Don’t look now, but New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara just cast his vote for who should be the team’s next head coach. He says interim head coach Darren Rizzi has earned an opportunity to lead the team.
“Aite my vote for head coach rhyme wit Fizzi…” Kamara wrote on social media.
And the Saints are at least giving Rizzi a real shot at the job. He interviewed alongside other candidates and is expected to get a second interview just like Anthony Weaver, Mike Kafka, and maybe Aaron Glenn.
He’ll need to have a plan to right this ship. Rizzi went 3-5 as the interim coach replacing Dennis Allen and while the team met some impressive heights, they also fell flat far too often. They lost in a couple of blowouts to close out the season and just weren’t prepared for a prime-time game with the Green Bay Packers. Maybe he has a good plan for turning over the coaching staff and making some much-needed personnel moves.
Either way, it’s not surprising that Kamara is so loyal to Rizzi. The coach leaned on the star running back when he took over as the interim and named Kamara a team captain for the rest of the season. So Kamara is standing beside Rizzi just like he once did for him. It’s not likely Mickey Loomis and Co. are soliciting input from players like Kamara, but you never know. Maybe his support makes a difference.
