This game is a microcosm of why Dennis Allen will not last as Head Coach!!!!

Remember when Jim Haslett, himself a former NFL linebacker, couldn't scout, draft, or sign a quality NFL linebacker to save his life?

When Dennis Allen is that incompetent at scouting or coaching defense, I will call for him to be replaced. Sean Payton got to hire five different defensive coordinators in his tenure as Saints HC, and he almost didn't make what was the most important change when the time came to do so. He did, and the team was rewarded with a championship for it. That candle - as well as the next three - didn't burn very long, because evolutions in NFL offenses quickly made those guys outdated, but this is a defense that has not been less than pretty good since 2017. None of Payton's other DCs can claim sustained defensive consistency like this anywhere they've been.

I am willing to let Dennis Allen truly hire one, and maybe even two, offensive coordinators who are not Sean Payton holdovers, just as Payton was allowed to go outside of his long-term working trust and relationship with Gary Gibbs. Allen's unit is getting its job done, and I know having a strong defense isn't the esteemed and glamorous fan-friendly preference if one were made to choose, but it's working. I don't want the Saints to become a franchise that cycles through head coaches in rapid-fire succession. No team that has done that over the past 5-15 years is anything more than semi-decent today, and many still rank amongst the league's worst.