It’s another offseason with opposing NFC South teams poaching talent from the New Orleans Saints. ESPN’s Dan Graziano first reported that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hiring their new offensive line coach from the Saints’ staff — Kevin Carberry is joining them after working as an offensive line assistant in New Orleans last year.
That isn’t surprising. Carberry was previously the Los Angeles Rams offensive line coach before coming to the Saints, where he had worked with new Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen. The two know each other well and it makes sense for Coen to bring in someone who’s done the job before.
On top of that, the Saints are reportedly targeting former San Francisco 49ers offensive line coach John Benton for the same position on their staff. After dismissing Doug Marrone, it’s unclear whether they wanted to retain Carberry with Benton possibly favoring his own assistants (to say nothing of Klint Kubiak’s input as the incoming offensive coordinator). What this means for Jahri Evans, the Saints’ other assistant offensive line coach, is unclear. Hopefully the future Hall of Famer can work well in a new system, but we’ll have to wait and see if he’s being retained.
