The New Orleans Saints are starting with a delayed entry to this year’s NFL head coach hiring cycle, but no team has announced their new coach just yet. So while they’ve got to work quickly to catch up with the best candidates, there is still a wide pool of options to source from.
And while there’s a big push from fans to just hand the job to defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, the Saints owe it to themselves and their supporters to make sure they’re hiring the best man for the job. With that in mind, here are six candidates I’d call if I were in charge of the Saints coaching search: