5 Coaches Who Could Replace Dennis Allen as Saints Head Coach | James Skrmetta

[@chessking989]

Gruden is my pick. We need a tough head coach. Plus he’s a good offensive coach

[@PoboyMusic]

No more defense minded coaches please.

[@roberthussey595]

I agree with you - it’s an offensive slanted league…the rules are set to benefit the offense - we need a coach whose expertise is on the offensive side of the ball

[@PoboyMusic]

@roberthussey595 plus if you do find a good offensive coordinator some other team scoops him.up for head coach.

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@PoboyMusic If you pair a defensive head coach with the right offensive coordinator, good things happen. Example: Houston and Washington

[@terryclark3973]

​@JamesSkrmetta Your exactly right. You don't hire a headcoach based on NARRATIVE. If that was the case the Falcons should have kept Arthur Smith because he was an offensive coach. But sucked. We wouldn't have Raheem. WAS wouldn't have Quinn. Don't be a narrative idiot

[@Billabongbabalog]

Defensive head coaches are great. Just need one that stays out of the OC's way.

[@shoogerkane]

Keep Kubiak, hire Vrabel and Saleh. That makes sense to me.

[@TrumpsTrashTruck]

You wouldn’t hire Saleh with a defensive head coach. Vrabel would be calling defense with just some figure head DC

[@andrewdutton8125]

My top five candidates for head coach: 1. Mike Vrabel: proven culture builder and a coach who has a winning record 2. Ben Johnson: proven offensive genius, though I don't know if he is HC material 3. Bobby Slowik: see Ben Johnson 4. Darren Rizzi: if he wins most of the remaining saints games this year and the team plays better, then he's definitely up there. 5. Joe Brady: good offensive mind, though I wonder what he can do without a Josh Allen kind of quarterback.

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@andrewdutton8125 Pretty solid list

[@BROWNBOY833]

29:52 James brother you almost made me spit out my crown laced sprite Jesus

[@divineeternity7268]

Rizzi could possibly be our best option due to the circumstances but I'm still waiting to see more from Kubiak. We loss 7 in a row with him too.

[@mykg0713]

I think Allen was hindering Kubiak. Kubiaks play calling in the first two games was completely different in those loses. Allen saw Kubiak as a threat.

[@divineeternity7268]

@mykg0713 idk. Allen decision making did cost us games but in game winning drives we came up short for the second time and I'm tired of missing players being the excuse.

[@Billabongbabalog]

​@@mykg0713We don't know any of that

[@defi_univ]

Matt must be a blast at parties.

[@donnellbryan3265]

Best choices out there vrabel...Ben Johnson...arron Glenn ... period

[@ryannelsonholt]

Vrabs, hands down. Tough, no fucks given guy. Not a sexy pick, but he’ll make us damn respectable. ⚜️

[@BrentonBannister-gc2pt]

Does respect = wins?

[@ryannelsonholt]

@@BrentonBannister-gc2pt who fuckin knows! 😂😂😂

[@robertgreuniesen4051]

I don't post much, haven't watched this video yet but I'm about to. What little I've seen of Rizz-master-flex, I'm gonna be weird and admit I have a crush on the guy. One of my all time fav movies ever Apocalypse Now comes to mind. He reminds me a bit of Martin Sheen. I know it's early and we have zero results of a game lead my him, but even if we lose, it's gonna be lack of player effort/ability causing the loss before it's pointed at Rizz's ability as a coach. 100% on board. What a breath of fresh air.

[@KermitTFYT]

👬

[@geoffhoutman1557]

I want Drizzi to come up out of the river like Marty Sheen now

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@robertgreuniesen4051 This was a real rollercoaster

[@MoGumboFukUTubeForChngngMyName]

You pick you horses by your favorite color jockey skivvies, don’t you?

[@dennis4697]

Let Carr play atlanta then bench decide last games between the rookies play wide open why not do this it make perfect sense

[@jessegardner134]

Bc that would be openly trying to lose, and Carr still has another year on his contract. Fans seem to think Saints are going into this huge rebuild. I really don't think they are. They traded an old injury prone CB who's replacement was already on the roster. That's a move any team makes. I think Carr, AK, Olave, and Shaheed are all back next season as the core of the offense.

