There are two New Orleans Saints whose NFL futures are most closely tied to the team’s results on the field in 2025.
First-time head coach Kellen Moore is taking over a Saints team that went 5-12 last season, and that most evaluators think will be worse in 2025. And he’s tasked with coaching up a rookie projected starting quarterback in Tyler Shough, who was a second-round pick and the third QB taken in his draft class.
Moore was the offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles, but during that run, Shough was leading a 9-4 University of Louisville team as a 25-year-old. Can that partnership turn into something productive?
One NFL writer isn’t feeling optimistic.
On Wednesday, Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski projected a 3-14 record for the Saints in year one of Moore’s tenure, ranking him seventh out of seven among the new head coaches around the league based on their probability to succeed right away.
“Moore left the best situation in football for the worst. Currently, the Saints have the longest betting odds to win a championship entering the 2025 campaign. Their roster is generally viewed as the league’s worst as well,” Siblings
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