What do the Saints’ early offensive coordinator interviews say about the team’s direction?

After one week of interviews and public mentions, the New Orleans Saints are still looking for an offensive

coordinator. However, it’s difficult to determine how far along they are in the process.

However, certain inferences can be made from those the Saints have already spoken with. The Saints Insider crew

convened last week to talk about the new additions, the potential length of the hiring process, and the critical

importance of general manager Mickey Loomis making this appointment.

Is it more likely that the new hire is someone more experienced with the offense the Saints have been running, or

might it come from the coaching tree of Mike Shanahan and Sean McVay?

Luke Johnson It goes without saying that they are at least thinking about some of these offenses that are dominating

football. Six of the top 12 offensive teams in football this season, according by total yards, are led by Shanahan,

McVay, or their adherents. That makes up half of the league’s best offensive units. Therefore, it is legitimate;

certainly, not all of these guys succeed, but a sizable portion of them do. Very intelligent coaches that implement

clever offensive schemes, and I believe the Saints’ offense has a lot of firepower. They certainly have problems, but

they also have a lot of strength, and if these coaching schemes can bring out more of Derek Carr than what we’ve

seen in him,

Although I don’t think it’s the way they’re going to go, I do think it’s a good move for the organization that they’re at

least considering it.

Zach Ewing: Jeff, what’s the timeline on this? Mickey Loomis talked about how he was going to be deliberate and

interview plenty of candidates — and that’s his style. Could we see this drag out past the Super Bowl?

Jeff Duncan Indeed, I firmly believe it, as I believe that certain applicants on these playoff teams are likely

candidates they would like to interview in the future. Some of these men have conducted interviews, so perhaps they

can, but given the Saints’ organizational style, I believe they’ll wait and take care of it. Because of the way Mickey

Loomis works, I would assume it will take several weeks. He is meticulous, methodical, and constantly emphasizes

making the best hire possible rather than the quickest one. Therefore, I don’t see a hurry for them.

The thing I’m most curious to see is if they’re willing to part with their cash to compete for one of these elite

assistants? For example, let’s say they land Kliff Kingsbury; he won’t come cheap; are they willing to pay for that?

They haven’t really had to do that in the past. The last coordinator they hired that I can think of was Gregg Williams,

who was probably the most expensive and well-known assistant they hired.

If they’re more interested in finding a young, up-and-coming coach like the ones they’ve interviewed, or if they want

to go out for someone like that. “Is your system adaptable to what we’re running?” is probably one of the questions

they’re asking about the profile that’s there. Sometimes you can blend it in; it doesn’t always have to be exactly what

they’re running. The Saints have a highly complex system. Alternatively, if they’re debating, let’s wait and see what

these individuals have to say before determining whether or not to move outside and implement a new system, as

Luke puts it.

Because it seems like a very risky thing to do. And with everything that’s at stake this year, I’d be shocked if Dennis

Allen and Mickey Loomis took that gamble. That’s not to say they won’t, but I’d be surprised. When you have to win

this year, a lot of things might go wrong. They must, after all, prevail. If they lose, Dennis Allen is out of there.

Therefore, I’ll be shocked if they take that turn, but it’s encouraging that they’re considering it.

LJ: Just to clarify, Mickey Loomis stated he doesn’t think a lack of funding will be a problem when hiring a

coordinator. Should they choose to pursue a well-known candidate, such as a Kingsbury or a head coach with prior

experience, for that open coach position.

ZE: Alright Rod, this needs to function, like Jeff mentioned. Additionally, I believe that it needs to function quickly.

Week 4 cannot contain any of this “Hey, we’re still growing into this, we’re still getting used to each other.” It needs

to function immediately.

Rod Walker: Well, it does, and aside from Sean Payton, of course, I believe this to be one of Mickey Loomis’s largest

hiring decisions to date. However, they must do things right, and by the start of the season, we must see results. We

are eagerly awaiting Week 8 and are still attempting to figure it out, as you mentioned. They must do this correctly.

ZE: And I believe that these candidates will place a strong emphasis on that. In relation to that, is there now a front-

runner in your opinion?

RW: Not in my opinion. They’re probably going to look under every rock to see what they can uncover. They’ll also

look at Ronald Curry, in my opinion, as he’s a person on the inside. Nobody is in the lead at the moment, in my

opinion. All I can think is that they will interview as many people as they can.

LJ: Rod makes a valid point, as Mickey also did. Being intentional includes doing this. In addition to considering the

obvious candidates, they may also consider non-obvious options and possibly even men without play-calling

experience.

That is nothing new. In just two years, Mike McDaniel went from essentially never calling plays—I believe he was the

run-game coordinator in San Francisco—to holding the positions of head coach and play-caller in Miami, where he

has enjoyed great success. That has a component to it. Consider Bobby Slowik. He never called plays while playing

for San Francisco, but DeMeco Ryans recognized his potential and took him to Houston, where he assembled one of

the NFL’s most stunning offenses this season around a rookie quarterback and a number of untested players.

In response to Rod’s observation, I don’t believe any of these men are being considered for the position they require.

I believe they will search through this large pool of candidates in an effort to locate the ideal one.

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