How are you thinking about the rest of the Saints season?
What does this season mean to you now?
I'm happy not to be watching the same ole same and hearing the same tired cliches. I'm appreciate of the "jolt" this team has received. Probably too little too late (way to have your fingers on the pulse of the team, like all good GMs do, Loomis!), but at least they're enjoyable to watch now, and I have hope for the future.
I'm honestly excited about the last 8 games of the season. No delusions of playoffs (a possibility, but not likely) or SB, but truly excited about 2025 prospects now. The Saints will have a new coach starting the season, and we've got 8 "freebies" to see if we've already got the right guy or we need to go outside the organization. That's 8 more games than we usually have to "try before we buy", so I kinda like that.
Rizz is either gonna seize the opportunity and make his hire a no-brainer; or he's not. It's going to sort itself out over the next 6 weeks, and the direction we need to go will be clear, IMO. There are NO OTHER viable HC candidates on the current staff, IMO, so there will be no second-guessing of "i wonder what kind of job Rizz would've done, if given the chance." And I'll be excited for that too!
We've got a solid roster, IMO; it's just paper-thin. What remains of THIS season is all about determining next coach, IMO. Bring it!