The next head coach is inheriting a mess
I know its probably a pipe dream, but im really, REALLY hoping its both a new HC and GM, that way we are truly rebuilding and hopefully we can be back to being contenders in due time.
Anyways, the new HC and his staff have to have a little wiggle room here, i honestly believe we are going to be bad (not including this season) for at least 2 seasons while not only we continue build the roster, but get out of the cap misery we find ourselves in for the near and foreseeable future. This means, unless we strike lightning like some franchises do (e.i this year with Washington and JD, last year the way the way the Texans did with CJ Stroud, etc.) its going to take this franchise a few years to find a capable QB via the draft or FA (i prefer the draft) to be the face of the team. I dont care if its Ben Johnson or if we make our interim HC the permanent HC, they have to be assured they are going be giving a margain of error...i mean unless we go 1-15 in back to back years or something as bleak, we cant become the Panthers and fire our HC after 1 or only 2 years, they have to be be given, imho, at least 3, probably 4 years to see if they are the right staff to lead us for the next decade or so.
Seriously, the Saints brass, as well as us fans, need to preach patience here. Rome wasnt built in a day, nor was an NFL contender, im ready for the rebuild..ive seen us be dominant, i dont if i speak for the majority, but i can wait. If if doesnt take years, then great, beautiful! But the odds show that wont be the case, so we need to settle in for the long haul. We aint the most attractive job in the NFL, needless to say, but you know how you make it attractive? Tell the new HC and his staff (hopefully someone like Ben Johnson who just witnessed a complete rebuild from the ground up and would know a thing or two on how to go about it) they have the authority to do w/e they want, cap-willing that is, and honestly make him one of the highest, if not the highest, paid HC in the league. Its not like a coaches salary counts against the cap anyways.