As the 2025 NFL offseason inches closer, the New Orleans Saints find themselves at a bit of a crossroads. With a current projected 10th overall pick, the franchise has an opportunity to reshape its organization, but it won’t come without difficult decisions. The 2024 campaign showcased flashes of potential but underscored glaring issues on both sides of the ball. Questions persist about quarterback play, an aging core of veterans, and need of new staff. History of the New Orleans Saints organization shows thatDarren Rizzi is likely to be named the Saints next Head Coach. Do the Saints roll the dice and take action to lead the next era?
For Mickey Loomis and the Saints’, this offseason could require threading the needle with a team who hasn’t seen the playoffs since 2020. With a passionate fanbase craving another deep playoff run, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
The New Orleans Saints find themselves in a situation at quarterback after a season of inconsistency under center. With Derek Carr locked into his contract for two more years, the team faces a critical decision: stay the course or aggressively pursue a franchise changing upgrade in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders have separated themselves as the clear best QBs in the class, making them almost guaranteed top-3 picks with quarterback-needy teams like the New York Giants and Las Vegas Raiders sitting ahead. That provides the Saints a significant hurdle, as both teams are unlikely trade partners in the high-stakes pursuit of a future star. For New Orleans, the decision to push all their chips to the center for a potential trade-up is extremely bold and a gamble but is for the most important position in football and required to secure their long-term future.
2. Cam Jordan Retirement or Farewell
Since Drew Brees hung up his cleats in 2020, and Sean Payton’s departure in 2021, the torch of veteran leadership in New Orleans seemed to be passed to Cam Jordan, who has been with the team since being drafted in 2011. Now at 35 years old, Jordan could be facing a crossroads in his illustrious career. With the Saints in the midst of a transitional phase, Jordan could be rethinking his future.
Could he follow in the footsteps of Marshon Lattimore, who sought a midseason move to a contender or will Jordan, who has always embodied New Orleans, choose to retire where it all began, cementing his legacy as one of the franchise’s all-time greats? Whatever the decision, it will undoubtedly mark the end of an era for the Saints and the beginning of a new chapter in New Orleans.
The winds of change are swirling in New Orleans, where the Saints have already parted ways with former head coach Dennis Allen after another disappointing season. Now, owner Gayle Benson may face an even tougher decision: whether or not to move on from longtime General Manager Mickey Loomis.
Loomis seemingly has a life-long contract with the Saints, being in New Orleans since 2000 and GM since 2002. He orchestrated one of the most remarkable turnarounds in NFL history, helping deliver the Saints’ first Super Bowl championship. His bold, aggressive approach has long been met with success in New Orleans, but playoff misses in the last five seasons has cast a shadow over his recent decisions.
Benson must weigh whether Loomis, who has seemed untouchable for years, is still the man to lead them back to glory or if it’s time for a fresh perspective in the front office.
