Meet the OC candidates

meily said
Why is there a narrative that people come here to coach?

Good defensive coach has the defense rolling and if you are a confident offensive coordinator this is one of the better jobs to have considering the offensive talent here.

If you want to make a name for your self or reestablish your name as an offensive mind this is one of the better jobs in the league to have because the offense has weapons and you can make it what it needs to be because the HC is a defensive coach and he is holding that side of the team down.

Underhill and Triplett mentioned the other day that the Saints' OC job is more attractive than some think because with the large number of former OCs that are HCs now New Orleans is one of the few places you can go and take total control over the offensive side of the ball. If a young offensive coach has the goal of being a future HC, being an OC for a defensive HC is a good position to be in. Otherwise you end up like Eric Bieniemy where people think all the credit goes to the HC, Andy Reid, instead of the OC. It's why Bieniemy had to move on or would likely never get a HC job.

Of course, this doesn't mean they will get a current OC since the good current OCs are looking for HC jobs, but it does mean that the Saints OC job is attractive to young up and coming position coaches looking to move up to an OC job and position themselves for a HC job down the line.