Saints 1st-year coach Allen bemoans inconsistent play
2 years, 4 months ago

Saints 1st-year coach Allen bemoans inconsistent play

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Dennis Allen will need the second half of his first season as Saints head coach to go better than the first if New Orleans is to entertain any postseason possibilities. And we have had too many games where there’s been a phase or two that hasn’t operated in a way that we think gives us an opportunity to win.” Ideally, stars such as receiver Michael Thomas and cornerback Marshon Lattimore would have remained healthy and New Orleans would not have felt compelled to replace season-opening starting quarterback Jameis Winston with Andy Dalton in Week 4. Allen made it clear even after Monday night’s loss that he sees New Orleans’ offense functioning better with Dalton under center. Lattimore, the Saints’ top defensive back, has missed the past four games with an abdomen injury, but Allen said he’s “closer” to returning.

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NFL Team Calls Him 'Excellent Football Coach' But They Still Fire The Guy
4 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL Team Calls Him 'Excellent Football Coach' But They Still Fire The Guy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints fired coach Dennis Allen on Monday, a day after a loss at last-place Carolina extended the Saints’ losing streak to seven games — their longest since 1999. Allen was promoted by general manager Mickey Loomis after a six-season tenure as New Orleans’ defensive coordinator, a period that saw his unit …

Saints searching for remedies as they try to avoid their worst skid since 2005
5 months, 1 week ago

Saints searching for remedies as they try to avoid their worst skid since 2005

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Decades have passed since New Orleans Saints home games were associated with vast expanses of empty seats in a gloomy Superdome, interspersed with humiliated fans wearing brown paper bags over their heads. “It’s extremely frustrating because I just feel like the first two weeks of the season, man, we were a really good football team,” Allen said. …

Broncos' Payton Returns to New Orleans, but Saints' Skid Continues
5 months, 1 week ago

Broncos' Payton Returns to New Orleans, but Saints' Skid Continues

Associated Press  

Sean Payton's return to New Orleans is a moment of nostalgia for the city and a test for the Saints' defense. The Broncos will be looking to capitalize on the Saints' struggles and secure their first win in the Big Easy since 2010. The game will also be a reunion between Payton and his former coaching mentor, Dennis Allen. The …

Saints try to end 4-game skid as ex-coach Sean Payton returns to the Superdome with the Broncos
5 months, 1 week ago

Saints try to end 4-game skid as ex-coach Sean Payton returns to the Superdome with the Broncos

Associated Press  

Denver at New Orleans Thursday, 8:15 p.m. EDT, Amazon Prime Video. He also has carried 37 times for 180 yards and three touchdowns.. WR Courtland Sutton leads Broncos receivers with 21 catches for 277 yards and two touchdowns.. WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey spent the first three seasons of his career with the Saints.. Rookie WR Troy Franklin had first career TD …

The Saints’ new offense is working to rebound after being slowed by the Eagles
6 months ago

The Saints’ new offense is working to rebound after being slowed by the Eagles

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Did the Saints’ new offense get exposed? Yet everybody in the NFL has to deal with those challenges.” A 15-12 loss to the Eagles has brought the Saints back to Earth after a remarkable first two games of the season in which they were the NFL’s highest-scoring team with an average victory margin of 28 points. “They’re …

Current Saints regime urgently seeking to end New Orleans’ 3-year playoff absence
7 months ago

Current Saints regime urgently seeking to end New Orleans’ 3-year playoff absence

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS EXPECTATIONS: The Saints are in the midst of a three-season playoff absence and coach Dennis Allen is under pressure to get his club back to the postseason in what will be his third season in charge. But the offense struggled for much of last season with veteran QB Derek Carr under center, particularly in the final stages …

Saints GM Loomis defends retaining Allen, blames self for club getting ‘too comfortable’
1 year, 2 months ago

Saints GM Loomis defends retaining Allen, blames self for club getting ‘too comfortable’

Associated Press  

— New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis on Wednesday shot back at a groundswell of fans who’ve called recently for coach Dennis Allen’s firing and urged critics to consider the records that several of the most successful coaches in NFL history posted in their first few seasons. “The easy thing to do — the lazy thing to do — …

Saints coach Dennis Allen expects to be back, but says changes are coming
1 year, 2 months ago

Saints coach Dennis Allen expects to be back, but says changes are coming

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Dennis Allen expects to keep his job after New Orleans improved by two victories, finished with a winning record and missed the playoffs by the narrowest of margins. “We have to find a way to overcome that one play.” Jordan said such losses come down more to players’ execution in critical situations than coaching, adding …

For Saints coach Dennis Allen, players’ decision to score late vs. Atlanta was no mutiny
1 year, 2 months ago

For Saints coach Dennis Allen, players’ decision to score late vs. Atlanta was no mutiny

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Dennis Allen is taking a nuanced view of his players’ decision to disobey coaches’ orders and hand the ball off to Jamaal Williams for a 1-yard touchdown run in the final minute of a season-ending 48-17 victory over Atlanta. “Those players went out and played their tail off in the last five games of the …

Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons
1 year, 2 months ago

Saints players defy their own coaches and score from kneel-down formation, angering the Falcons

