This game is a microcosm of why Dennis Allen will not last as Head Coach!!!!
Pete didn’t drop passes on 3rd down. DA didn’t fumble inside the 5.
coaches are lowest paid people on this team and the guys making the big bucks did not perform well today.
There's a lot of truth to this. Coaches will be judged by the performances of their players; good or bad. The difficult thing for outsiders to swallow is the length of time it takes to get the players to perform better. Ultimately that is the job of a head coach.
I'm not one to throw a coach under the bus because he has a QB who occasionally throws picks, or a receiver who occasionally drops catchable footballs, or a running back who occasionally fumbles the ball. But I can hold him accountable for not having a workable gameplan in place for his team. I can also be critical of a coach who cannot get his players mentally prepared to play their opponent on a consistent basis.
By his own word Allen said that he felt he had the players needed to make a run at the postseason and beyond. So he either lied, doesn't evaluate talent well, or simply isn't able to give his talented players what they need to be successful on the football field.
Coaching an NFL team is not an easy job. It takes long hours of hard work. You must be able to work with all sorts of personalities and know how to properly train & motivate players to get the most from their physical talents. I don't know DA personally so I can't question the time & effort that he puts into the job. I just have to believe that he wants to be successful and that he works hard to produce a high level of success.
But something seriously important is lacking in his pursuit of success. Failure is the hallmark of his head coaching career. The same success he had in his defensive coordinator role has not translated into success as a head coach... neither here nor with his previous employer. Can he ever be a successful head coach? Are you willing to wait for whatever time is needed to find out?
From what I'm reading the majority of Saints fans are not able to stomach much more of what we've been fed from Dennis Allen and his staff. No doubt they see Allen as having had the pieces needed to build a quality team in New Orleans. The learning curve should be much shorter with someone who has already had experience at the position, so it's easier to lack patience with someone who has been in this seat before.
Dennis Allen will be the Saints head coach for the remainder of this season. Everyone has to deal with this fact. But it may not be so hard to deal with him returning as our head coach for the 2024 season. Things would have to change dramatically both performance-wise & results-wise for there NOT to be a strong outcry for his removal. That may sound cruel for a guy who is working so hard to be successful. But it's the nature of the business and of the job. A job that he probably should never have been given.