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

I think they got what they could. The team was in a tough spot and I believe that there is a lot of misinformation that was fed to the fans on how this all came about. I have a theory that once it was discovered that Payton was conspiring with Miami and Brady to leave the Saints, relationships soured and Payton was forced to “retire”. I think the Saints tried to make the best out of a bad situation. With their hand forced, it probably put their coach search in an awkward position, which is why we ended up with DA and Pete. They possibly preferred keeping the coaches in house rather than allow Payton to poach his staff. I think there’s bad blood.