During the offseason, New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan was getting a lot of praise for his creativity with the defense. Against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 1 that defense gave up 568 yards, the second highest total in team history.
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Ryan was blunt about the unit’s performance.
“Look, that was a stinker for all of us, but nobody has to hit the panic button around here,” Ryan said, via the Times-Picayune. “We are going to work hard. We are not used to losing, and we’re not going to get used to it.”
Ryan vowed that his team will improve and get better. They take on the Cleveland Browns team on Sunday that doesn’t carry quite the potent offense of the Falcons. A big loss to the Browns and poor defensive showing would be really embarrassing.
“You stick with what you do best. You improve it, you work on it,” Ryan said. “At the end of the day, that wasn’t a real good game by us. We’re going to fix it and we’ll be better. You watch, I guarantee we’ll be better.”