This was expected: New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Ronald Curry interviewed for the team’s open offensive coordinator job, as first reported by the Times-Picayune’s Luke Johnson, with CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson adding that Curry met with Saints brass to discuss the opening a week ago.
It makes sense to consider an internal candidate as respected as Curry. He’s been with the Saints for eight years and has climbed the ladder from working with the wide receivers to quarterbacks to playing a key role in the overall structure of the offense. He’s highly-regarded outside the building, too; Sean Payton tried to take Curry with him to Denver last year. He also interviewed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for their offensive coordinator job in the last hiring cycle.
Does that make him a favorite to get the job? Not so fast. The Saints have interviewed half a dozen candidates from the Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan coaching trees, all of whom would bring something new to the table. We’ll have to wait and see who ultimately lands the job, but Curry doesn’t have an inside track just because of familiarity. The Saints have expressed a desire to go in a new direction offensively. They must follow through with it.
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