ESPN’s Bill Barnwell rates the Saints as least desirable job for HC candidates [mod edit]

Pocket Hercules said
The article and placement of our opening is no surprise. Having said that, while most of us wanted Allen gone a long time ago, I always felt that Loomis giving him a much longer leash than many of us wanted (on top of pulling out all of the stops to remain competitive) could turn out to be a strong reason that a HC candidate might give us a longer look. I still feel that way.

In all likelihood, next year will be a struggle regardless of who we hire. The silver lining is that our new coach will know that he and his staff will be given time and every resource we have available to right the ship. That might potentially be enough to sway a top candidate. If not, there is no harm in rolling with Rizzi for another year.

I agree with most of this except rolling with Rizzi for another year only puts you another year behind on rebuilding the team. Rizzi on a one year deal means no players will respect him because they know he's just a glorified interim coach. Plus, he will not be looking at building a long term team but instead looking at the best team he can have for one year. That means a year where a new HC is not building his roster and implementing his system. Whoever it is that gets the job, including Rizzi, needs to get a long term contract and a fair shot to build his roster and his system.

I don't think Rizzi is the answer and I'm pretty certain we can get a better HC, but if it turns out it's not true you have to give Rizzi a chance to succeed with a long term contract and a chance to build his own roster.

Personally, I think worst case scenario for the Saints is Aaron Glenn. He wouldn't be in my top 3 or 4 picks for the HC job, but I also think he could end up being a very good HC and possibly the best considering his leadership skills and the credibility he has as a former NFL player. I only push him down because he's a D-Coordinator and I really want to hire an offensive head coach since it's easier to hire a great DC for long term than a great OC for long term.