Saints GM Rips Speculation That Coach Dennis Allen Lost the Locker Room
Has Dennis Allen, the coach of the New Orleans Saints, lost the locker room? Mickey Loomis, the general manager, believes that the idea is completely false.
Following days of conjecture, Loomis took some time on Wednesday to address the rumours that had been circulating about Allen ever before Jameis
Winston questioned his coach’s plan and scored a one-yard touchdown late in the Saints’ 41–17 Week 18 rout of the Atlanta Falcons.
Despite the fact that Allen ended his second season as coach in a bit of controversy and just missed the playoffs, Loomis called Allen’s detractors “stupid” when he was asked to comment to the outside criticism.
According to Loomis, WWL Radio, “that’s just people making comments to make comments.” That is a foolish thing to say.
Not a single player would make that claim. That has nothing to do with, say, challenging the head coach or anything of the sort; rather, they were merely attempting to do a favour and do something positive for a colleague.
That is plain absurd. That’s just thinking too much.
Despite the fact that Allen might yet come under fire, Loomis’s forceful rejection indicates the team still has faith in his ability to lead. In addition, it appears that the general manager approved Winston’s justification for the team’s desire for running back Jamaal Williams to score.
Allen will start the 2024 season hoping to move past the contentious touchdown call and capitalize on a season of growth in which the team ended 9–8, a year after finishing 7–10. All signs point to a return.
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