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

SonOfNOLA said

Payton and McCarthy does have the same results. But you’re trying to believe that they don’t have the same number of winning seasons, double digit win seasons, division titles, and conference championship appearances. Or that McCarthy’s doesn’t matter. Whether overall or recent, it’s the exact same.

I’m not in favor of McCarthy because he’s Payton. He has a very successful offensive background that this team is in dire need of.

You stated that his success was a decade ago, which isn’t true at all especially when comparing to the results of Payton and current playoff coaches. That was the point being addressed.

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It's not the same. You chose to break out the last five years for this discussion. But even accepting your criteria, Payton has had one eight-win losing season. McCarthy has had two losing seasons (six and seven wins). And if you go back seven years, it's not even close, with McCarthy having four losing seasons to Payton's one.

That's literally not the same.

Again, though, I don't care that much about that. I'm not judging McCarthy based off numbers on a spreadsheet. I do not think he's the guy to rebuild this team for all the reasons I've listed previously, which go beyond just reading win/loss records without any context.

If you love him, love him. Doesn't matter to me.

The idea that Payton and McCarthy are basically the same guy, though, is something I disagree with.