The next head coach is inheriting a mess

DavidM said
Right, but there are degrees to that.

Payton talked about passing on the Raiders job before eventually landing with the Saints. It’s made me wonder how much that might actually happen. Taking the wrong job can really tarnish a coach’s marketability.

Entirely speculative but I never thought the Saints were in the running for McDaniel in 2020, even if they had interest. Would you agree there were some important differences in the attractiveness of those openings? Same with Jax and a coach getting to work with Lawrence (at the time) vs Winston-Hill-Book or drafting Pickett, Riddler etc.

Coaches are going to take the most money with the best opportunity. DA is now set for life if he never works again.

The idea that young coaches won't come here due to the mess seems far fetched to me.

Payton came. And, he left a mess for DA.

It's just the luck of the draw with the draft, performance and the right combination that can equate to lightning in a bottle like Brees and CSP or a wet firecracker like DA.