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Sean Payton, Rob Ryan shifting blame for Saints defensive woes

The two have come into the spotlight late this week, especially after Rob Ryan’s interview was featured on MMQB by Jenny Vrentas on Thursday. Ryan claimed that he wasn’t able to run his scheme.

We all knew what the situation was. I wasn’t fired [the year before] for one reason, because I think it would have probably looked bad for Sean [Payton], losing another coordinator. So they made an easy move. That doesn’t make Dennis Allen a bad person. Dennis Allen was coming in there to coach secondary, and the secondary was atrocious. But it’s all on me.