So what you are basically saying above is the roster/personnel has to be so good that even DA can't screw it up? Are you serious with this nonsense? We went from a coach that went 9-8 with a team that broke a record for number of starts missed, which was a coach of the year type performance IMO to a coach that took a talented roster with fewer injuries to a 7-10 record (at 4-9 the season was over) that was only 7-10 because we had some meaningless wins against mostly teams that were as bad as we are.....DA's choice at QB played most of the season, his guy.....IF and WOULD HAVE are not arguments.....
The coaching leadership at the top is still in place with DA and PC and we let some very young talented defensive coaches go because DA has to be the de facto DC.....they also released the TE's coach because apparently Juwan Johnson was developing too quickly....or something.....
If DA leads the Saints to a division title he most definitely deserves to stay, the likelihood of the division being as bad as it was last year is slim, as is the likelihood that the Saints with DA will win it....IMO.....