[@guitarist2b]

If Rizzi wins the majority of the remaining games and he gets this team playing energetic and disciplined football, he’ll have my vote!

[@captaindeluxe7328]

If Rizzi goes 2-5, that's an improvemment. Think about that for a moment.

[@victorious5048]

If rizzi breaks even in the games we have left then we should give him his shot,he actually wants the challenge of being a head coach,I think think him being the leader with his personality and fire with being a game manager then let the coordinators coordinate

[@BrentonBannister-gc2pt]

🥱

[@BROWNBOY833]

Through the pass few interviews and what I been hearing that’s exactly what he is doing. Just wants to manage the games, let coordinators do their jobs, love the way he thinks, he definitely does have command of the locker room, seems like a man manager, wouldn’t be surprise if he takes over and kind of the easiest choice tbh especially since we will go through this horrific stage in this new era

[@JamesConnorr]

So boring

[@cwinshield21]

I would like to bring in Todd Grantham for our defensive coordinator/coach. Or someone who has the same mindset as him. He likes to blitz, and i think we need someone who does that. Also keep an eye on their health. Or bring back Aaron Glenn for the defensive side. That’s my honest opinion.

[@dennis4697]

Gruden

[@C-money007]

You know the problem is people want to jump on the interim coaches bandwagon before they’ve even played their first game as intro. Head coach. Give it a little time we have time to make. This decision is a very important decision.

[@thexannyphantom5532]

James do we really want to hire from within again after seeing how it went? I understand they aren’t the same but do we want to chance it?

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@thexannyphantom5532 I’d prefer to not hire from within, but if Rizzi is the right guy, I wouldn’t hold that against it.

[@DestineeR0225]

@@JamesSkrmetta your wrong for your comments kamara and everyone even said they would leave the team if they cant have carr rizzi said carr will be his QB so sorry for you carr hater give hin a chance with a new coach

[@will3pr]

The ONLY Coach I would have come in to replace Rizzi would be Ben Johnson, solely for his offense. Other than that Rizzi is the right coach.

[@rmanuel7884]

1st Scenario: Keep Rizzi, bench Carr and tell him we going with the rookie for the next year as well, and that if he wants to go else and compete for a starting job we can restructure contract, and cut him at the end of season. Rizzi coaches during rebuild, talk to Archie and take us an OT or DE this year, and hope Arch comes out after Junior and draft as our FRANCHISE QB.

[@davewest3238]

If you really think a the two rookies will do better than Carr.. youre a fool.

[@proft.mcstine8245]

@@davewest3238 yeah there’s no future with a 11 year vet like Carr, he won’t be a starter in the nfl ever again, it’s best to go with young and build an do ur best to off load the peaked vet who your going no where with but over paying

[@jessegardner134]

​@@proft.mcstine8245how much you wanna bet that Carr will be an NFL starter next season? 😅

[@jessegardner134]

​@@proft.mcstine8245I'll do you one better....how much you wanna bet that Carr still be the starter in NEW ORLEANS next season? Fans seem to think the team is going into this crazy rebuild. They're not. In fact, ML was an old, injury prone CB whom Loomis already brought in his replacement. They're going to run it back next season, just with a different HC....probably promoted from within, if not Rizzi himself.

[@TheChannelTatum]

​@@proft.mcstine8245 Bro must have never watched a football game in his life with that logic.

[@Billabongbabalog]

I want to see what Rizzi can do.

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@Billabongbabalog He’ll get 8 games to show us something

[@christophercooper5636]

I would like to see us get jo Brady . Plus he was with LSU when we went 15-0. Great pick

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@christophercooper5636 Sounds like Brady will get a serious look from multiple teams

[@XxRico199]

James i really think they will stick with rizzi because its a comfortable choice

[@1001011011010]

Honestly I like what I'm seeing from him. If he wants to be HC and he does well...sure, go for it.

[@XxRico199]

@ definitely like what he says he brings to the table definitely can get behind that

[@TrumpsTrashTruck]

Bc that worked out so well b4

[@XxRico199]

@ well this guy don’t have a losing record

[@Itsmectw]

It’s time to move in a new direction, bring in and outsider.

