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Saints draft: Boom or bust? Only time will tell!!

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TRACEY JAGNEAUX

NEW ORLEANS -- No question that after last year’s bountiful draft for the New Orleans Saints, the 2018 version of let’s take a chance would be scrutinized in a way that no other draft would be.

No matter who the Saints chose this year, the comparison to 2017 would be made, even though none of the players selected starting last Thursday had even taken a snap in the NFL.

So, how did the Saints do in this year’s installment? That all depends on who you ask. The range of grades looks like the report card of a seventh grader going through the change to adulthood: it is all over the map.
ESPN gave the Saints a C+, putting New Orleans just above average.

Bleacher Report, without providing any explanation with its rankings, gave the Saints a D, the lowest in the league along with Oakland and Seattle.
Yahoo and USA Today agreed with Bleacher Report and also rated the New Orleans draft as being D worthy. However, both NFL.com and CBS Sports had the Saints with a grade of B.

The biggest move of the draft for New Orleans came very early. The Saints made a bold move in the first round Thursday, trading next year’s first-rounder to move up and take Texas-San Antonio defensive end Marcus Davenport, a player who filled a need for a pressure player at the right defensive end spot the Saints have been trying to fill long-term for years.

Full Article -- Ville Platte Gazette

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Kellen Moore's first assistant coach hire has had success with the Saints before

  • News source: John Sigler
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Kellen Moore has hired his first assistant coach from outside the New Orleans Saints’ staff directory, but it’s someone who has had success here before. NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill and Mike Triplett report that Brendan Nugent is coming back to the Crescent City.

Nugent began working with the Saints as an assistant coach in 2015 before being assigned to the offensive line crew under Dan Roushar from 2017 to 2020. He was promoted to the full-time role in 2021 but was fired a year later. Dennis Allen thought Doug Marrone was better suited for the job but had to replace him with John...
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SB Nation Reacts Survey: How would you grade the Saints hiring of Kellen Moore?

  • News source: Kyle Thele
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The New Orleans Saints search for a new head coach started on January 6th and ended on February 11th as Philadelphia Eagles OC Kellen Moore was named the 19th head coach in franchise history.

Social media had been buzzing since there were first reports of mutual interest between the two. On Sunday, the Eagles won the Super Bowl, which just added more fuel to the fire. While fans were anxious, the Saints took their time, patiently waiting to get their guy. Then on yesterday, the announcement was made official. Moore was headed to New Orleans.

A press conference will be held on Thursday to...
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One important position coach remain on staff under head coach Kellen Moore

  • News source: lukeloffredo
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The New Orleans Saints coaching staff under head coach Kellen Moore is now officially coming together. Keith Williams, who was hired last season as the team’s wide receivers coach, will in fact remain in that role for the 2025 season under first-year head coach Kellen Moore. NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill first reported this news.

Williams joined the Saints last offseason after being recruited by now-Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. A known commodity around the league as a longtime personal trainer for star wideouts, Williams became an instant favorite in the...
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Projecting Kellen Moore’s first Saints’ draft

  • News source: Rene Nadeau
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As the new head coach of the New Orleans Saints, Kellen Moore will put his stamp of approval on the 2025 NFL Draft.
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Saints senior assistant coach may follow Klint Kubiak to Seattle

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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For the second year in a row the New Orleans Saints are moving to a new offensive system. Even before New Orleans hired Kellen Moore, the writing was on the wall. Klint Kubiak saw it and jetted to the Seattle Seahawks.

Seeing that he brought a staff with him to New Orleans and it’s only been a year, it makes sense that Kubiak take many of those guys to the pacific northwest with him.

Quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko has already followed and it appears Rick Dennison could be next in line. Per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo, the Saints have granted Dennison permission to...
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Saints legend believes Kellen Moore can 'maximize' offensive weapons

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Head coaches are largely judged by their ability to win games and how their side of the ball performs. Dennis Allen, for example, lacked success, but his hot seat broke the thermometer as his defense began to falter.

Most prospective head coaches enter with an expertise on offense or defense. Kellen Moore has found success as the Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator, but he took the New Orleans Saints head coaching job after the Super Bowl.

The Eagles being in the Super Bowl at all was a sign to Marques Colston that Moore was “obviously doing something right.” While it does take...
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Kellen Moore is the next coach of the Saints … What does Jeff Duncan think? Dattitude Ep. 345

  • News source: BY JIM DERRY | Dattitude Podcast Host
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Moore is young, has a brilliant offensive mind and is someone who never before played or coached this team. Just what the NFL doctor ordered? And who will be his QB?
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A look at Kellen Moore's body of work to see what he might bring to the Saints offense

  • News source: BY LUKE JOHNSON | Staff writer
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Nobody knows anything yet about what kind of head coach Kellen Moore will be for the New Orleans Saints, because he never has been a head coach before.
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Saints follow NFL's youthful hiring trend with Kellen Moore hire

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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By announcing a deal with Kellen Moore on Tuesday, the New Orleans Saints made Moore the youngest head coach in the NFL at 36 years old. He’ll turn 37 in July and is also the youngest head coach in Saints franchise history.

Moore would edge Demario Davis by just six months to be the oldest player on the team. His collegiate career overlapped with Derek Carr and Tyrann Mathieu. Davis and Moore were in the same 2012 draft class, and Cameron Jordan turned pro a year sooner in 2011. Moore isn’t far removed from some of the veteran leaders

We’ve seen the league be less hesitant to hiring...
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Kellen Moore's history as an OC illustrates of his offensive pillars

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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Kellen Moore’s ascension was expeditious. He started out as the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback coach in 2018 and became their offensive coordinator in the following seasons. His four-year run as the Cowboys coordinator was one year stints with the Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles.

Over that six-year span, Moore worked with Jalen Hurts, Justin Herbert and Dak Prescott. All three of these quarterbacks had a good amount of mobility. Hurts was a true dual-threat quarterback, but the ability to run has been a constant for Moore’s quarterbacks.

Of the New Orleans Saints’ current...
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The Saints have shared a first glimpse of new coach Kellen Moore in the team's facility

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Kellen Moore had his first day in the office as the New Orleans Saints head coach on Wednesday, with the team posting photos of Moore and family inside the team's facility.
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Moore hire makes sense for Saints as Payton memories are evoked

  • News source: Ken Trahan
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NFL insider details difference between Kellen Moore and Sean Payton

  • News source: Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints hired Kellen Moore as their head coach this week, and his potential hire was the talk of Super Bowl week. The Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator was coaching in the biggest game of the year in his potential new home stadium. Of course conversations around his head coaching candidacy were discussed on and off camera.

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini saw the natural comparison of Moore and former Saints head coach, Sean Payton, due to being offensive-minded coaches and decided to dig for information. Her conclusion wasn’t surprising.

“What I discovered from...
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A Taste of the NFL supports GENYOUth efforts to end student hunger

  • News source: Tina Howell
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On Saturday, February 8th, the Taste of the NFL was held at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. The annual event held Super Bowl week was sold-out with football fans and foodies in attendance to sample some of New Orleans’ best culinary delights all while supporting GENYOUth efforts to equip schools with critical tools and resources to provide students with greater access to nutrition and physical activity.

A Taste of the NFL featured former and current NFL players in attendance, taking pictures and signing autographs for football fans including former New Orleans Saints...
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