The New Orleans Saints have asked to interview Zac Robinson, an assistant to Sean McVay, to take over as their offensive coordinator, adding their team to the expanding list of teams that aspire to be like the Los Angeles Rams. Following the firing of longtime coordinator Pete Carmichael, Jr. after 15 seasons on the team, Robinson is expected to take over as offensive coordinator in New Orleans.
Although Robinson wouldn’t be the first McVay coach to be promoted, this would be his first job as offensive coordinator.
Robinson was a quarterback at Oklahoma State and a seventh round pick of the Patriots in 2010. Robinson bounced around the league a little bit until 2013 and then got his start as a coach with the Rams in 2019. Robinson had been an assistant quarterbacks and receivers coach until being promoted to pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2022.
Other McVay offensive assistants to become head coaches or offensive coordinators include Matt LaFleur, Zac Taylor, Kevin O’Connell, Wes Phillips, and Thomas Brown. Shane Waldron is the offensive coordinator of the Seahawks, but could be fired when Seattle hires a new head coach. On defense, Brandon Staley was a head coach for three years and Joe Barry is the defensive coordinator for the Packers, while Raheem Morris could get a head coaching position this month.
It’s November 25th, 1993. Were at Texas Stadium for a Thanksgiving day showdown between the hometown Dallas Cowboys and the visiting Miami Dolphins. Dallas controls the game with a one-point lead but Miami’s lining up for a field goal in the final seconds. A booming kick could give the Dolphins a chance to gobble up a statement win against the defending Super Bowl Champions. Before we witness what comes next, there’s so much to unpack. To do that, we need to rewind
Robinson would be working with Derek Carr and for Dennis Allen, who has retained his position as head coach despite missing the playoffs for the second year in a row. In five years as a head coach with the Raiders and Saints, Allen has never made the playoffs and 2023’s 9-8 was his first winning record.
