saintz08

This one has bothered me from square 1

Mike Riley - assistant head coach / secondary . This really really bothers me .

Here is why : Mike Riley has been around enough high powered offenses , to put some great plays on the board for sure .

The current offensive coordinator Mike McCarthy , while being well liked has never been more then a quarterbacks coach . He has good working knowledge and potential but has he really put the offense into the top 10 week after week ??

Do not get me wrong , I much prefer a quarterbacks coach as an offensive coordinator , rather then a special teams coach . At least quarterback coaches are familiar with throwing the ball .

With Riley we have a successful offensive coordinator , turned successful NCAA head coach , to not so successful NFL head coach .

Does anyone other then me , see this as taking Norv Turner and making him the defensive line coach . SOMETHING STINKS HERE .

Now we could all debate the upgraded offense over years past , lets not . Mc Carthy was brought in as an offensive coordinator , who was going to install the West Coast offense in New Orleans , that experiment I think is over . Its been tweaked so many times I am not sure what it is , but here is the point , with all the potential and all the players , Mc Carthy has yet to WOW us with his offensive coaching ability . Vanilla still seems to be the flavor in New Orleans .

Could Mike Riley have been brought into New Orleans to replace Mc Carthy , should the offense not get on track this year ??? He certainly has the credentials to do so .