New Orleans Saints out of Reasons to Stand by Rob Ryan

November 16, 2015   ·   Kristopher Knox   ·   Jump to comments

For what seemed like merely a brief moment, it actually felt like the New Orleans Saints might be able to push their way back into playoff contention this season. By logging three consecutive wins, the Saints managed to improve to 4-4 by Week 8, and the offense was showing glimpses of the greatness that has largely defined the Drew Brees era.
Unfortunately, any idea that the Saints might be able to salvage the season died over the past two weeks. 
Giving up an 11-point lead to the Tennessee Titans to drop a Week 9 overtime game was bad—Tennessee has seen enough disarray this season to cost Ken Whisenhunt his job. Getting blown out 47 to 14 by the Washington Redskins on Sunday? Well, that might have been the nail in the proverbial coffin for the Saints' 2015 season.
If Johnny Utah is going to get the man responsible, he needs to look no further than New Orleans defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. The putrid performance of his defense has been the most glaring ...

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