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John Sigler

Report: Saints not expected to move on from OC Pete Carmichael

Yikes. NewOrleans.Football’s Mike Triplett reports that the New Orleans Saints are not planning a change at offensive coordinator, with Pete Carmichael expected to remain in place after a disappointing-at-best 2022 campaign. Carmichael’s offense was the team’s weakness this season and scored the fewest points for the Saints since 2005 despite having the benefit of an extra game.

It’s hard to read into this as anything but a mistake. The Saints didn’t have a great quarterback situation in 2022, but it was compounded by the least-aggressive play caller in the league. Carmichael failed to put star talents like Alvin Kamara in position to win and keyed opposing defenses into several trends as the season continued, which played a part in the Saints averaged just 13.5 points per game over the last six weeks.

Triplett adds that no other changes are on the way for the assistants and position coaches after the Saints fired tight ends coach and run-game coordinator Dan Roushar on Thursday, so it looks like they’re content to run it back with the least ambitious coaching staff in the league. If Saints fans need a reason to get excited for the 2023 season, they’ll have to look elsewhere.

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