KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Stop us if you've heard this one: For at least the 15th time in the last four years, Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy on Sunday interviewed for an NFL head coaching job.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported that this particular meeting, with the New Orleans Saints, lasted eight hours. That certainly suggested it was a substantial conversation and that Bieniemy was a true contender for the ninth and last such job to be filled in this year's coaching tilt-a-whirl.
On Monday, though, the Saints announced they'd hired Dennis Allen, whose resume includes having been the team's incumbent defensive coordinator and ... an 8-28 record as an NFL head coach in two-plus seasons with the Raiders.
