2025 NFL Draft Prospects
This year Loomis has drastically restrained his spending and had a trade deal in place to net the Saints a total of 4 additional early round picks over 2 years.
The fan in me craves blood, but the calculated part of my brain thinks Loomis sees no point in firing a personal friend now when it would not change anything for this season's fortunes.
That’s exactly how I see it.
We’re actually 5th in wins since 2006. So Loomis deserves more respect than he’s currently getting. Allen didn’t (though I was one who threw out Raiders record), but Mickey deserved as much grace as Sean.
There are two facts about our current situation.
1. We’re spoiled as fans
2. Loomis and Co haven’t
done a good job since 2017
Right coach, right QB. Loomis can take his 3rd swing at it at the end of the season.
Drew Payton was first swing and he nailed it. Allen/Carr is his second swing and so far meh.
Whats more likely though…is Allen gets a 4th year and Loomis tries to accumulate 3-5 picks in top 100 and they address their depth issues. I think when Allen got this job, the cap, dead money, and roster status probably didn’t make this a great spot. No QB, no top 10 pick, no money to remake roster.
So Loomis knows exactly the situation Allen inherited and such is the reason he defends him. Allen is a shield of sort for how badly the team was managed between 2018-2022