Darren Rizzi is expected to interview for the New Orleans Saints head coaching vacancy, but it won’t be his only interview.
NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill reports the New York Jets have requested to interview the Saints interim head coach for their own head coaching vacancy.
It’s interesting the Jets are pursuing Rizzi when there’s been dwindling chatter of Rizzi getting the job in New Orleans. New York is also going after Aaron Glenn, Joe Brady and Mike Vrabel as well, but now Rizzi is added to the bunch.
Rizzi took over for Dennis Allen just before the Saints’ bye week, and finished with a 3-5 record. There was obviously something they liked from those eight weeks.
There was an initial surge by the Saints under Rizzi. In evaluating the results, it’s important to note Rizzi was working with bare cabinets. The lack of many critical starters on offense was certainly taken into account.
Results aside, Rizzi seems like a guy who is ready to build a culture of his own. That culture has to lead to success. Showcasing the ability to create an instant culture shift likely made the Jets want to see Rizzi’s long-term vision if he had the opportunity to build from scratch.
