Saints film room: Defense back to aggressive schemes, blitzes in blowout of Bengals
(WorldNews Sport)

If you were to ask people who have worked alongside or played for Dennis Allen what are the defining characteristics of his defense, they would respond by saying that he is aggressive and likes to blitz. That was true when he was the defensive coordinator in Denver, as the head coach in Oakland, and currently as the Saints´ defensive coordinator. Well, at least until this season. Outside of the season opener against Tampa Bay (blitzes on 28.5 percent of the snaps, per Sports Info Solutions) and a Week 8 game against the Minnesota Vikings (28.8), the defense has been pretty tame when it comes to the plan of attack. Overall, it has blitzed on 22.4...