The New Orleans Saints were stuck in mediocrity during the 2023 season. While they aren’t terrible, their game wasn’t good enough, either. The team finished second in the NFC South, but their performance wasn’t good enough to warrant a Wild Card slot.
Their 2023 season shows that the team has talent but aren’t coached well enough to make a playoff run. In response to this, the team made a complete overhaul of their offensive coaching staff, hiring new faces to bring them closer to the Super Bowl.
John Benton, Rick Dennison headline new coaches for New Orleans Saints
Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk reported that six new assistant coaches will be assisting Dennis Allen for the 2024 season.
The biggest names among the list are John Benton and Rick Dennison, who will join the team as offensive line coach and senior offensive assistant respectively. The two have a wealth of coaching experience between them:
Benton has 33 years of coaching experience, including 19 in the NFL. His previous NFL stops were at the Jets (2021-22), 49ers (2017-20), Jaguars (2016), Dolphins (2014-15), Texans (2006-13) and Rams (2004-05).
Dennison joins the Saints staff with 27 years of NFL coaching experience, with 19 of his past 21 seasons in the league as either a coordinator or offensive line coach. During his time in the NFL, Dennison has helped coach teams to 13 playoff appearances, five division titles and three Super Bowl victories.
The New Orleans Saints will badly need their help in transforming the offensive line, as it was on the bottom half of the league in terms of rushing yards (1742) and touchdowns (13). What was worrying for the run attack was that they were the second-worst in yards per attempt at 3.2.
The Saints’ run game will get a further makeover as Derrick Foster takes over as the running backs coach. Andrew Jacko takes over as the QBs coach, DeNarius McGhee joins as the assistant wide receivers coach, and Keith Williams is the primary WR guru.
New Orleans Saints fans can only hope that these hirings, alongside any acquisitions they’ll do in the offseason, will boost their chances of making the playoffs in 2024.
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