Mike McCarthy didn’t garner the interest from Saints that he anticipated and taking a year off; McCarthy backs out as a result of Moore being in lead

Have Kafka, Weaver and Rizzi withdrawn their names?

Sometimes searches narrow the field in increments, as opposed to narrowing down from all the candidates down to just one. There is a possibility that the Saints have narrowed the field down to Kafka, Weaver, Rizzi and Moore.

If Kafka, Weaver and Rizzi withdraw their names tomorrow, that's the actual writing on the wall that there's some kind of agreement in place with Moore.

Those are probably the three most unlikely and desperate candidates for the job, so I doubt any of them ever formally withdraw.

I will say though, reading in between the lines, Kafka today sounded like a man that knew the team has moved on.