For just the 13th time in franchise history, the New Orleans Saints are in the market for a new head coach.
Dennis Allen’s dismissal on Monday closed the door on his three-year tenure in New Orleans and signaled the end of an era. As the most high-profile holdover from the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era, Allen’s firing likely will open the door to a new direction for the Saints, who for almost two decades have been driven by the cultural philosophy established by Payton in 2006.
As such, the Saints have arrived at a crossroads…