Are you reading to misunderstand me on purpose? We had no clue what the Saints were gonna be in 2006. They were the very definition of a surprise team. A strong offense and a competent defense propelled the team to unexpected heights. Four games into the following season, there was a lot of coming-to-earth to do. Ups and downs come with the sport, and when it was evident the defense needed a new direction, Payton made a change. He fired a friend. It took two full bad seasons to do so and it almost didn’t happen.
The 2006 Saints offense began by scoring 19, 34, 16, 18, and 17 points (the 2007 Saints started worse). They got it rolling after the bye but those aren’t the numbers that inspire confidence, are they? Dennis Allen’s specialty has never once been offense, but his side of the ball mostly takes care of its business. If they start faltering he can go but until then I’d like for him to at least hire one outside OC instead of whatever all this other mess of a conversation is. Including his Raiders record in the dialogue is pointless.
He’s been a head coach one other place and that other place is one of the worst franchises in pro sports, which is and remains my original point. Payton getting his playcalling duties stripped in NYG didn’t matter once things got clicking here. Were there constant posts on this forum about his tenure ending the way it did in NYG or did people chill out because his side of the ball performed?