The New Orleans Saints are one of six NFL teams still searching for their next head coach and it seems to be down to a couple of candidates.
With it being a few weeks into January and some initial interviews being done, or at least scheduled, ESPN’s Dan Graziano took a crack at how those searches will play out. For the Saints, he landed on Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn.
Glenn has been one of the favorite to land the job since Dennis Allen was fired in the first place, so it at least makes sense. Here is what Graziano had to say about the potential hire:
I don’t know which job Glenn would pick if it came down to a choice between the Saints and Jets. But based on everything I have heard, I expect the Saints — whose process seems less expansive so far than the Jets’ process — to make a strong push for Glenn and probably land him.
Despite numerous injuries to the unit, the Lions’ defense finished eighth in defensive efficiency this season under Glenn; the Saints were 27th.
The 52-year-old coach was a former defensive back in New Orleans himself and then went on to coach the position for the team from 2016 to 2020. He is a well-respected coach and makes sense for a front office that seems intent on chasing ghosts of the Sean Payton era.
It would mean a somewhat similar defensive mindset than in the past, but would put the offense back into question. With Klint Kubiak taking interviews elsewhere, Glenn would likely have to decide which offensive coordinator and system he prefers.
