Breaking! Saints fired Dennis Allen (3 Viewers)

[kcirdor]

The controlled narrative failed if it makes the GM look impotent.

 

[DerrickB]

 

[Nolan]

You know, sometimes organizations put out narratives they want out there, to control the message to the public.

It very well could be that Mickey supported the firing but they decided it’s best to pin it on the owner so that potential hires won’t look at our situation as “Dang, that GM may fire me if we have a rash of injuries” or “Man what a loyal GM, I’d love to work with that guy.”

Not saying that is the case here, but it isn’t implausible.

What I do know for sure is that the PR the Saints released was vetted and is THEIR narrative, for one reason or another, and it’s more likely than not to include some event fudging.

Certainly it's possible but I think it's a bit of a reach. Mickey would have done something long ago if he supported the firing. He certainly wouldn't be gaslighting fans all season long on his "coaches show" about how we need to look beyond the results. If that's his belief, you really think he wouldn't have just stood behind his guy and toughed it out?

After all - it was an avalanche of injuries. It took it's toll. Those were his exact words in his press release after the firing. Nothing about needing to be better as a team. Nothing about it being the best decision for the organization. Just more excuses.

So no, I don't believe that Mickey supported the firing. Gayle apparently listened to players and their stance on the coaching situation. What did Mickey do last year? He had guys sit down in his office to tell them to get on board because it isn't changing.

I understand you really want to give this guy the benefit of the doubt, but there's just really too much out there that backs Mickey not wanting this to happen.

 

[NewOrleansFan]

Please get this guy outta here. We just lost to the Panthers. 275-1

 

[Goatman Saint]

He’s gotta go. Sorry but he’s gotta be gone

 

[Outbackjack]

He seems more frustrated with Duncan’s parking lot article ……than Allen’s own players not respecting him, Allen’s insistence on playing scared, you know….things that actually mattered.

 

[SAINT BIGAL]

Wow. He looks defeated. No pun intended.

 

[Goatman Saint]

He seems more frustrated with Duncan’s parking lot article ……than Allen’s own players not respecting him, Allen’s insistence on playing scared, you know….things that actually mattered.

I believe Loomis needs to put his head down, be quiet and do a really good job as Mrs Benson went around him to make that change

 

[treeduck]

The more he talks the more inept he seems to be as a GM. We hardly ever used to hear from him during the season in the years when he seemed effective in the job.

 

[BreesusSaves]

Gotta be honest. This really doesn't give me the idea Benson and Loomis are even reading the same book.

 

[los226]

He just can’t stop making excuses for his golden boy

 

[Nolan]

The more he talks the more inept he seems to be as a GM. We hardly ever used to hear from him during the season in the years when he seemed effective in the job.

Ego, man. Why on earth would a GM want their own "coaches show"? There's no reason for it unless you have a wildly inflated ego.

 

[Nolan]

Pressure and stress caused an NFL team to fire their head coach, not his performance?

How is Saints PR allowing this to happen? That makes us look SO bad.

 

[Optimistic Ozzy]

Just need that quote with some gum smackin’, condescending, Hall of Fame comparison BS.

 

[Nolan]

“It just gets right back to what stares at you right in the face is that we’ve had an abnormal amount of injuries, including to our quarterback, and we haven’t been able to overcome that, and so that puts pressure and stress on the organization and ultimately it was cause for a change,” Loomis said.

It's just wild that he's allowed to speak at this point. He's basically saying that the organization caved to public pressure instead of standing behind it being the right decision for the football team. That's absolutely unheard of. There's a classy way of saying that a coach isn't getting it done. You don't have to call him bad. But certainly you can be professional enough to say something along the lines of "we felt it was in the best interest of the organization to make a change at head coach" - it's really not that difficult. This dude is a PR nightmare.