Would Rizzi Be Considered a Lazy Hire

Short answer is yes. Even if he is a good choice, a majority will still view it as a lazy hire.

How about we let the season play out before we determine Rizzi's proper fate.

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He barely won one game against the damn Falcons and they put up almost 500 yards. Pump the brakes.

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Guess some still didn't learn from the whole "OMG we're going to the superbowl!!" after week 2 saga.

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Rizzi picked that awful Australian punter over our Gillikan.

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Of maybe he was told that's who he was getting.

f course Rizzi then defended his punter, no sane coach would go out and trash a player in the media regardless of whether or not the player was his choice or not. True coaches go out and deflect attention from the player or players to themselves and highlight the positives and say "we gotta get better as coaches preparing these guys"

Absolutely. Do a damn coaching search. I hate Louisiana so much sometimes . Every business operation is a clown show.

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Would Rizzi Be Considered a Lazy Hire

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Rizzi was interviewed for the HC job after CSP left.

Probably as a formality because DA was always groomed to be the next HC, and was given glowing recommendations by CSP as his replacement. (Probably a final middle finger to the organization as it turns out)

Rizzi also interviewed the the Miami HC job prior to the Fins selecting Brian Floresas their HC.

To answer your question practically everyone on Saints Talk will call it a lazy hire but in reality Darren Rizzi is a qualified HC candidate with or without his 1-0 record with the Saints. Many people on the inside agree with this. Do I think the Saints will hire him, probably not due in large part to the fact that you mentioned, he's part of the current staff. However if something happens a Mickey is out of the GM roll I think his chances for at least an honest shot go up with a new GM.

I like his energy also, but I don’t know if there any other teams out there wanting to hire him to lead them.

Hire him and embrace the tank. Start working through these contracts and acquiring picks for the 2026 Draft and beyond. Trade back as much as possible. Give as many practice squad types opportunities, you might find a couple diamonds in the rough. Then in 2 years, you have a lot of cap space, a young team, and a ton of picks. That’s when you hire your guy and make a run.

Like the fire in the belly and the ability to clog a toilet.

Can he take a team to the next level?

He is a breath of fresh air from DA.

Management needs to search for other candidates and conduct a widespread search.

The team needs to conduct a full measure of due diligence before making any selection.

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The Saints looked terrible in his first game and only won because the Falcons kicker missed 3 field goals Hiring him full-time would be the biggest disaster in the NFL

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The Saints looked “horrible” against the Broncos and Chargers. They simply looked bad against Atlanta. That’s quite the improvement.