FILE - In this Aug. 28. 2014, file photo, then-Oakland Raiders coach Dennis Allen smiles as he talks with cornerback Charles Woodson during the second quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Oakland, Calif. Saints coach Sean Payton promised changes were coming to his sagging defense. He started by firing defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. Senior defensive assistant Dennis Allen will assume Ryan's duties. The move, announced Monday night, Nov. 16, 2015, on Payton's weekly radio show on WWL-AM, comes a day after the Saints allowed 526 yards in a 47-14 loss to the Washington Redskins.
