Dennis Allen disconcertingly being unable to define metaphors is another clear sign to fade the Saints

Independent of any new context, I will freely admit I did not have high expectations for the New Orleans Saints this fall. They are firmly one of my least watchable teams in the NFL in 2024 because there is very little fun, exciting, or novel about a group quarterbacked by the uninspiring Derek Carr and coached by Dennis Allen.

Somehow, though, I feel even worse about the Saints this season after listening to Allen try and fail to describe what a metaphor is during a recent press conference.

Seriously, that is so elementary that I would have a pit in my stomach if I were a New Orleans fan hearing quintessential Football Guy Allen ask a clarifying question about something most people are probably taught in middle school.

For reference, a metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things that aren't really similar. In the Saints' 2024 context, it's like saying their chances of attaining success this season are equivalent to someone extinguishing a raging dumpster fire rolling down the street—it's just not likely.

You get the idea.

I didn't like the Saints to do anything of note before this exchange. I somehow like them even less now. Oddsmakers with BetMGM seem to agree:

The Falcons have the best quarterback in the NFC South, Kirk Cousins, and just traded for star pass-rusher Matthew Judon to bolster their biggest defensive weakness. Again, the Saints have the uninspiring Derek Carr -- the clear third-best quarterback in his division -- and Allen, the guy who may or may not flunked out of a rudimentary English class or two.

Take the Falcons to win the South and run. Fade the Saints now, and you should probably not pay attention to them again until Carr and Allen are both gone.

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