[@MrBallinlike23]

I don’t want to stay in house ! I like Rizzi but staying in house would be just doing the same thing we did last time & trying to hold on to the Sean Payton remnants

[@rjensen6368]

John gruden

[@AdrianBrady-m1w]

Imagine if we get Bell Bellichick

[@PoboyMusic]

Sucked before Brady, Sucked after Brady

[@roberthussey595]

We need a coach whose expertise is on the offensive side of the ball

[@aloha1683]

Belicheck seems too damn old to deal with a rebuild unless he wants to create a pathway for his son to inherit his HC spot

[@PoboyMusic]

@@aloha1683 he's also got a hot 25 year old girlfriend

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@AdrianBrady-m1w I’d pass on Bill

[@shrimpnbeer]

Great fckn content btw. Well, we have fired a HC mid season. Our salary crap (no typo) is holding us back. These two things, the salary crap being a yearly thing, lets me know the GM needs to be addressed 1st.

[@brandonreese1434]

I would go get Ben Johnson as head coach and Robert Saleh as defensive coordinator

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@brandonreese1434 That would be best case scenario for pretty much every team

[@hamiltoncamp]

You click baited me, James. I wanted to hear your thoughts on Gruden.

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@hamiltoncamp Short answer: I don’t think he’s a viable candidate. Few years too late. Especially with the Saints moving off Carr. I talk about Gruden in a video a couple days ago.

[@captaindeluxe7328]

NO MORE RAIDERS

[@jessegardner134]

​@@JamesSkrmettaso the team that stayed with Brees until his arm was literally a noodle, is going to move off Carr after 2 seasons despite extending him in the off-season (a Loomis move, not an Allen move) while he's still very much in his prime and they have no reason to move on from him outside of.....what? To not have a QB? Bring in another QB to pay? I'm not really following the logic here.....

[@jessegardner134]

​@@JamesSkrmettaLoomis has scouts, they no doubt know that Carr was playing at an elite level last season and the beginning of this one. If they know he can play at an elite level, and is making less than any other QB capable of playing at an elite level...... Why would they move on? Serious question.

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@ He’s still 34. Clearing cap on a big contract for a player the next regime might not see as a fit.

[@titodalporto1527]

Gruden Gruden Gruden ! He will immediately get Carr humming and remember Gruden is a Super Bowl winning Coach! The team has all the perfect players: When McCoy and Rashid Shaheed come back and we have Gruden as HC we’ll be in business to go all the way! The fans don’t want to wait another 2 or 3 years to be a winning team. We want to now, with the great players we have now! You sports commentators think you know what you’re talking about, you’re what we call arm chair QB’s. Get Gruden and we’ll thrive!

[@captaindeluxe7328]

NO MORE RAIDERS!

[@donnellbryan3265]

Lmao gruden is not respected by players..he to old school ..wont work in today's NFL .maybe 20 years ago but not today

[@jessegardner134]

​@@donnellbryan3265says who? 😂 The players loved him with the Raiders. If that were true Coaches like Tomlin, BB, Pete Carroll, and even Andy Reid wouldn't be successful.

[@ryanoliver5669]

Curt Cignetti please

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@ryanoliver5669 lol TRUTH

[@generalinformation2159]

My vote : only Drew or Ted Lasso

[@DoubleKAllday]

Hopefully it’s a offensive coordinator let’s get someone who can score

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@DoubleKAllday Washington and Houston both went defensive coaches and they score just fine.

[@DoubleKAllday]

Dats true😂 but still think we should pick a OC

[@eazy_e6889]

No defensive coaches. Are any of the best teams led by a defensive coach?

[@KermitTFYT]

This may be stating the complete obvious but ANYONE would statistically better than Dennis 26-54 Allen.

[@geoffhoutman1557]

26-53 I think?

[@XxRico199]

We should get rob as A DC

[@theroachden6195]

If the interim coach slaps his OC and acting DC and gets their heads out of their asses the Saints might play to their potential he'll might get the opportunity.

