Aggression will be a part of the Saints' culture under Darren Rizzi
For the rest of the year, you can expect the New Orleans Saints to be aggressive with their decision making.
After losing the last seven games under Dennis Allen, Darren’s Rizzi won his first game against the Atlanta Falcons. When you change head coaches in the middle of the year, sometimes you get an interim coach bump. Was that all it was? The Saints will have to prove that through the rest of the season.
Beyond rejuvenated energy, the Saints displayed an aggressiveness that will continue. When he was first announced as the interim head coach, Rizzi criticized Allen’s decision to not go for it on a fourth down versus the Carolina Panthers. That told us all we needed to know.
The Saints went for it on 4th-and-2 on the first drive. This was a predetermined decision coming into the game by Rizzi. He's practicing what he preaches and is aiming to be aggressive.
He may not go for every fourth down, but his message to Klint Kubiak and Joe Woods was "we're going to be aggressive play callers." You saw that on the fourth down throw to Alvin Kamara.
The two most apparent aggressive decisions didn't work, but Rizzi still strongly supports the decision. This is who he will be and, therefore who the Saints will be for the remainder of the season.
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This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: Aggression will be a part of the Saints' culture under Darren Rizzi
