Agreed with most of your post, but the bold part...many of us are already there!
Loomis is a numbers/financial/cap guy....even a guru. But what we're missing right now....and it's GLARINGLY OBVIOUS since Payton left, is a football/personnel guy. You need BOTH for success in the NFL, but without one of those skillsets, you're just a 1-armed boxer. And we're now seeing the results of that.
I no longer trust Loomis to self-scout and identify the problem(s). Everyone is entitled to make mistakes; I can forgive mistakes, because if you don't make 'em you're not trying hard enough. But he's made several, in succession, and continues to double down on them. I have a hard time forgiving THAT. OWN IT....and CORRECT IT!
I'm not even saying Loomis isn't capable of fixing this mess....I'm just saying I don't TRUST HIM to be capable anymore. I think a new GM would have a better chance of fixing the Saints' issues, and fixing them quicker, than Loomis. Loomis apparently isn't going anywhere, because we're hearing all kinds of chatter about HC search candidates, but nothing about GM candidates. If I can't have a new GM to usher in a new golden era of Saints football, I absolutely hope Loomis makes the right hire to fix the GLARING issues. I just don't trust that the guy who bungled it (or allowed it to get this bungled) is the best guy to fix it. Nothing more...GEAUX SAINTS!