Dennis Allen couldn’t coach his way through a grueling run of injuries. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis cited an “abnormal” amount of injuries that led to a 2-7 start as the impetus for why the franchise fired its head coach Monday.

In the wake of the move, Nick Underhill of New Orleans Football published a story about everything that went wrong during the Allen's tenure, painting a picture of a coach in an impossible situation whose every move seemed to backfire. Even when things worked, it was just a seemingly short time until they stopped working.

Dennis Allen’s actions in the 2023 season finale vs. the Falcons was a tough pill for fans to swallow. James Hurst says many players felt the same: