New Orleans Saints fire head coach Dennis Allen after losing to Carolina Panthers
Nov 04, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WGHP) — The New Orleans Saints have relieved head coach Dennis Allen of his duties following the team's one-point loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported on Monday that Allen has been fired following the Saints' 2-7 start to the season and seventh consecutive loss in a row.
It was quite a fall from grace for New Orleans who dominated the Panthers 47-10 in Week One and also dominated the Dallas Cowboys 44-19 during a 2-0 start to the season.
Several Saints players took to social media to express their frustrations following the loss to a heated rival in the Panthers which is among the teams with the worst records in the NFL.
We just lost to the panthers… I love y’all New Orleans truly had higher expectations and the best of hopes for us, y’all deserve it.
Saints defensive end Cam Jordan on X
Another Saints defensive lineman, Khalen Saunders, took to X to lament the state of the Saints' season in a series of posts.
If that was a college bowl game that [expletive] woulda been called the Cottonelle DooDoo Bowl. We just lost the Cottonelle DooDoo Bowl. Smh.
Khalen Saunders on X after losing to the Panthers on Sunday
[Expletive] is cheek bones smh. New Orleans yall deserve better. My only goal is to finish above 500 at this point
Khalen Saunders on X
Saunders also appeared to take a shot at New Orleans' starting quarterback Derek Carr in another tweet.
Fans say keep losing so we can get #1 pick.. [expletive] throw me in at QB [expletive] let’s have something fun to watch
Khalen Saunders on X
Carr also caught the ire of another former Saints star after New Orleans' star wide receiver Chris Olave suffered a concussion attempting to catch a pass that some considered to be a "hospital ball" thrown by Carr.
A "hospital ball" generally refers to a pass thrown in a risky location that leaves the wide receiver in a vulnerable position to suffer a big hit.
Michael Thomas, a former All-Pro wide receiver, who last played for the Saints in 2023, took to X to fire off a series of posts heavily criticizing Carr.
They fired all them coaches trying to cover his flaws up he still doing the same [expletive].
Michael Thomas on X crticizing Derek Carr
Allen had not yet been fired by the Saints at the time of the post.
New Orleans also made history during Sunday's loss to Carolina as they were the first team in 20 years to lose a game where they outgained their opponent by over 150 yards, ran for 150 yards and won the turnover battle.
According to ESPN's Bill Barnwell, teams were 275-0 in the last 20 years under those circumstances until the Saints' loss to the Panthers on Sunday.