Saints expected to be very interested in former Packers/Cowboys HC Mike McCarthy [Rapoport: Interview to be early next week]

BoNcHiE said
I know you think that's a gotcha question, but I want to swing for the fences, which means I'm cool with taking a chance on someone who hasn't had HCing experience yet vs. the 61-year-old with playoff success 10-15 years ago while only having regular season success with loaded teams.

We don't have Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, or even Dak Prescott here. We aren't going to have a roster full of talent. I don't think McCarthy has ever shown an ability to be competitive with sub-par talent.

Who do I want? I'd rather Brady or Glenn between the three. If they fail, at least we tried to hit a homerun.

It's a gotcha question to ask you which coach meets your standards? But yes, I do think it's odd that you dismiss what one coach did because he did it over 10 years ago, but want to hire a coach who has never done anything. In either case, you are betting on the unknown and taking a risk. Although it's arguably less of a risk to go with a guy that has done it before and has had success in his recent past even if it's not the level of success you would like.

But, I wouldn't have a problem hiring Glenn or Brady. In fact, I would probably prefer Glenn despite him being a defensive coach.

At the same point, I get the idea of hiring McCarty because he has done it before and shown that he is a consistent winner.

And I frankly think it's strange that anyone would dismiss either strategy as completely wrong. Both have their upside and downside.

Oh and I'm not sure that Dak actually is much better, if at all better, than Carr. He's in the same range of QB, but maybe a little better.