Force Feeding DA is About Loomis Trying to Prove that He Can Win a Championship Without Payton and Brees
I get what you are saying.....BUT you are making an assumption here, you are assuming his role hasn't changed......I think it has, I think he has taken on more with CSP gone, and I think it has led to disastrous results....
And before you say it's speculation (because of course it is), you are also speculating that his role hasn't changed.....neither of us really know, but all I do know is this organization has precipitously declined since 2022.....
It's possible he has taken on more since Payton left, but if he has that is likely because DA isn't as good at player evaluations, or maybe doesn't care as much about player evaluations, as Payton did. And likely because DA hasn't earned Loomis' trust regarding his ability to evaluate players.
It's also possible that with Payton gone Loomis has given more deference to Ireland regarding picking players and that Ireland is the problem. It occurs to me that Payton was more involved in later round picks including wanting to make moves for Kamara where as it appears that Ireland is not in full control of the later rounds. Maybe that's because DA doesn't want to deal with picking later round players or lacks the talent or time to fully evaluate those players?
And sure, we are both speculating to some extent because nobody really knows exactly how it all works. I'm just going by what has been said in interviews by Loomis and Payton and how the beat reporters say it works. But those reports might not be completely accurate.
Anyway, like I said, Loomis makes mistakes. And, although I think it's really a DA and Ireland problem, maybe his mistake now is trying to be too involved in talent evaluation. But it's not because he's in over his head or isn't a football guy.
Edit: And to be clear, there is not doubt there is a giant Sean Payton shaped hole in this organization. So Loomis needs to move on from DA and find another head coach with the ability to coach the team, properly evaluate talent, and be the face of the culture of the organization. It's been clear to me since year one that DA was not and would never be that guy. It baffles me that Loomis doesn't see it. But I also know that he is very patient and gives people a chance to succeed. I just think he has given DA too long and if he doesn't fire DA at the end of this year, it will be clear that Loomis is patient to a fault and we need new blood as the GM.