Saints fired Dennis Allen

By Ross Jackson

The New Orleans Saints made some major changes this past week, headlined by firing their former head coach Dennis Allen. The decision was the right one to make considering the team’s downward spiral. While many point to the team’s seven-game losing streak as a driving factor, some reports suggest Sunday’s result was only further confirmation for what may have been on the way one way or another.

As Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football previously reported, team owner Gayle Benson has been checking in with players about the direction of the team and, presumably, why they believed things weren’t going to plan.

On top of that, fans have made it very well known that they believed that Allen was the source of many issues. The combination of player and fan concern clearly had an impact.

Per Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, the owner had “reached a breaking point over the past few weeks.” And the fan voice only strengthened ownership’s decision.

“Benson and her group were hearing from the fan base in a way they hadn’t before,” Breer wrote. “And their resolve was strengthened through that, to the point where perception inside the building holds that Allen might’ve been fired Monday even if he’d beaten the Carolina Panthers.”

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