Opinion ESPN’s Bill Barnwell rates the Saints as least desirable job for HC candidates [mod edit] (18 Viewers)

[RJ in Lafayette]

There is currently running on the ESPN website a piece by Bill Barnwell rating the desirability of the HC jobs that will be filled after this season. The link is very long, but you can find the article by going a quick Google search or simply going at this time to the ESPN website.

Note that Barnwell assumed nine teams would be looking for a new HC--including teams like New England, Miami and Tennessee that probably won't be as well as Las Vegas. Because there is a paywall, I do not know what the rankings are except the Saints are listed ninth. Strengths for the Saints were ownership and the division. Weaknesses were our roster and salary-cap issues.

I happen to think Barnwell is right about the Saints being the least desirable job. In addition to our salary-cap challenges, we have no quarterback and a team with too few young players who are foundation pieces going forward. I would love to see Mike Vrabel as our next coach. I do not see Vrabel wanting to come to the Saints.

 

[Saint Jack]

Whenever I read these articles I’m always reminded of this phrase.
Nobody knows anything.
No one expected BB to go to Carolina.

And compared to how the Saints were viewed in 05, this job is way easier to sell.

 

[SonOfNOLA]

There is currently running on the ESPN website a piece by Bill Barnwell rating the desirability of the HC jobs that will be filled after this season. The link is very long, but you can find the article by going a quick Google search or simply going at this time to the ESPN website.

Note that Barnwell assumed nine teams would be looking for a new HC--including teams like New England, Miami and Tennessee that probably won't be as well as Las Vegas. Because there is a paywall, I do not know what the rankings are except the Saints are listed ninth. Strengths for the Saints were ownership and the division. Weaknesses were our roster and salary-cap issues.

I happen to think Barnwell is right about the Saints being the least desirable job. In addition to our salary-cap challenges, we have no quarterback and a team with too few young players who are foundation pieces going forward. I would love to see Mike Vrabel as our next coach. I do not see Vrabel wanting to come to the Saints.

Keep in mind that it’s Bill Barnwell’s outside opinion. The Saints’ Head Coach candidacy process hasn’t started yet.

Everyone assumed the Saints couldn’t land, a Shanahan disciple, Klint Kubiak as Offensive Coordinator in the 2024 offseason.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Whom?

 

[saints4eva]

Keep in mind that it’s Bill Barnwell’s opinion. Everyone assumed the Saints couldn’t land a Klint Kubiak as Offensive Coordinator before the season.

And who cares what he thinks anyway? Like you said it's just his opinion. He's no Nostradamus.

 

[picnicwithfish]

They base that on availability of salary cap. “Yes” we might have to have a full reset year but it can be fixed with ruthlessness and time.

We do have some good young building blocks that would attract a coach that wants to prove himself.

 

[St.Dan]

Right, the link is on the ESPN+ platform. Gotta pay extra for those links.

Not a shock at all the Saints job isn't seen as desirable, given the current roster and other factors. But I don't think my fandom will be affected much by the paybait machine of news items getting an early start. We were especially undesirable nearly 20 years ago when the stadium had a huge gash in it and the breach-water was taking a while to go down. Then years later, we learn our best coach ever actually wanted the Packers' job over us in the first place. We were his second choice. And so, we've lived through worse situations than this

 

[nakadish]

Let's see, the Saints have an owner that's hands off, patient with new coaches, willing to spend money, a good fan base....yeah, sounds pretty terrible to me.

You can talk about the lack of cap space, but you can fix that. You can't fix a bad owner.

The Saints were clearly patient with DA and gave him every opportunity to succeed. If I'm looking for a HC job, that's #1 on my list of things I look for.

 

[Saint Jack]

And a side note, I think being in a weak division is more of an asset than they’re willing to admit.
No Mahomes, Allen, or Hurts in the South.

 

[longtime lurker]

The flip of it to me is that the new HC and staff get more time to work this mess out.

 

[lilvipa221]

That is because that is how non-homers see this situation. Do not have a franchise QB and we are not in position to get one in the draft this coming year and an age/salary cap mess.

 

[Saint Jack]

The flip of it to me is that the new HC and staff get more time to work this mess out.

After a franchise QB, the best thing you can give a potential HC is time.

 

[Saint Jack]

That is because that is how non-homers see this situation. Do not have a franchise QB and we are not in position to get one in the draft this coming year and an age/salary cap mess.

On the other hand, Barnwell has ALWAYS hated the Saints.

 

[sfidc3]

There is currently running on the ESPN website a piece by Bill Barnwell rating the desirability of the HC jobs that will be filled after this season. The link is very long, but you can find the article by going a quick Google search or simply going at this time to the ESPN website.

Note that Barnwell assumed nine teams would be looking for a new HC--including teams like New England, Miami and Tennessee that probably won't be as well as Las Vegas. Because there is a paywall, I do not know what the rankings are except the Saints are listed ninth. Strengths for the Saints were ownership and the division. Weaknesses were our roster and salary-cap issues.

I happen to think Barnwell is right about the Saints being the least desirable job. In addition to our salary-cap challenges, we have no quarterback and a team with too few young players who are foundation pieces going forward. I would love to see Mike Vrabel as our next coach. I do not see Vrabel wanting to come to the Saints.

whatevah!!!! I hope Vrabel has no interest, I don’t want him as a HC….

 

[BBarnes]

There is currently running on the ESPN website a piece by Bill Barnwell rating the desirability of the HC jobs that will be filled after this season. The link is very long, but you can find the article by going a quick Google search or simply going at this time to the ESPN website.

Note that Barnwell assumed nine teams would be looking for a new HC--including teams like New England, Miami and Tennessee that probably won't be as well as Las Vegas. Because there is a paywall, I do not know what the rankings are except the Saints are listed ninth. Strengths for the Saints were ownership and the division. Weaknesses were our roster and salary-cap issues.

I happen to think Barnwell is right about the Saints being the least desirable job. In addition to our salary-cap challenges, we have no quarterback and a team with too few young players who are foundation pieces going forward. I would love to see Mike Vrabel as our next coach. I do not see Vrabel wanting to come to the Saints.

Even the least desirable is one of the 32 most desired coaching positions on the planet