In defense of Allen (gulp)
Dennis Allen ain't even close to being it. It's pretty terrible. Unfortunately, he'll probably win enough games to stick around for another year. But he's an awful head coach. I don't care about the injuries, I don't care about the QB situation. I've seen enough to know that this is what he'll always be. A dud.
An absolutely lazy hire thinking that he could carry on and continue Sean Payton's system. I voiced my reluctance over it after Sean retired and it's proving to be true. Yea, it was nice and all during camp and pre-season. Guys saying the right things, but no bullets were flying. Now that he has to try and win real NFL games, we're seeing what he is. A terrible excuse for a head football coach. This is what he is, the guy shows zero potential for growth. It's the same story after every game. "Hey, look, we got a lot to clean up" -- OK dude. Sure.
The outstanding culture that Payton built is about to go bye-bye. Once the L's start to stack up, all that is out of the window. Putting DA and Pete Carmichael at the steering wheel to lead this football team were unforgivable moves. This team needed a new face and a real leader of men to start fresh after Sean's retiring. Every successful coach has an 'it' factor. Whether that's fire, emotion, innovation, motivation. Players need to fear you, respect you, and love you. There's SOMETHING in every single one. Dennis Allen has zero of those qualities. Loomis hired an emotionless head coach and thought we could win games by setting cruise control. Nahhhhhhhhh. This sucks, y'all.