Moore, 36, is the league’s youngest head coach, one 12 months youthful than Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald.
Moore performed quarterback at Boise State from 2008-11 and is this system’s all-time main passer, throwing for 14,667 yards and 142 touchdowns.
He’s the fifth coach employed this offseason with out prior head-coaching expertise, essentially the most since 2022. How he fleshes out his teaching employees will considerably have an effect on how rapidly New Orleans bounces again from 4 consecutive non-playoff seasons.
The Saints went 5-12 in 2024, their worst file since 2005 (3-13).
Per media reviews, 49ers assistant head coach Brandon Staley is predicted to be thought of for the Saints defensive coordinator place. Staley was head coach of the Chargers from 2021-23, with Moore serving as his offensive coordinator in 2023.
Staley was fired after Week 15 in 2023, however like New Orleans’ earlier head coach, Dennis Allen, he’s a lot better when specializing in his specialty.
Staley was beforehand the defensive coordinator of the Rams (2020) once they completed No. 1 in scoring and complete protection.
Eagles quarterbacks coach Doug Nussmeier is one other title floated as a possible Saints employees member beneath Moore.
Nussmeier has intensive teaching expertise and performed for the Saints from 1994-97, beginning twice. He has a powerful connection to Moore, having been on the identical employees because the Saints head coach since 2018 when Nussmeier was the Cowboys tight ends coach and Moore was the workforce’s quarterbacks coach.
Nussmeier’s son, Garrett, can also be the beginning quarterback at LSU, roughly 80 miles northwest of the Caesars Superdome.
Moore should usher in assistants with earlier NFL teaching expertise, however he should not solely deal with hiring retreads.
One intriguing title that is been floated as a possible assistant is ESPN NFL analyst Dan Orlovsky. On Monday morning, throughout ESPN’s “First Take,” Orlovsky took time to say goodbye to his colleagues.
“By no means know what the long run holds, however I am taking a break,” mentioned Orlovsky, prompting hypothesis he may go away the community.
Moore and Orlovsky had been teammates with the Lions within the mid-2010s and have maintained a friendship.
When Moore was initially talked about as a Saints teaching candidate, Orlovsky mentioned, “I will be rooting for him. I believe the world of him.”
Orlovsky has beforehand expressed curiosity in teaching. It may very well be price it for the Saints to offer the star ESPN analyst a spot on their employees. Moore may additionally have the ability to supply promotions to Eagles assistants recent off a Tremendous Bowl LIX win.
As New Orleans retools its roster and offers with the consequences of exorbitant lifeless cash cap prices, it is crucial to have the appropriate teaching employees.
The Saints already owe $48.4M in lifeless cash in 2025, and that quantity may balloon relying on what the entrance workplace does with quarterback Derek Carr. If minimize this offseason, New Orleans would incur a dead-money cost of $21.5M (as a post-June 1 minimize) or $50.1M (pre-June 1).
The Saints will not be anticipated to contend in 2025, however Moore ought to have laid a strong basis by the 2026 offseason.
It takes a village to lift a Tremendous Bowl-caliber workforce. Who Moore brings with him shall be simply as essential to the Saints as hiring him within the first place.
