Head Coaching Candidates … Resumes of Offensive Coordinators
By Gene Hauze
Pete Carmichael, Jr. was born on October 6, 1971 in Framingham, Mass. He graduated from Boston College and is the current Offensive Coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. He has primarily coached under Marty Schottenheimer and Sean Payton — two offensively minded coaches with impressive passing attacks. Carmichael has experience in five post seasons. Over three seasons as an Offensive Coordinator, he has coordinated the passing attack lead by Drew Brees. He took over play calling from Sean Payton midway thru this season when Payton suffered a sideline knee injury. Arguably, a Carmichael hire would put fans back into Sun Life Stadium anticipating an offense that passes the ball more than runs it … Owner Stephen Ross would like this possibility.
| Year | Team | Coaching Position | Head Coach | Team Record |
| 2000 | Cleveland Browns | Tight Ends | Chris Palmer | 3-13 |
| 2001 | Washington Redskins | Quality Control | Marty Schottenheimer | 8-8 |
| 2002 | San Diego Chargers | Quality Control | Marty Schottenheimer | 8-8 |
| 2003 | San Diego Chargers | Quality Control | Marty Schottenheimer | 4-12 |
| 2004 | San Diego Chargers | Wide Receivers | Marty Schottenheimer | 12-4 ** 0-1 ** |
| 2005 | San Diego Chargers | Wide Receivers | Marty Schottenheimer | 9-7 |
| 2006 | New Orleans Saints | Quarterbacks | Sean Payton | 10-6 ** 1-1 ** |
| 2007 | New Orleans Saints | Quarterbacks | Sean Payton | 7-9 |
| 2008 | New Orleans Saints | Quarterbacks | Sean Payton | 8-8 |
| 2009 | New Orleans Saints | Offensive Coordinator | Sean Payton | 13-3 ** 3-0 ** |
| 2010 | New Orleans Saints | Offensive Coordinator | Sean Payton | 11-5 ** 0-1 ** |
| 2011 | New Orleans Saints | Offensive Coordinator | Sean Payton | 13-3 ** 1-1 ** |