JerseyTim: I am shocked the man who led the 23rd best defense spent more than five minutes out of a job.

Compared to where New Orleans was last year with their defense, this is a dramatic improvement.

Most over rated DC in the league today.

Am I losing my mind, or was a similar headline on here before? I even checked my calendar to make sure it was indeed the 9th.

Sigh, Ryan was the last person we should have let go.

robsul82: Looks like The Dude, has Walter Sobchak's build and sudden rage issues.  I approve.

Will he have a bounty on opposing coaches as Vitt said Williams did?  Did I read that correctly on the Times-Picayune site?

DaintySavage: Am I losing my mind, or was a similar headline on here before? I even checked my calendar to make sure it was indeed the 9th.

I'm getting a bit of deja vu as well from this.

Debeo Summa Credo: DaintySavage: Am I losing my mind, or was a similar headline on here before? I even checked my calendar to make sure it was indeed the 9th.

I'm getting a bit of deja vu as well from this.

Nope.  The Rams were supposedly going to hire him, but they changed their minds.

andychrist420: //Ryan looks like he belongs on the Raiders.

Been there, done that.

R1mbaud: Sigh, Ryan was the last person we should have let go.

Yep.

Deadspin did a article about teams abusing the IR system and the cowboys ranked 2nd on average for most injured players in the entire league over the course of the season. Its hard to win when half your team is in crutches and wheelchairs.

Source  http://deadspin.com/5976467/nfl-2012-which-teams-actually-had-injurie s -and-which-teams-just-lied-on-the-injury-report

30 days does not seem like a very long time to be unemployed.  i dont get it.

italie: He's lucky to have gotten the gig. Not a great fit.

Yeah... but enough about his pants. ZING!

robsul82: knbwhite: opposing coaches

If he does, I'm sure the players will roll their eyes and tell Vitt about the latest dumbass he-man crap out of his mouth, like the last time.  In the meantime, I just hope Rob Ryan can get to the defense to "aggressively mediocre."  I think that's a good goal to set, and coupled with the offense returning to full dynamite status with Payton back, it'll take 'em a long way.  Certainly longer than 7-9 got 'em, anyway.

Hey... who knows how he'll do without Uncle Jerry up his ass with a microscope.

Not a pretty picture, I must concede. Plus, it's probably the wrong instrument to use.

robsul82: zamboni: italie: He's lucky to have gotten the gig. Not a great fit.

Yeah... but enough about his pants. ZING!

Shiat, this guy in New Orleans?  It's gonna be motor scooter time by Week 2 of the preseason.

I fully expect to see him on the sidelines with a box of blintzes.

Sooo ... if your last name is Ryan, you're pretty much guaranteed a gig in the NFL, no matter how much you suck at your job?

/hold on there, Matt Ryan ... just keep moving along, nothing to see here ... you get a pass this year.

Poison: Most over rated DC in the league today.

dom capers would like a word

Of all the problems in that dysfunctional clown car of a team known as the Cowboys, the DC was probably one of the least egregious, and I'm saying that as someone who cannot stand them.  Jerry did Ryan a favor in getting him out of town, and the Saints are undoubtedly going to be incredibly motivated at ALL levels come August, with Payton and Vitt back on the job, and Ryan driving the defense.  The Falcons are going to find their stay at the top of the division rather short-lived, I think.

thecpt: Poison: Most over rated DC in the league today.

dom capers would like a word

Forgot about the Dom. But at least I'll be able to watch Dallas this year without seeing Ryan on TV 1000 times.

Of course, now I won't watch NO.

Hope you Saints fans don't like a D that forces turnovers.

The Saints are devolving back into the Aints.  Hope you kept your paper bags.

The Cowboys are farked either way, prove me wrong Jerry, please!

TheOther: The Saints are devolving back into the Aints.  Hope you kept your paper bags.

As an Australian who watches more NFL than Aussie Rules (supports Port Power in the Australian rules football, those guys haven't been worth watching in years sadly) I've been a life-long N'Orlins fan and I'm really hoping the Saints are over the worst of their recent ills. Brees still seems to be at the top of his game, or perhaps just over the peak, and young Jimmmy's best days are still ahead of him.

What I don't get about NFL coaches, and feel free to enlighten me, is that in most sports coaches who have failed at one team or another can do very well with another team due to subtle differences in style, communication and support from the players. Is this not the case in NFL? Is it a case of once-failed forever doomed?