The New Orleans Saints are not a team annually on the New York Giants’ schedule, and thus not a team consistently on our radar. The Giants, though, host the Saints this weekend. So, we turn to SB Nation’s Canal Street Chronicles for our ‘5 questions’ segment. Nic Jennings is our huckleberry.
Ed: The Saints are 4-8 and fired head coach Dennis Allen midseason. How did this go sideways for New Orleans?
Nic: When you open the season with two 40+ point blowouts, expectations tend to rise. However, the combination of Dennis Allen’s atrocious leadership and accountability—evidenced by his 26-53 overall record as a head coach (18-25 in New Orleans)—and the aspiration-crushing wave of injuries that plagued the black and gold caused the Saints to completely collapse.