Saints beat the Chargers in a MNF thriller, regain 1st in NFC South

jeanpierre · 10-13-2020, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

Updated this post from another thread...

Know Dallas' defense is atrocious right now, but consider these things:

Jerry Jones' Dysfunctional Cowboys are where coaching careers go to die; players listen to the check writer, not the coaches...

Cowboys losses were at LA and at Seattle, and they lost at home to a 4-1 Browns team that has been the most underachieving team in NFL History...

Most of the Cowboys draft capital, and money has been invested on the offense and their three best defenders are out with injury...

Well, we know these givens...

Dennis Allen has been the DC since 2015...

Mike Nolan was hired as LB coach starting 2017...

Per ProFootball Reference the Saints have ranked defensively as follows

2015 32nd (Dennis Allen without Dick Nolan) 2015 NFL Team Defense

2016 31st (Dennis Allen without Dick Nolan) 2016 NFL Team Defense

2017 10th (Dennis Allen and Dick Nolan) 2017 NFL Team Defense

2018 14th (Dennis Allen and Dick Nolan) 2018 NFL Team Defense

2019 13th (Dennis Allen and Dick Nolan) 2019 NFL Team Defense

2020 27th (Dennis Allen without Dick Nolan) 2020 NFL Team Defense

So, I'd say Mike Nolan, on staff, had a significant impact; and without him on staff, Dennis Allen has been a clusterphuck as a defensive coordinator...

10-13-2020, 08:01 AM	#11
jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	Re: Saints beat the Chargers in a MNF thriller, regain 1st in NFC South Originally Posted by jeanpierre Updated this post from another thread... Know Dallas' defense is atrocious right now, but consider these things: Jerry Jones' Dysfunctional Cowboys are where coaching careers go to die; players listen to the check writer, not the coaches... Cowboys losses were at LA and at Seattle, and they lost at home to a 4-1 Browns team that has been the most underachieving team in NFL History... Most of the Cowboys draft capital, and money has been invested on the offense and their three best defenders are out with injury... Well, we know these givens... Dennis Allen has been the DC since 2015... Mike Nolan was hired as LB coach starting 2017... Per ProFootball Reference the Saints have ranked defensively as follows 2015 32nd (Dennis Allen without Dick Nolan) 2015 NFL Team Defense 2016 31st (Dennis Allen without Dick Nolan) 2016 NFL Team Defense 2017 10th (Dennis Allen and Dick Nolan) 2017 NFL Team Defense 2018 14th (Dennis Allen and Dick Nolan) 2018 NFL Team Defense 2019 13th (Dennis Allen and Dick Nolan) 2019 NFL Team Defense 2020 27th (Dennis Allen without Dick Nolan) 2020 NFL Team Defense So, I'd say Mike Nolan, on staff, had a significant impact; and without him on staff, Dennis Allen has been a clusterphuck as a defensive coordinator... Rugby Saint II, dizzle88 and Thirty3 like this.
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