anywhere.