Former Arizona Cardinals head coach and Washington Commanders play caller Kliff Kingsbury popped up in the New Orleans Saints’ search, but there are more conflicting reports:

Kliff Kingsbury told reporters recently that he had interest in becoming a head coach again. Now, the Washington Commanders offensive coordinator is drawing interest from the Saints.

The Washington Commanders flair for the dramatics could come in handy against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round.

“Commanders CB Marshon Lattimore (hamstring) was a full participant at practice today and there’s a lot of optimism in Washington that he will play and start vs. Tampa Bay this weekend,” Jonathan Jones said in a post.

The New Orleans Saints should feel like winners of the Marshon Lattimore trade. He’s missing another Washington Commanders game with a new hamstring injury:

A rematch from Week One means another challenge to contain rookie Pro Bowl quarterback Jayden Daniels, and the Buccaneers are hoping for some reinforcements on defense

So far, NFL media reporters have linked seven candidates to New Orleans' opening. Here's our ranking of the candidates for the Saints job, from the worst to best fit.

The Commanders went 19-31-3 in the past three seasons. Adding eight wins from 4-13 to 12-5 is the biggest year-to-year improvement in franchise history.

Instead of the unheralded guys we’ve just seen, let’s spin it forward, and discuss one player from every team in the wild-card round who could make all the difference in the progression to the divisional frame.

Even from the top of section 412 – the standing room area that’s about as far as one can get from the battle taking place between the Washington Commanders and the Atlanta Falcons – Northwest Stadium is a cauldron of noise.