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

El Caliente said
I believe that had we held Sean out of play until this offseason we would have been able to net 2 1sts. Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Looking at these teams canning their coaches mid season leads me to believe that desperation for a winning coach would have been stronger among owners. They would have given the sun and the moon for Sean. Instead we traded him away, for a modest haul (but not the king’s ransom that we expected).

BINGO. Some people fail to realize that every year, the sense of urgency is heightened to build a winner. GM’s jobs are on the line. Now teams will be able to look at what SP did for the Broncos and what many thought was a washed Russell Wilson, they will pay even more for the next man. SMDH