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B/R calls Saints the worst job opening this offseason

There are six teams in need of a head coach this offseason. But Bleacher Report argues the New Orleans Saints are the worst landing spot:

There are six vacancies in the 2025 NFL offseason’s coaching carousel, and Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport argues the New Orleans Saints are the worst head coach opening of the bunch.

When looking at the Saints’ roster, Davenport sees “a veteran-laden roster, with defensive stalwarts like edge-rusher Cameron Jordan and linebacker Demario Davis nearing the end of the line.”

Derek Carr leads the charge at quarterback, and has a less than favorable contract. Spencer Rattler still has developmental potential, but the quarterback position doesn’t inspire ultimate confidence.

Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed represent the future building blocks. Alvin Kamara still has some left in the tank but is more of a piece for the near future than a player to build around for years to come.

Bryan Bresee, Taliese Fuaga and Erik McCoy give you a few young building blocks in the trenches. If Bresee can build on his 7.5 sacks, you’ll have a consistent pressure player on the interior.

Fuaga and McCoy need a few more pieces around them to build the offensive line back to their former glory.

Even with these pieces, the Saints aren’t working with a lot. That’s why Davenport feels the Saints will “have to play a shell game again just to remain mediocre.”

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Saints ranked as one of the least-attractive head coach openings

Bleacher Report argues the New Orleans Saints have one of the least-attractive head coach openings after firing Dennis Allen:

The Chicago Bears fired Matt Eberflus after one of the most disappointing end of game sequences you’ll ever see. He may have been on the way out regardless, but it may have expedited the process.

This makes Chicago the third vacancy created this season. The New York Jets and New Orleans Saints moved on from Robert Saleh and Dennis Allen earlier this year.

Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox took those three teams and added the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants.

From there, Knox ranked those teams based on attractiveness. The only team less attractive than the Saints was the Jets. What separated the Big Easy from the Big Apple? The Jets have been a revolving door at head coach. Meanwhile, Sean Payton was a long-term coach in New Orleans.

Granted, that’s what happens when you hire a good coach, but we’ll take anything that keeps the Saints out of last.

What keeps them from being higher? They don’t have a quarterback to carry them into the future. The roster as a whole is viewed as average beyond a few foundational pieces. There’s enough to build around here, but maybe not enough resources to build with, and the Saints may struggle to attract the top candidates on the market come hiring season.

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Do the Saints have the least-desirable offensive coordinator opening in 2024?

Do the Saints have the least-desirable offensive coordinator opening in 2024? Let’s look at the remaining vacancies and compare:

Teams in the NFL tell you a lot of things by how they spends their money, but that’s also true of the hiring pool. The best candidates for, say, an open offensive coordinator job are going to quickly cut a deal with the best opportunities for success. If a team doesn’t look like a good landing spot, it won’t attract good candidates.

So, no: it’s clear by now that the New Orleans Saints are not seen as one of the best opportunities for coaches looking to call plays as an offensive coordinator. If that were the case they would have landed one of the best candidates like Shane Waldron (who picked the Chicago Bears instead) or Zac Robinson (who preferred his fit with the Atlanta Falcons).

Every situation is different. Some coaches may feel differently about some teams than others. How they would rank the remaining openings — including the Saints — differs from one candidate to the next. It’s possible that some coaches look at New Orleans and decide they have a better chance of success somewhere else. But the difference can’t be that great. Let’s take a look at what each of the remaining vacancies has to offer:

Former Notre Dame defender interviewing for NFL head coach opening

Could he be an NFL head coach soon?

Former Notre Dame defensive end Anthony Weaver is being targeted as a candidate to fill an NFL head coach vacancy.  According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Washington Commanders have requested permission to interview the Baltimore Ravens associate head coach and defensive line coach.

This comes just hours after the Commanders parted ways with head coach Ron Rivera.

Weaver played at Notre Dame where he was part of their 2000 team that went to the Fiesta Bowl.  He was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft by the Ravens and spent seven years playing in the league between the Ravens and Houston Texans.

Weaver began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Florida in 2010.  In 2012 he took a job with the New York Jets and has been coaching defense in the league ever since with his most recent stop being in Baltimore where he has spent the last three seasons.

We’ll be sure to keep an eye on any happenings in regards to the former Notre Dame star.

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