By Ross Jackson
Every offseason coaching cycle comes with a moving scale of opinions in how deserving teams are of top candidates to fill their open head coach positions.
The general consensus among those evaluating the New Orleans Saints seems to be that they are a bad landing spot for a potential coach. However, the same factors that lead many to believe that could actually be a key part of the Saints’ sales pitch to their top candidates.
What’s wrong with the Saints job? Well, they currently sit with an aging roster, no solidified future at quarterback, and with a $52 million overage on the 2025 salary cap.
Each of these concerns also allows New Orleans to offer something every first-time head coach or coach seeking a fresh start desires in a new opportunity: patience.
An organization that has proven time and time again that—sometimes to a fault—it will remain patient with its coaches and decisions, the Saints’ current situation only furthers that tendency.
New head coaches don’t take jobs with a short-term view. They are looking for a place where they can create a long-term future, a place where they could build a winning culture and find sustained success.





