The New Orleans Saints head coaching search has been underway for a bit now and a couple of names have become synonymous with the job, such as Mike McCarthy or Aaron Glenn.
While there isn’t an exact consensus by Saints supporters on who they want the choice to be, one thing is clear. They want change.
That the focus on a recent exercise completed by CBS Sports writer Josh Edwards. He put all of the current head coach openings in the NFL to find out which new hire would be the opposite of the old head coach. The opposite of Dennis Allen was considered to be McCarthy, a current favorite to land the gig.
Here is what Edwards had to say about his choice:
Glenn would make a lot of sense in this situation as well, but the truth of the matter is that the pool of first-time defensive coaches is rather shallow at this stage of the exercise. New Orleans has noted interest in McCarthy and the hire would cross the line of scrimmage.
The former Dallas Cowboys coach would certainly be a different option than Allen, but he’s not all that unfamiliar to the Saints.
He was already the offensive coordinator in New Orleans from 2000 to 2004 and is not too dissimilar from Sean Payton. They are both Super Bowl-winning coaches that found great success with an all-time great quarterback.
Fans with a bad taste in their mouths from the last defensive-minded head coach would likely be very happy if he is hire.
