Saints planned to interview Mike McCarthy; McCarthy didn’t garner enough interest from Saints and will take a year off

livefromDC said
Right. If you point out that signing a good but aging RB (over 31) from a different team is generally a bad idea, it's like you're stating the obvious. But if you point out that signing a good but aging HC (over 61) could be a bad idea, people act like you're trying to outlaw Christmas.

I mean, one is based on the physical pounding a RB takes and the fact that few RBs are still near the same level after age 30 or 31. With coaches you are assuming a cognitive or effort decline at 61. But I don't see any evidence that older coaches don't win. Who has won most of the recent Super Bowls, Bruce Arians (68), Andy Reid (66 now), Belichick (72 now). McVay is really the only recent winner that was relatively young. But, just because there is correlation doesn't mean there is causation (as you know) so I wouldn't refuse to hire a young coach based on that correlation any more than I would refuse to hire a coach that has won a SB with another team based on correlation.

I get age as a concern regarding how long he would stay, but not as a concern that he can't win. As far as how long he stays, he should be able to get this team back to a regular playoff team before he leaves which would put us in a much better position while looking for a new coach, and probably a new GM given Loomis' age, in 3 to 5 years.