Former Saints Defensive Coach Ryan Suggests He Didn’t Fail

The New Orleans Saints defense hasn't been great the last few years, in fact, they haven't been good. They've been awful. Landing near the bottom of the NFL in almost all major defensive statistical categories.

Which is why the team and former Defensive Coordinator Rob Ryan are no longer together.

But in a recent interview, Rob Ryan says the failures in New Orleans were not all his fault. He claims that others influenced the defense he was putting on the field, and that his mistake was not speaking up. Here's what the Louisiana Radio Network has on the story:

"Former Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan says the defense on the field in his last two years in New Orleans was not his. In an interview with the Monday Morning Quarterback, Ryan says the Saints tried to copy the Seahawks and blames himself for not telling Coach Sean Payton they should try to do something else. The Saints fired Ryan last November as the team finished next to last in total defense the last two seasons. Payton says it’s silly for Ryan to say he wasn’t in charge of the defense."