Making the case to heavily pursue Joe Brady for Head Coach
I think the only reason people are behind him is because of the LSU connection.
It's probably
more due to the INSANE level of success he had while at LSU. Does his being a former
successful offensive strategist at LSU cause
some Tiger faithful to look
more intently at his success with the Bills? Without a doubt it does. But if his time at LSU was a complete flop, I doubt that those same fans would be pushing his name to the top of the 'want list' simply from what they see him doing in Buffalo.
The bottom line is that even if Brady
is interested in the Saints head coaching job, he's going have to be able to sell more than his ability to make an offense click in the NFL. A head coaching prospect also has to have enough connections in the business to bring in a staff that can get the players to excel in all phases of the game. Brady will also have to sell his vision & philosophy to Mickey Loomis explaining why his choices of coaches and schemes are right for New Orleans.
At the moment, all we know is that he is a very innovative offensive-minded coach. But there's no way that Brady would ever get the gig on that quality alone. I think that Loomis will certainly give him an interview if he is interested in the job. But he's going to need a whole lot more than his work with Joe Burrow & Josh Allen to give him a shot at being the Saints next leader.