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Maybe he wrote this prior to the McCarthy news yesterday? If not, it's pretty lazy not to mention him.
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My prediction for the next Saints coach: Aaron Glenn, current Lions defensive coordinator
Here's one that most of the people I've been talking to seem to agree on. Glenn is expected to land one of the open head coaching jobs this cycle, and he has connections with the Saints and Jets. He played the final season of his playing career for the Saints in 2008 and was the team's defensive backs coach from 2016 to 2020 before following Dan Campbell to Detroit and becoming the Lions' defensive coordinator. He also played for the Jets from 1994 to 2001, and his post-playing career in the NFL started in their scouting department in 2012.
I don't know which job Glenn would pick if it came down to a choice between the Saints and Jets. But based on everything I have heard, I expect the Saints -- whose process seems less expansive so far than the Jets' process -- to make a strong push for Glenn and probably land him.
Despite numerous injuries to the unit, the Lions' defense finished eighth in defensive efficiency this season under Glenn; the Saints were 27th.
Other known candidates: Mike Kafka, David Shaw, Kellen Moore, Joe Brady, Darren Rizzi, Kliff Kingsbury and Anthony Weaver
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New Orleans Saints
Former coach: Dennis Allen was fired nine games into his third season as the team's head coach (18-25 record). Special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi finished the season as the interim coach.My prediction for the next Saints coach: Aaron Glenn, current Lions defensive coordinator
Here's one that most of the people I've been talking to seem to agree on. Glenn is expected to land one of the open head coaching jobs this cycle, and he has connections with the Saints and Jets. He played the final season of his playing career for the Saints in 2008 and was the team's defensive backs coach from 2016 to 2020 before following Dan Campbell to Detroit and becoming the Lions' defensive coordinator. He also played for the Jets from 1994 to 2001, and his post-playing career in the NFL started in their scouting department in 2012.
I don't know which job Glenn would pick if it came down to a choice between the Saints and Jets. But based on everything I have heard, I expect the Saints -- whose process seems less expansive so far than the Jets' process -- to make a strong push for Glenn and probably land him.
Despite numerous injuries to the unit, the Lions' defense finished eighth in defensive efficiency this season under Glenn; the Saints were 27th.
Other known candidates: Mike Kafka, David Shaw, Kellen Moore, Joe Brady, Darren Rizzi, Kliff Kingsbury and Anthony Weaver
