Is Kellen Moore the next Saints coach? Signs point toward the Eagles needing a new offensive coordinator.
NFL Network reported Friday that the Saints plan to meet with Moore after the Super Bowl.
While the New Orleans Saints can’t officially meet again with Kellen Moore until after the Super Bowl, it seems like the Eagles offensive coordinator is trending toward spending Super Bowl week in his new home.
NFL Network reported Friday afternoon that the Saints plan to meet with Moore after the Super Bowl. Further, the network reported that Saints general manager Mickey Loomis “informed other candidates on Friday morning that, while there’s been no final decision, he plans to continue discussions with Moore.”
Moore had an in-person interview earlier this week with the Saints, whose brass flew to Philadelphia for a second interview with the first-year Eagles offensive coordinator.
Moore, 36, has reportedly been working on building out his staff should he be the next Saints coach.
Moore came to the Eagles this past offseason as the Eagles looked for a restart to an offensive scheme that Nick Sirianni said had gotten “stale” last season. Moore has been coaching in the NFL since 2018, when he was the quarterbacks coach in Dallas. He spent the next four seasons as Dallas’ offensive coordinator before spending one season as the OC of the Los Angeles Chargers.
The Eagles ranked eighth in total offense last season and eighth again this season. The big change, of course, came in the rushing category. The Eagles passed for 225.5 yards per game last season and rushed for 128.8. This season, those splits are 187.9 and 179.3, respectively. They had one of the least potent passing attacks and the most potent rushing attacks in the NFL.
How much credit does Moore get for that? He didn’t sign Saquon Barkley, of course, and he inherited one of the best offensive lines in football. But someone had to call the plays.
Eagles fans may be experiencing some déjà vu from two seasons ago. Then-defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon coached in the Super Bowl in Arizona before becoming the head coach of the Cardinals.
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Moore’s departure would obviously force the Eagles to find a new offensive coordinator, which would continue an ongoing trend for Jalen Hurts, who has had 11 different coaches calling plays in his nine seasons as a professional or college quarterback.
With the Eagles alone, Hurts’ five seasons have seen Doug Pederson, Sirianni, Shane Steichen, Brian Johnson, and now Moore calling plays.
The Eagles have a few internal options to replace Moore if he indeed departs, and would have plenty at their disposal outside the organization who would likely welcome a chance to coach an offense fresh off a Super Bowl appearance. Moore could also poach some Eagles coaches to build out his staff in New Orleans, too.