Saints: Jerry Jones Regrets Firing Rob Ryan

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“We thought it was best for us to go in the direction we are, and it doesn’t look good right now,” Jones said of firing Ryan and going with Monte Kiffin at defensive coordinator instead, according to dallascowboys.com. “Hopefully we can make it look good, but I have all the feelings you have any time you look back at a decision, and I realize when some of them work, you have to have a few things go along with it.”

“We had our reasons for making our change, and [Saints head coach] Sean [Payton] did a good job of getting Rob down here,” Jones said. “He’s as smart as he can be, from an outstanding football bloodline. That’s why we hired him two years ago with the Cowboys.”

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