Polymarkets has Mike McCarthy as odds on favorite to be Saints next head coach

St. Widge said
Look man, maybe they are going with the safest option, that is if they hire McCarthy, but it's not "lazy". And the Bears requested to talk to McCarthy while he was still under contract in Dallas and flew him in by private jet as soon as he was free. So, I'm not sure why you think no other GM thought of McCarthy as an option. In addition, neither Vrable nor Carroll interviewed with teams other than the Raiders and the Patriots.

So, either none of those three guys were in demand, you aren't taking into account the wider view of the coaching cycle this offseason, or you are seeing what you want to see because you are just done with Loomis. I don't know which it is, but I also know that you are a smart guy so it's not likely to be the ones involving ignorance of the facts. I want Loomis gone too, but that doesn't mean everything he does is lazy or incompetent. I try to look at each thing objectively without just assuming he will do everything wrong. And, frankly, he is playing this HC search right with all of his top options still left on the board, other than Glenn, despite the fact that he couldn't do anything for 4 days due to the snow storm here.

And I have no narrative. I'm not even sure that McCarthy would be my pick and I'd honestly be good if they hired McCarthy, Brady, Moore, Kafka, Kingsbury, or even Weaver. I see advantages and disadvantages to all of them. But, yes, I think McCarthy is the safest choice because he has the highest floor, but, if I'm honest with myself I also know that he may also have the highest ceiling since we know he has gotten to the pinnacle. We don't know if the younger guys can get there.

Vrabel went quickly because he went where he wanted to go. You know his history with NE. To pretend otherwise is silly. Carroll is also a head scratcher, but what does that prove about the Saints? I would also call that a lazy hire.

I dont really want to rehash this again. In my opinion, McCarthy has the highest floor for sure, but not the highest ceiling. We dont have to agree. I'm an analytical person. Analytics say a first time coaches will win a Superbowl before McCarthy wins a second. You can believe what you want or not trust the current data, and that's okay. I've stated why I believe what I do. That's all. You claimed I had some narrative. This is my narrative. I'd prefer Brady tbh, but any of the first time guys, I'd rather see get a shot. I think long term the Saints will be better off. I know I could be wrong, but everyone else here is doing what I'm doing, giving an opinion. That's what we're supposed to do here. Listen to other opinions and share our own opinions. There's a lot more "let me tell you why you're wrong!" On the board these days and it's really off putting.