In the wake of the move, Nick Underhill of New Orleans Football published a story about everything that went wrong during the Allen's tenure, painting a picture of a coach in an impossible situation whose every move seemed to backfire. Even when things worked, it was just a seemingly short time until they stopped working.

Here's how Saints owner Gayle Benson managed to find out the truth she needed to fire Dennis Allen without it leaking to the media first.

The New Orleans Saints officially announced Monday they have fired Dennis Allen, issuing a press release about an hour after news broke of the move.