Sports Illustrated’s Connor Orr shared his pros and cons for every NFL head coach vacancy, including the New Orleans Saints. While the pros were feel-good things, such as the fan base and job security, the negative was built on more concrete points.
Orr wrapped up his article by calling New Orleans, “the most difficult avenue to (win) right away.” Quarterback and monetary issues have molded this opinion for Orr.
Derek Carr doesn’t seem like the solution. He’s an option that can help you stay afloat, but he isn’t going to take you far. Spencer Rattler is still young. The opinion on him shouldn’t drop heavily after the 2024 campaign, despite him not winning a game. Rattler still showed flashes that a quarterback whisperer should want to invest in.
What Rattler didn’t showcase was the ability to be the answer right away or confirm he could be the answer eventually. Your veteran isn’t a long-term solution, and the Saints are still in limbo with their youth.
Conversations around the Saints’ management of the salary cap have been ongoing for years. We’ve finally reached the point where the Saints will have to pay the cost. New Orleans isn’t in reach of a Super Bowl, so they should eat that cost now.
There’s no better time than when you grab a new head coach to start over. Unfortunately for that head coach, that means he’s inheriting a situation that he must lead the turn around from the bottom.
We’ve documented the lack of quarterback to lead the offensive ship. On defense, your key players are getting older.
The next head coach will have a lot on his plate as far as roster building. The limited building blocks may be the greatest factor working against the Saints this coaching cycle.
