I’ve read all of the comments and let me clarify.
I’m not saying Joe Brady will be the Coach , I’m not saying that we can’t hire a good coach but what I am saying is that the FO/GM situation in New Orleans is a problem and that is known in the league.
Do you think it’s not known in the league that a few of the players got to Gayle and she forced the GM to fire the Head Coach ? Everyone knows that.
“Loomis hired Payton “ !
Ok let’s unpack that …
Tom Benson hired Payton. We can argue who is credited and who was the GM but - I KNOW that Benson hired Payton and assured him he would have certain controls over the roster , free agency and the draft. He had very strong personnel decision making ability which was important to him as a Parcells disciple and that was assured by the Owner. Loomis on the other hand was a bottom 5 paid GM in the NFL.
“He has always worked well with Head Coaches” … when did you hear Loomis do much talking when Benson was alive and well ? Very rarely. There was the famous meme of him with the Matrix numbers in the background. He was supposed to be the numbers genius behind the scenes.
When did that change ?
It probably changed gradually as we began winning but Loomis got very little public credit for our success ( right or wrong that’s true ) But in any event it changed. Payton’s decision to leave was he could read the writing on the wall. Some of the power he had was starting to get reeled back and ( IN MY OPINION ) he started to feel like he might become the odd man out. There was a sentiment that Loomis had really built a winning organization built to last and it was more the continuity and culture that was winning and not Payton’s direct influence.
Loomis hired DA , which was already pre discussed and agreed to , and started campaigning for the Hall of Fame , created a GM radio show , lit the Christmas lights at the Roosevelt , created a 200th Win party for himself to be recognized.
All that said - what I meant by my original post is that no guy with real decent options is going to want anything to do with this. It will likely be someone they’ve already talked to , someone that will make the control and power concessions that they want. Which will likely also be someone that doesn’t have a lot of great pathways to be an NFL Head Coach.