Mike Mccarthy coming here would be like Jacksonville hiring Doug Pederson. Mccarthy would mean keeping Carr and trying to compete like we have the last few years but fail. Look at what advances in the playoffs these days, young athletic QB's with a younger innovative OC. Mccarthy's time has come and gone in the NFL.
The same thing was said about Andy Reid before he had a resurgence in KC. He left PHI with a .583 winning percentage, plenty of playoff failures, and his last two seasons there finished 8-8 and then 4-12 before he got run out of town.
The Saints are at a crossroads as a franchise right now. The Payton era raised the bar for the franchise and the fanbase, and changed the perception of the club within the league after being loveable losers for nearly 40 years. As a small-market team, now a handful of years removed from being an annual contender and sought-after FA destination, we are teetering on the brink of heading back down the path to mediocrity or worse. When we hired Sean Payton, we had nothing to lose, and no leverage to attract a proven coach. I would say that we have a lot to lose right now, and far more leverage than we had coming out of the Katrina season. Taking a chance on a young, unproven offensive coach may be an exciting proposition that gives us CSP vibes, but the reality is that those hires flame out far more often than they succeed.
The Saints could do a LOT worse than a proven NFL head coach with a .608 winning percentage, TWELVE playoff appearances with two different franchises, and a Superbowl win. You can point to his playoff failures and question his ceiling, but getting to his floor would be a much-needed boost for the Saints at this point in time, and might just cement the franchise as a winning organization that contends for championships.