Saints and Carr deal released $150M over 4 years $100M fully guaranteed
It's Allens job to make the decision as hard as possible. A 3-4 game winning streak to end the season along with a playoff birth and competitive outing even if we lose should be enough.
I often find myself agreeing with your takes EJW. And I'm afraid you're probably right on this one too, even though I absolutely SEETHE at the notion!
Has DA even won 3-4 games in a row....EVER...during his HC career? That's the problem, IMO. We've seen enough of DA to know who he is. And yet, if he does something he's never done before (win 4 games in a row?), he gets 1 more season to determine if he is/isn't what he's already demonstrated, time and time again. I can't take it, and all the BS that comes with it. "Keep chopping wood" and "keep doing what you're already doing" AIN'T WORKING, and it's become blatantly obvious that it's the ONLY tool he has to work with.
And yet, I fear you are correct. DA will probably be retained, and PC will be the sacrificial lamb to be replaced. But the fact that DA could have, but didn't, make this move during the bye week tells me that HE needs to go too. He's just not willing to make the tough decisions in search of glory, and doesn't seem to be able to adjust on the fly.
We have given this man EVERYTHING he asked for. And nothing has changed. Now we're probably going to force him to replace his OC, and hope THAT makes a difference. At what point do the Saints acknowledge that a change needs to be made at the HC position? I'll buy the argument that DA was the right hire at that time (i don't think he was, but I understand the argument, so I can buy it).....but if I buy that argument (and the logic utilized to lead to that conclusion), then surely the Saints must apply that same logic in the same manner, and conclude that DA is NOT the man for the job today?!
He IS what he has always been...a very good DC with multiple teams.....but a terrible HC with multiple teams. End of rant...