Was the Saints' Front Office (e.g., Loomis) Fleeced on the Sean Payton Trade?

SweetT said
You don’t know if someone wasn’t willing to ante up more. Fun fact: SP wanted the Chargers gig but they didn’t want to pay him what he was for in terms of money. So we had alerted teams of what we were seeking as a starting point before negotiations. I definitely could’ve seen them giving us more bc of how assembled their roster was. Also, there was an owner that was desperate enough and his name is David Tepper and yes, Charlotte was on the list as potential suitors. Only problem was he is in our division. His name popped up here today and all I hear is how he made dumb decisions yada yada……well……yada yada he Could’ve been the one possibly. So before you automatically disregard every owner as not willing to spend more, just remember that there ARE owners who are desperate like the Browns and the Deshaun Watson ordeal. With that being said, I’ll take some beachfront property in Charleston SC please. I love that place

Maybe I don't know. I don't think anyone else does either. But the fact is, if other teams offered more, we either would have heard about it or the Saints would have taken the better offer. The safe assumption is that Loomis took the best legitimate offer. Other offers might not have been serious. I'm not exactly sure what else Loomis is supposed to do if no one else actually made a better offer.

Things change. Teams valuing coaches vs draft picks vs players change all the time. IIRC, few if any were expecting to get what was offered for Gruden. Teams just value their 1st round picks too much to part with them unless it's part of a huge package of picks or players. A coach isn't normally gonna pull a 1st, let alone 2.

I just think even if Loomie holds out for a bit more, I'm not so sure it makes any difference.