[@geoffhoutman1557]

Drizzi should be given a chance, and his WL record this year should be about 1-7. I know Gayle watches this show, so Gayle please hire a proper GM

[@Provost5]

Liam coen would be nice he cooking rn

[@titodalporto1527]

Carr Carr Carr Carr! Needs Gruden! He’s a guru x and o’s Head Coach! And he’s available!

[@TrumpsTrashTruck]

We aren’t keeping Carr

[@jessegardner134]

​@@TrumpsTrashTruckwanna bet? Carr was the only bright spot on the offense last season, and was the #1 graded QB in the NFL the 1st 3 weeks of this season (and from week 12 on last season). The only reason his play fell off was bc the OL suddenly had other teams practice squad players starting on it. Give Carr a competent OL, and saints will have one of the best offenses in the NFL.

[@BROWNBOY833]

I disagree with you James I would take saints over Browns, Jaguars, Raiders, Giants, Titans, Patriots. We have more young talent than any of the other teams mentioned imo, cap space is all over the place but we all know that is fugazi, are rebuild is more linear than the others, you get to basically build your roster and GM/owner willing to do whatever it takes to get back to winning can’t say that about the other orgs. Do I think we get Ben Johnson hell no, but we will definitely get to choose ours fs. Don’t want Brady, or really any of the top odds to land according to bets.

[@chrisx050102]

Are you gonna go through the speakpike messages soon?

[@michaeldeblasio8201]

Definitely not an Aaron Glenn guy. I'd rather get an offensive coach from outside the organization.

[@BROWNBOY833]

forgot about my boy Bobby he is really good don’t know culture wise but if we get him I’m fine with that he made CJ Stroud to already MVP level QB wouldn’t be surprise if he did it again with Cam Ward, S Sanders, wouldn’t be mad at taking a QB if we get Bobby. My top pick is Vrabel man manager, culture guy, has done it before with a winning record and with the Titans who are and always will be garbage. Don’t want Aaron Glenn, controversial yet brave Todd Monken is not the one just another glorified coordinator, Brady hell no, Any of these other coordinators really besides Ben Johnson I’m good, we not getting Ben Johnson lol. Vrabel is my guy tho wouldn’t be mad with sticking with Rizzi just to see if he can be the next Dan Campbell, I like Klint I think he is more closer to weeks 1-2 than we have seen recently and plus the amount of injuries and just talent we have on offense is brutal, one player and than you have roll out with Practice squad level players though that is more on DA/Loomis got get better at roster management. We just got to find our next DC won’t mind Robert Saleh.

[@jacobswift8286]

Arch meaning is the New Orleans Saint

[@jeremiahcole2542]

Todd Monken

[@BROWNBOY833]

Also wouldn’t be surprised if we see what Klint really gots, I feel like DA held a lot of players back and im include coaches as well. He just was not a great HC and we say it all the time James todays league is very optimized you have to have every little detail ironed out and unfortunately we had a clown as our HC. Idk why I went against my guts and believing this clown maybe bc he was number #1 DC last year but we saw how that turned out lol. We will see tho, in Klint I trust 🙌

[@krazymanyac12]

FLORES!!!!!!!

[@matthenagan8189]

Does Drew Brees have any coaching experience? Thought i heard something about him being next coach for Purdue??? I will say this about Drew Brees, he is a well respected figure by many if not all of his peers and when he speaks people listen, he knows how to command a room. He is a true Saint, I know you have joked about Drew Brees being a head coach but if there is anyone who wants what is best for this Saints franchise, it would be Drew Brees. Every decision he would make would be in the best interest of the New Orleans Saints. In Drew Brees I trust. It might look weird seeing him as the head coach on the sidelines but I would believe in him.

[@captaindeluxe7328]

Please, not one more individual with any ties to the Raiders orginization.

[@tannerxblayze]

if rizzi win 6 games i say keep him . he’s far more passionate than allen . hire a good defensive coordinator and ride it out

[@BMill333]

Deion sanders for head coach

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@BMill333 Lol nooooo

[@ajteer]

Can we PLEASE at least give Saban a damned phone call??

