Saints to interview Mike McCarthy at the end of this week near Jan 29-Feb 1 [Underhill: McCarthy would have to be the current favorite]

SonOfNOLA said

Payton and McCarthy have the same overall careers and the same recent playoff success. In their last 5 playoff runs, both Payton and McCarthy have advanced 3 times out of 5. Payton reached the divisional round 2x and the NFCCG once. McCarthy reached the divisional round 2x and the NFCCG once

The Dallas teams are largely overrated when people keep saying that they were loaded with talent. They had Dak, Lamb, a good O-Line and a ton of average role players at skill positions. The RBs were one-dimensional and declining. McCarthy produced top offenses built around the QB, WR1, and a good running game with RBs who were primarily ground and pound.

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Did you even read my post? Because it was all about how McCarthy's success was a decade ago with prime Aaron Rodgers while Payton has had much more recent playoff success. I do not think McCarthy is on Payton's level as a coaching talent when the variables are equal today, which is what matters to me. Not accolades from the early 2010s.

Those three-year stretch Dallas teams were loaded with talent. People can cope by saying they weren't, but they were.

I don't know what you guys want me to say. I don't like that McCarthy is 61, isn't the type of personality that someone like Sean is, and hasn't had notable playoff success in a decade. People are welcome to disagree. I just don't like him as a candidate.