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By Ross Jackson - LouisianaSports.Net

After 17 games, numerous injuries, a head coach fired, a defensive line coach demoted, five wins and 12 losses later, the New Orleans Saints season from hell is officially over.

Expectations were high coming off of a fiery 2-0 start. With 91 points scored and 15 consecutive scoring drives for the starting offense, top quarterback Derek Carr, new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and the Saints offense looked absolutely unstoppable.

But then, an injury to starting center Erik McCoy during a home loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3 brought upon an epic seven-game collapse that was capped off with the first in-season firing for a Saints head coach in decades.

After the ousting of former coach Dennis Allen, things looked to be on the way back up for New Orleans. A two game winning streak with interim head coach Darren Rizzi at the helm was a brief bright spot. Just one remaining win over the six games closed out the year, including a shutout loss–the first in the NFL this season.

Add to that numerous signs of dysfunction such as contested Injured Reserve appointments, lack of discipline on the field, an inability to play a full four quarters and the continuation of injury after injury and this Saints season could not have come to its merciful end fast enough.

Finishing the year as the last place team in the NFC South, even for those of us without high expectations of the team, is a shock. And one that won’t carry much benefit at all. ...

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