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Reserve quarterback Jameis Winston and New Orleans’ offense capped off a convincing victory with an aggressive play call that defied the orders of their own coaches and upset the rival Atlanta Falcons. Leading 41-17 with 1:10 left, the Saints lined up in “victory formation” — indicating Winston intended to take a knee to run out the clock …

Saints’ aggressive play-calling ends up coming back to hurt them in loss to Rams
1 year, 3 months ago

Saints’ aggressive play-calling ends up coming back to hurt them in loss to Rams

Associated Press  

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — New Orleans coach Dennis Allen knew coming into Thursday night against the Los Angeles Rams that the Saints couldn’t be conservative in their decisions. Knowing the type of team and the offense that we were playing, kicking field goals wasn’t going to be the way to go and try to win this game,” Allen said. The Rams …

Saints offense fails to finish drives in 24-15 loss to Falcons
1 year, 4 months ago

Saints offense fails to finish drives in 24-15 loss to Falcons

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — The New Orleans Saints spent time during their bye week working on their red zone offense. The Saints managed to get inside the Falcons 40 on eight possessions, but those resulted in just five field goals, two turnovers and a missed field goal during a 24-15 loss. “Bates is a really good player and it’s not the first …

With Saints’ offense continuing to struggle, coach Dennis Allen rules out staff changes
1 year, 5 months ago

With Saints’ offense continuing to struggle, coach Dennis Allen rules out staff changes

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints’ brass expected their $150 million investment in Derek Carr to pay off in the form of enhanced production from a proven set of skill players around him. That dropped New Orleans’ scoring average to 15.5 points per game, tied for fourth lowest in the NFL before Monday night’s game. I understand everyone’s frustration …

Saints’ bye comes as an all-but-lost season winds down
2 years, 3 months ago

Saints’ bye comes as an all-but-lost season winds down

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Saints star receiver Michael Thomas and season-opening starting quarterback Jameis Winston have not played since Week 3 — and that has turned out to be just the beginning of what has gone awry for New Orleans in 2022. “It hurts because I know how much all these guys in this locker room and on this coaching staff …

Saints’ Allen doesn’t see latest loss sparking major changes
2 years, 3 months ago

Saints’ Allen doesn’t see latest loss sparking major changes

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Dennis Allen doesn’t see the benefit of trying to overhaul lineups or change coaching staff duties now. “Situationally, we’ve got to be better,” Allen said Monday after studying video of the loss. Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans “got behind us on a second and 20 and that was a huge play,” Allen said. “There were …

Saints’ renewed focus on fundamentals appeared to pay off
2 years, 4 months ago

Saints’ renewed focus on fundamentals appeared to pay off

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Saints coach Dennis Allen placed a renewed focus on fundamentals during the past week of practice and it appeared to pay off. New Orleans did not turn the ball over, didn’t have many missed tackles and was called for just two penalties during a 27-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday that kept the Saints …

Saints’ Allen foreshadows potential QB change in Week 11
2 years, 4 months ago

Saints’ Allen foreshadows potential QB change in Week 11

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Quarterback Jameis Winston’s return to the Saints’ lineup appears more likely this week than at any time since his removal — in part because of back and ankle injuries — in Week 4. “We’ve got to look at everything,” Saints coach Dennis Allen said Monday when asked about the possibility of making a change from Andy Dalton, …

Allen: ‘Bad day at the office’ for Saints offense vs. Ravens
2 years, 4 months ago

Allen: ‘Bad day at the office’ for Saints offense vs. Ravens

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — With the Saints trailing Baltimore 14-0 late in the first half, Andy Dalton overthrew open receiver Marquez Callaway in the end zone. New Orleans settled for a field goal on the last play of the half after Dalton’s misfire, which sailed off of Callaway’s fingertips, and did not get a touchdown until the game was out of …

Allen’s injury puts Bills’ Super Bowl aspirations on hold
2 years, 4 months ago

Allen’s injury puts Bills’ Super Bowl aspirations on hold

Associated Press  

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Concerns over the Buffalo Bills’ troubling loss to the New York Jets were quickly overshadowed by even bigger worries regarding the status of Josh Allen’s throwing elbow on Monday. Suddenly, the entirety of the organization and its fanbase is holding its collective breath while awaiting the results of medical tests to determine the severity of Allen’s …

Saints’ Allen praises Dalton, but won’t rule out Winston
2 years, 5 months ago

Saints’ Allen praises Dalton, but won’t rule out Winston

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — First-year New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen isn’t ready to commit to starting Jameis Winston or Andy Dalton at quarterback for his increasingly desperate team’s next game. “I don’t have complete information on that as we sit here today.” Dalton, a former Cincinnati starter who is now in his 12th season, received a spot start in Sunday’s …

Saints’ Sean Payton steps down as coach after 16 years
3 years, 2 months ago

Saints’ Sean Payton steps down as coach after 16 years

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — Before Sean Payton took his first head coaching job in New Orleans in 2006, the Saints had a grand total of one playoff victory since their founding in 1967. “I don’t like the word retirement,” Payton said Tuesday afternoon at an announcement attended by owner Gayle Benson, top management and assistant coaches. Payton said he urged the …

New Orleans Saints suffer fourth straight loss as Buffalo Bills roll to victory
3 years, 4 months ago

New Orleans Saints suffer fourth straight loss as Buffalo Bills roll to victory

The Independent  

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