ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Dennis Allen on return to New Orleans Saints, working with Rob Ryan - New Orleans Saints Blog - ESPN

METAIRIE, La. -- Dennis Allen deftly handled the question that has been the elephant in the room since he was hired as a senior defensive assistant coach for the New Orleans Saints in January.

Allen was asked by WWL radio host Jim Henderson last week about the perception that he is the “defensive coordinator in waiting” in case current coordinator Rob Ryan’s unit struggles again like it did in 2014.

“Well, the first thing I’d say is perception’s not reality,” said Allen, who was interviewed for the first time since returning to New Orleans last week in pre-draft shows with WWL radio and the Saints’ website.

...Allen’s interviews got a bit lost in the shuffle since they took place hours before the draft kicked off. But I wanted to circle back to them since Allen's return was arguably as notable as any addition the Saints made later that night.

Many sources I’ve talked to about the Allen hire suggested he will have a “calming influence” on the defense and may help bring more structure...


This will go down as the most important offseason acquisition for the defense...:bng:

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

what no what a moron statements :)

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Say what?

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Thats a good piece. We have a wealth of experience now both in the front office and the coaching staff with the additions of Ireland and Allen.

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

I'm very excited about his return.

No matter what his role is or will be - I strongly feel that the end result cannot be anything but improved by his presence.

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Say what, no what, say no? ;)

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

C'mon, everyone, "Take One Down, Pass It Around, Ninety-nine..."

Am curious if Hagan is soliciting moronic statements from us or the ESPN talking heads...

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

As I understood it, Hagan was referring to the title of the article - as in Allen commenting on meeting with Ryan.

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Will they use this training technique?

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Who is that, Bobby Bouche?

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Our defense is better with him in the fold. And I do believe that our defense is about to get some coaching.

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Just FIX it!

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Coaching Depth Chart?!?

Found this very interesting, this is the list of the coaching staff from the "Staff" page on the New Orleans Saints Website...

Joe Vitt and Dennis Allen are right there under Payton with Ryan a few places down...

Are we right to read into this?!? What can be inferred?!?


Coaching

Sean Payton	Head Coach
Joe Vitt	Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers
Dennis Allen	Senior Defensive Assistant
Pete Carmichael	Offensive Coordinator
Rob Ryan	Defensive Coordinator
Greg McMahon	Special Teams Coordinator
Charles Byrd	Assistant Strength and Conditioning
Dan Dalrymple	Head Strength and Conditioning
Kyle DeVan	Offensive Assistant
Bret Ingalls	Offensive Line
Bill Johnson	Defensive Line
Stan Kwan	Assistant Special Teams
Greg Lewis	Offensive Assistant
Wesley McGriff	Secondary
Jason Mitchell	Director of Coaching Administration
John Morton	Wide Receivers
Mike Neu	Quarterbacks
Brendan Nugent	Coaching Assistant
Dan Roushar	Tight Ends
Joel Thomas	Running Backs
Marcus Ungaro	Defensive Assistant
Rob Wenning	Assistant Strength and Conditioning
James Willis	Defensive Assistant/Linebackers
Brian Young	Defensive Assistant/Linebackers

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Vitt is the man around town?

James Willis and Brian Young are the real LB coaches?

Dennis is getting the respect he deserves?

do you really want me to go off on Rob?:rolleyes:

some one on the hot seat
some one on the hot seat
some one on the hot seat
some one on the hot seat
some one on the hot seat

maybe

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

Well they are listing the Assistant Strength and conditioning coach ahead of the Head guy, so I'm not sure there is a lot to be inferred here.

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I would say The Big Lebowski's (Rob Ryan) seat is hot :red:. He has a lot of weapons (at least on paper) in his arsenal to work with for 2015. Baring any major injuries, we should be in decent shape on D.

Keep it simple Rob ... if not easy transition for Mr. Dennis Allen ;).

Re: ESPN: Dennis Allen on return to Saints, working with Rob Ryan
 

What I glean from this is that Rob is x's and o's guy, not a true leader of an entire defensive unit.

And that's fine. Use him to his strengths. If it's apparent that he can't live up to expectations of a top 12-15 unit then he's not worth keeping.