Mickey Loomis’ End Of Year Press Conference

JackDiesel said

Arrogance has to be earned. Payton earned that right. Loomis has only exposed himself since he left. He should have hired a strong HC and given him what he needs to be successful instead of installing a puppet and trying to make the decisions himself. Couldn't even maintain the "culture" he talked soo much about.

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Loomis made a mistake with Allen, no doubt.

The heart of that mistake was his failure to realize that Payton was the “culture”.

So without Payton - the “culture” eroded and what remained was not enough to carry the team out of mediocrity.

I don’t think Allen is a bad coach - but he’s not suited to carry on the culture of someone who is his polar opposite in both personality and coaching style. It was Loomis’ job to acknowledge that and he failed to do so.

Now the Saints are “rebuilding”, essentially and again, we have a coach who is not suited for this task because he’s been in the building too long for the players to respond to a new way.

It’s frustrating.