The New Orleans Saints are heading into the final week of the 2024 season and will then kick their search for a head coach into overdrive.
Dennis Allen was fired part way through the season and the keys to the team were handed over to Darren Rizzi, at least temporarily. They now sit with a 5-11 record with a tough game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the horizon. It looks as though a rebuild is in order, but with Mickey Loomis still at general manager.
Early signs indicate that Loomis will mostly be looking at people with some familiarity with the team, which should be of no surprise to Saints fans. That doesn’t mean they won’t consider other candidates, though.
With just one game to go, here are the most likely candidates to become the head coach in New Orleans next year: