ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler: Saints Head Coach opening is a coveted job among people I’ve spoken to; Mike McCarthy could have interest

UptownSaintsFan said

I think it's pretty clear that the saints are in the lower tier of the availabilities. I understand we have a stable FO and we are going to give more of a leash, but it's risky to come here and lose for 2 years and then possibly get fired. Salary cap, lack of talent, especially young talent, makes this a tough sell. That being said, there are only 32 of these jobs, so any vacancy is "coveted." I do with Raiders had not fired their coach. The less openings the better.

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Despite the reasons that we as fans want to believe why the Saints job shouldn’t be appealing, Fowler apparently has information that the Saints job is actually desirable from an organizational standpoint based on who he’s spoken to. That can be from candidates’ agents or other teams executives.

Salary cap doesn’t hinder the FO and next coach from improving the team like it never has. Saints’ roster has always been primarily built and improved through draft selections. Next coach likely understands how the Saints cap got into its predicament mostly from extending so many of the Saints’ star draft picks from the 2016-2017 classes to their market values, along with the defense’s best player for a while now. And that it’ll be a 2 year fix to clear off larger contracts. Next coach will have the opportunity to develop the team how he sees fit despite the cap.