Kellen Moore
Head coach of the New Orleans Saints and former Boise State quarterback
Kellen Moore (Head coach of the New Orleans Saints and former Boise State quarterback) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include New Orleans Saints.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
New Orleans Saints
Moore said the Saints aim to improve their running game and start games better this season.
“We didn't run the ball great last year. We're going to run the ball a little bit better”
Pardon My Take: Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The Week (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 2:13:38
Moore said the key lesson from Mike McCarthy was staying steady, since consistent teams succeed late in seasons.
“the teams that can kind of stay steady uh those are the teams that have success towards the end”
Pardon My Take: Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The Week (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 2:10:11
Moore said he treats game planning as a collaboration with players, since committed players find ways to make ideas work.
“I think the goal is a collaboration because ultimately these guys are the guys performing on the field”
Pardon My Take: Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The Week (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:47
Other remarks
Moore explained that analytics decisions such as going for two also depend on having a play the team is confident executing.
“there's a decision and then there's actually like the play you have to run”
Pardon My Take: Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The Week (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:59:40
Moore said he originally aspired to coach college football before his Dallas experience steered him into NFL coaching.
“Yeah, I always wanted to be a college football coach, to be honest. That was always my goal and aspiration”
Pardon My Take: Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The Week (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:48:32
Moore said Saquon Barkley's snow touchdown was drawn up on the sideline by Barkley and the offensive line.
“that play pretty much was drawn up in the dirt on the sideline by Saquon and the other line”
Pardon My Take: Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The Week (May 22, 2026) · Listen from 1:45:13
Appearances
Grit Week Finale, Coach O, Saints HC Kellen Moore, Knicks Up 2-0 And Fyre Fest of The WeekPardon My Take · May 22, 2026 · 2 h 49 min
Big Cat and PFT Commenter discuss the Knicks' 2-0 lead and Thunder–Spurs refereeing, recap Grit Week, and interview Ed Orgeron and Saints coach Kellen Moore.
Discussed in
Knicks To The Finals, Wemby Domination, Saints RB Travis Etienne, Saints Safety Justin Reid, Who’s Back Of The Week And MorePardon My Take · May 26, 2026 · 3 h 1 min
The Pardon My Take crew celebrates the Knicks reaching the NBA Finals, debates the Thunder and flopping, and interviews Saints players Travis Etienne and Justin Reid.
Often appears with
- Dan Katz · 1 shared episode
- PFT Commenter · 1 shared episode
- Ed Orgeron · 1 shared episode
- Hank Lockwood · 1 shared episode
- Max Delente · 1 shared episode
- Zach · 1 shared episode
- Memes · 1 shared episode