[@kevinmcwilliams714]

I don’t want a coach that’s inside that building I want something totally different offensive minded coach for defensive get the jets old coach they just fired he was a pretty good defensive mind

[@jarelljenkins3392]

I don’t wanna sound like the negative person but I’d be shocked if anyone of a big name would take this job it’s not appealing

[@JNimsy34]

Id love Gruden but hes kind of ridiculed and we seen what the NFL can do to coaches (Sean Payton) i believe the NFL somewhat forced him out of New Orleans

[@DoubleKAllday]

I agree do not draft a QB for da 2025 draft give rattler a season

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@DoubleKAllday Depends on who the HC is

[@stevebetker829]

Drew

[@DoubleKAllday]

Spencer Rattler will get better!

[@JamesConnorr]

Keeping Rizzi is accepting mediocrity.

[@dennis4697]

You really feel like you gave rattler a chance

[@dennis4697]

Gruden is perfect for us

[@captaindeluxe7328]

NO MORE RAIDERS OF ANY SHAPE, TYPE OR FORM!

[@tbetyf7047]

Too old!

[@tbetyf7047]

No recycles

[@giovannimartinez2145]

Per nick underhill Vrabel isn’t interested in the saints job 😊

[@BROWNBOY833]

Brother where did you pull that out, your ass ?

[@TrumpsTrashTruck]

Bc of Loomis

[@CB-ef9pw]

I wish muscano could be fired

[@tdsly6031]

Gruden should be the choice, but I bet he won't be

[@captaindeluxe7328]

NO MORE RAIDERS

[@aloha1683]

Random stat but I find this interesting. DA went 18-25 as Saints HC, Dan Campbell 19-23-1 in his first 43 games (same sample size) In a way Loomis was right. To use his argument against him here we are actually looking past the results and can say even though Campbell had an almost identical record but that team played with passion and fire while DAs Saints era looked confused, poorly coached and poor in game decision making.

[@geoffhoutman1557]

I gave you a like because I think your subtext is “We need a new GM”

[@aloha1683]

@ I mean it’s just raw data. Draw your own conclusion

[@JamesSkrmetta]

@@aloha1683 Great point

[@DestineeR0225]

your wrong for your comments about carr kamara and everyone even said they would leave the team if they cant have carr rizzi said carr will be his QB so sorry for you carr hater give hin a chance with a new coach

[@donnellbryan3265]

Omg noooooooooooo to gruden

[@jacobstathers8823]

Gimme gruden

[@shawnd6291]

Gruden all day...

[@MrBallinlike23]

Hell no, that sounds like a Mickey Loomis pick

[@captaindeluxe7328]

NO MORE RAIDERS

[@titodalporto1527]

Put 2 and 2 and get 4. Get Jon Gruden! Period! The fans don’t want to wait. We want to win. Not wait for years for maybe’s!

[@tbetyf7047]

No he is a recycle! Too old

[@matthenagan8189]

He was a buc before he was a raider. That's what I think of him as.

[@captaindeluxe7328]

NO MORE RAIDERS

[@DestineeR0225]

shut up carr aint going no where leave our #4 alons

[@moustiebeaubeau]

We're about to go on a 8 game win streak idk why everyone's talking about a rebuild

[@boovoudoun2661]

Give Gruden a shot

[@LilRedRasta]

We don't need a 60 year old coach who the league hates. I don't even want to imagine the amount of missed calls that would happen.

[@BrentonBannister-gc2pt]

From a double barrel shotty?

[@MrBallinlike23]

Hell no for him to try to keep Carr

[@captaindeluxe7328]

NO MORE RAIDERS

[@aloha1683]

The trick is to first get a top 5 pick to use as bait for the next talented coach that you want to use to select his own QB of the future.

[@geoffhoutman1557]

This. Top 3 pick = grab his own QB. With a competent GM on board we could be v attractive. Gayle, pls kick Monkey upstairs

[@Soulja.504]

I want arch manning wait till 26

[@geoffhoutman1557]

@@Soulja.504 The Mannings may "Eli" him, so we may not even get that chance. Plus we shouldn't be drafting anywhere near this high in '26

[@tbetyf7047]

No to gruden!