Saints expected to be very interested in former Packers/Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy [McCarthy will interview early next week]

WilliamBrees said

Tough to win on the road against the NFC West in the playoffs. Packers and Saints both dealt with it.
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Other playoff losses post 09- @Min, LAR, Min, TB...

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Other playoff losses-NYG, NYG, SF, @atl

Both McCarthy/Rodgers and Payton/Brees lost 80% and 75% of their road playoff games against the NFC West. Counting Bears 06 would be 60% for Saints.

That really irritates me because experts were building it up for years about defensive teams fielding explosive offenses and us and the Packers stood there and let Seattle and SF destroy our momentum.

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Each time the Saints lost to Seattle and SF, they had no running game to lean on. In 2010 in the WC game at Seattle, only Reggie Bush was available. In 2011, I believe that’s the year the 49ers deliberately took out the PT Cruiser with the shot to the head on the goal line on the opening drive. The refs of course didn’t call a foul on the defense. The Saints fumbled the ball. No running game after that because you only had Sproles. The 9ers were all over him. In 2013, the Saints were injured going into the Divisional game in Seattle. I think that’s the year NOBODY was beating Seattle. They crushed the Denver Mannings in the Super Bowl.