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METAIRIE, La. - Saints linebacker Curtis Lofton doesnt necessarily believe New Orleans much-maligned defence needs wholesale changes heading into next season.While some roster adjustments will have to be made following a non-playoff campaign, Lofton thinks many pieces are already in place that will allow New Orleans to regain the form that took the Saints to an 11-5 record in 2013 and a spot in the NFC Divisional playoffs.One thing is clear, Lofton insists defensive co-ordinator Rob Ryan has to stay.I think Rob is one of the best defensive co-ordinators Ive ever been around and played for, Lofton said. Throughout the year, he stayed confident in himself and us.We let him down this year, so thats disappointing. He stayed the same old same old. We all love Rob and wed run through a wall for Rob.Lofton isnt alone in his assessment of Ryan.After the Saints 30-14 loss to Atlanta last week knocked New Orleans out of playoff contention, many players who were asked about the defence backed up their embattled coach.Why shouldnt he be back here? outside linebacker Junior Galette said. Were the ones out there on the field at the end of the day. He put us in a lot of good situations. I think its unfair.Images of irate coach Sean Payton yelling at Ryan became commonplace as the Saints (6-9) struggled this season. Criticism has been heaped on Ryan because the defence has looked more like the historically bad 2012 unit than the near NFL-leading group of last year.You cant just blame him when things go wrong, cornerback Keenan Lewis said. I dont think the blame should go to the coaches at all. Were the ones out there playing. Weve got to find a way to get it stopped.New Orleans has given up nearly a touchdown more per game this season than in 2013 when the Saints ranked fourth in the NFL by holding teams to 19 points per game. The current Saints are second to last in yards allowed, giving up 390.9. That is 85 yards more than a season ago.The 2012 defence, which gave up more yards than any other team in NFL history, only allowed two points more per game than this seasons group. The unit also stopped teams more often on third down. This years Saints are ranked 30th, allowing teams to convert on 45 per cent of third-down plays.Change helped last seasons defence improve as there were seven new starters. This season has featured only three new starters from last year.Still, the players dont believe Ryans sometimes complicated schemes are the reason for the decline.The guy came here and turned around a defence that was historically one of the worst defences ever, Galette said. We have one bad year and its like, Aw, Rob get out of here. Its unfair. Its crazy to me.This season has proven to be quite a lesson for younger players such as second-year safety Kenny Vaccaro, who came off a rookie campaign in which he played a key role in the Saints defensive success.This year, however, Vaccaro has had trouble backing up his sensational first season.Youve got to detail everything, he said. You cant take anything for granted. Just because you were successful the season before doesnt mean in the next season.But Vaccaro said that is on him, not Ryan.Robs my guy. I love Rob, Vaccaro said. Ill fight for Rob every game. Im a Rob guy, so theres no point even asking me about Rob. Hell ride with me until the end.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Stitched Indianapolis Colts Jerseys . The unrestricted free agent agreed to terms with the club on Thursday on a one-year, two-way deal worth $700,000. Stitched Houston Texans Jerseys . 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We were on our heels in Philadelphia and they got some momentum. But tonight we just kept rolling." David Savard had a goal and an assist and Boone Jenner also scored, while Nikita Nikitin and Corey Tropp each had two assists for the Blue Jackets, who said they were embarrassed by the Thursday collapse. "We didnt play our game (in Philadelphia)," Johansen said. "From the first couple of shifts tonight, we were on. We stuck with it through some adversity -- a couple of injuries, a couple of penalties." Tempering the victory was the loss of Blue Jackets forward Marian Gaborik, who broke a collarbone in the first period and is out indefinitely. This time the Blue Jackets watched a 2-0 lead vanish in 20 seconds late in the second period, but then took control at the outset of the third. Savard took a pass from Nikitin at the 3:36 mark, adjusted to avoid a defender and then slid a rising shot from the right point that beat Ray Emery high on the stick side. Just over 2 minutes later, Savard returned the favour by passing to Nikitin at the left point. His shot, with the Flyers slow to flow back into position, was redirected by Jenner in the slot to push the lead to two. "Obviously, weve got to be better defensively," said Flyers captain Claude Giroux, who had two of his clubs late goals at Wells Fargo Arena. Johansen, who had opened the scoring, then flicked a wrister past Emery on a 2-on-1 break to make it 5-2 with 7:38 left. Umberger then added an empty-netter. "It was a gutsy win, for a lot of reasons," said coach Todd Richards. "You go back to Thursday night and how we lost that game. Tonight we gave up two quick goals as the second period ended, were missing two key elements of our team (forward Matt Calvert also had his arm in a sling after the game) so we were playing short-handed, and we gave up five power plays. 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The club announced between periods that the veteran, with 341 goals and 345 assists in 686 games, had a broken collarbone and would be out indefinitely. After James Wisniewskis hard slap shot from the right point was redirected by Umberger into the net made it 2-0, the Flyers responded. On a 3-on-2, Wayne Simmonds, who had two goals for Philadelphia, pulled up and wristed a shot from the high slot that beat McElhinney. Before that could be announced, Matt Reads pass from the short boards skipped past three Blue Jackets to Sean Couturier, who buried it for his seventh goal -- quieting a crowd of 14,090. But unlike what happened two nights before, the Blue Jackets dominated the third. "I dont think we were flat," Flyers coach Craig Berube said. "We made mistakes on their goals that will be easy to correct. They didnt have to happen." Simmonds felt the Flyers could have done more. "I dont think we competed as hard as we did the other night," he said. "Thats what happens. They were definitely determined to win tonight. The looked like they wanted it more than us." Notes: Philadelphia also announced just before the game that D Nicklas Grossman (flu) would be out and that RW Steve Downie would miss 7-10 days (upper body). ... The Flyers Erik Gustafsson went off with a left knee injury after a third-period collision with Columbus Corey Tropp. ... Referee Dan ORourke, kicked in the chest by a skate in the first period, left the ice after Johansens first goal and did not return. 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