faba Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Rob Ryan to remain Saints' DC Updated: January 7, 2015, 11:51 AM ET By Mike Triplett and Ed Werder | ESPN.com Saints Urgent To Fix What Ails Them ESPN Saints reporter Mike Triplett says the intensity of the team's offseason approach - "We're not good enough and we have to fix it" - will make a difference as New Orleans builds for 2015. Tags: NFL, New Orleans Saints Saints Urgent To Fix What Ails Them NEXT VIDEO Saints Urgent To Fix What Ails Them Saints Urgent To Fix What Ails Them ESPN Saints reporter Mike Triplett says the intensity of the team's offseason approach - "We're not good enough and we have to fix it" - will make a difference as New Orleans builds for 2015. Tags: NFL, New Orleans Saints Junior Galette Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge Junior Galette Arrested On Domestic Violence Charge ESPN Saints reporter Mike Triplett discusses linebacker Junior Galette's arrest on a misdemeanor charge of simple battery involving domestic violence. Tags: NFL, Junior Galette, New Orleans Saints METAIRIE, La. -- Rob Ryan will remain the New Orleans Saints' defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. The news was reported earlier Wednesday by The Times-Picayune, which cited a source as saying there will be other unspecified changes to the defensive coaching staff and personnel. Ryan's status was in limbo for more than a week after Saints coach Sean Payton promised to make significant changes involving "every element of the program" following a disappointing 7-9 season. The Saints have already parted ways with tight ends coach Terry Malone, and they reportedly parted ways with receivers coach Henry Ellard and assistant defensive backs coach Andre Curtis. But Ryan has been the biggest looming question mark after the Saints ranked 31st in the NFL in yards allowed -- and worse in other metrics. Ultimately, the Saints decided to keep the faith in Ryan, who had tremendous success in his first year in New Orleans in 2013, when the Saints ranked fourth in yards allowed. Ryan himself said recently that he never had a season this bad in 10 previous years as a defensive coordinator with the Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Saints -- even though he had never been part of a team with a winning record until he joined New Orleans in 2013. "If I'm back, I'm gonna start [the improvement] with me," Ryan said when he last spoke with the media two weeks ago. "Whatever I can do better, whatever we can do better ... if I have that opportunity." Ryan said the one positive in 2014 was the way players responded to the tough times and got "tighter" as the year continued. The Saints struggled in every level of their defense in 2014, finishing in the bottom five in the NFL in total yards, rushing yards, takeaways, third-down conversions and red zone percentage. They were by far the most inefficient defense in the NFL, according to a formula used by ESPN Stats & Information. It hurt when the Saints lost marquee free-agent safety Jairus Byrd to a season-ending knee injury in Week 5. But the defense was struggling mightily even before that -- Byrd included -- with a combination of missed tackles, blown coverage assignments and failure to generate a consistent pass rush. In retrospect, Ryan joined several players in admitting that the young defense got too caught up in the preseason hype surrounding the unit. "Obviously we drank the Kool-Aid a little bit too much, I think. And if they don't think so, I think that's wrong. I think that's an honest opinion," Ryan said. "I think we forgot how we had success [last year]. You know, the 'Nola' defense, where nobody likes our ass. That's how we played better, when our backs were against the wall, when we had a lot to prove." Ryan, however, never lost the passionate support and "buy-in" from his players, who widely praised him all season, saying they felt like they were letting him down and pushing for him to stay. "Man, I love him as a coach," safety Kenny Vaccaro said after the Saints' season finale. "I almost want to tear up just even talking about him." Payton strongly supported Ryan, as well, in the wake of reports that there was a rift between the two and that Ryan likely would be fired after the season. Payton downplayed the moments where he was spotted chewing Ryan out on the sideline, pointing out that he does that with everyone on game days. And Payton praised Ryan's passion and work ethic, offering the ultimate compliment that Ryan could have worked for Payton's mentor Bill Parcells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Henry Ellard fired again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 But T0m said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 How does brother clown still have a gig? Insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jgb Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 These two should go be HC and DC of a small college program somewhere and turn it into a reality show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 In 2013 the Saints D had a resurgence. Last year they sucked. Guess the org is banking on him getting them playing near '13 levels but I can't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 But it's a Ryan coaching with a really good QB. How could they possibly unhappy with the job he's done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 These two should go be HC and DC of a small college program somewhere and turn it into a reality show Tentatively titled: "It's Like, You know?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 But T0m said... Everything and everyone you root for sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Everything and everyone you root for sucks. And this varies from you how exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 And this varies from you how exactly? I only root for champions, winners, people whose every breath is dedicated to victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I only root for champions, winners, people whose every breath is dedicated to victory. Jets fan ^^ Nets fan ^^ Idzik fan ^^ Mets fan ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchmemory Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I only root for champions, winners, people whose every breath is dedicated to victory. Sarcastic Post of the Year so far. Well done, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gainzo Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Rob Ryan is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Jets fan ^^ Nets fan ^^ Idzik fan ^^ Mets fan ^^ I'll jam my fist into your a$$hole, pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I'll jam my fist into your a$$hole, pal. Sounds nice. I'd like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 His players like him, and always play hard for him. What could possibly go wrong?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 His players like him, and always play hard for him. What could possibly go wrong?? It must be a Ryan thing-the end results are what counts though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 He is a clone of his brother and Rex would have the same results if he was a DC only now. Right down to over blowing how good his players are after a wee bit of success and having them under perfom because they are told ow great they are ever day, some before they have played a snap in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 He is a clone of his brother and Rex they aren't clones. Rob is known as playing a more straight up vanilla 3-4. Rex invents the weird blitzes. Rex is a better coach, everyone knows that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 they aren't clones. Rob is known as playing a more straight up vanilla 3-4. Rex invents the weird blitzes. Rex is a better coach, everyone knows that. No clear evidence to suggest Rex is a better coach, rex is a great DC if he has hof players in key positions, not so good other wise. Both of them are massivley overrated as far as being D gurus. Rex's weird blityzes when we had troubles in the secondary showed that he couldn't adpat to his personel this past year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 No clear evidence to suggest Rex is a better coach, Im too lazy to dig it up but i guarantee Rex has better defensive numbers than Rob. how bout the fact that Rex was promoted to HC and is about to get his 2nd HC job while Rob is barely hanging on to the DC level? and by the way when you say adapt to personnel are you talking about the street free agents the Jets trotted out at CB? Guys that were so bad, they wouldn't be in the NFL at all if it wasn't for the Jets? Let alone starting. Cmon you don't adapt to garbage you try to cover it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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