Hypothetical: If Moore said no, then what? (14 Viewers)

[OutlawSaint]

Greg Williams! Bring the wood baby!

 

[texasjefe]

He probably feels betrayed right now. Had he known he wasn’t getting the job, he’d still be at Dallas. Him shaking lose wasn’t just luck, he took a calculated risk and lost.

For weeks now, Ed Werder on KTCK radio has reported as such:

McCarthy thought he was staying in Dallas because the team played well the 2nd half of the season and the excuses were injuries and Jerry's dumb 2024 offseason.

Then there was the week after the season where McCarthy was still under contract. You would think they would've been negotiating then. They never seriously did.

Werder thinks the week off reinforced for the Cowboys how embarrassing the three playoff losses were for the organization and especially Green Bay, plus they were hurting from letting Quinn and Kellen go 12 months earlier who were flying now with division competitors. He thinks McCarthy's agent had floated a topline number of years and dollars for an extension, and the Cowboys were like, you aint earned close to that. Go look for some new work out at our dumpster.

Much as many in our fanbase revered McCarthy and wishcasted him to be the coach, I will take the view he's a retread that aint thought of too highly around the league, or by Mickey's son, a football executive with the Cowboys.

 

[whiteshadowen]

Well, I am putting together my Madden Resume just in case.

 

[No2DC]

 

[Rexman100]

For weeks now, Ed Werder on KTCK radio has reported as such:

McCarthy thought he was staying in Dallas because the team played well the 2nd half of the season and the excuses were injuries and Jerry's dumb 2024 offseason.

Then there was the week after the season where McCarthy was still under contract. You would think they would've been negotiating then. They never seriously did.

Werder thinks the week off reinforced for the Cowboys how embarrassing the three playoff losses were for the organization and especially Green Bay, plus they were hurting from letting Quinn and Kellen go 12 months earlier who were flying now with division competitors. He thinks McCarthy's agent had floated a topline number of years and dollars for an extension, and the Cowboys were like, you aint earned close to that. Go look for some new work out at our dumpster.

Much as many in our fanbase revered McCarthy and wishcasted him to be the coach, I will take the view he's a retread that aint thought of too highly around the league, or by Mickey's son, a football executive with the Cowboys.

His record speaks for itself, everything else is gossip. A coach’s job is to keep his team en tact and in the playoffs. To advance you need elite players, and Dallas fell short. Had they picked up Derick Henry Dallas would’ve been the NFC champion. So it looks to me that MM did his job. The Saints are in a free fall to baghead land and MM would’ve stopped the fall and brought them back to being respectable. Instead, we’re hoping that a 34 year old OC will be the difference. I think that he’ll eventually be a good coach, but the Saints fans will have to endure 2 years of growing pains at a minimum which could’ve been avoided had they hired MM. This fail was the straw that broke the camels back for me. Just being straight up honest.

 

[SuperSaint]

Prohibits the team from announcing. We'll know before the SB.

As soon as Moore says yes to the Saints, we'll know it within two hours. There's too many ways to leak stuff on social media, everybody in his family has a phone, someone will blab, and there are too many sports guys on social media who want to be the first to break the story.

It's possible that Moore won't decide until after the game, though. Talk about indigestion on Airline Drive...

 

[No2DC]

As soon as they reach a deal with someone, we'll know. There's too many ways to leak stuff on social media

If you look at the ESPN clip, you'll see that the league can sanction a team if they find out someone signed a deal before or after the Superbowl restriction. The Cards lost a pick a couple of years back. For all intents and purposes, most media guys are saying it's Moore, and that's all we can get right now. He could change his mind, but the expectation is that it's his job.

 

[jcollins9]

Why don't they just call @TCUDan?

 

[srcampbell]

Kafka has really started to grow on me. His energy and zeal is contagious. He’s certainly my top choice.

 

[Fiyo]

If you look at the ESPN clip, you'll see that the league can sanction a team if they find out someone signed a deal before or after the Superbowl restriction. The Cards lost a pick a couple of years back. For all intents and purposes, most media guys are saying it's Moore, and that's all we can get right now. He could change his mind, but the expectation is that it's his job.

My thoughts (concerns) are that if Moore is the guy I’m good with it … But if the Eagles don’t play well in the SB, what happens then? … Sirianni has taken a lot of negative heat despite how well they’ve played this season. So if the Eagles get smacked in the SB, would the front office consider getting rid of Sirianni to keep Moore there?

 

[St. Widge]

My thoughts (concerns) are that if Moore is the guy I’m good with it … But if the Eagles don’t play well in the SB, what happens then? … Sirianni has taken a lot of negative heat despite how well they’ve played this season. So if the Eagles get smacked in the SB, would the front office consider getting rid of Sirianni to keep Moore there?

A team would not fire a HC that got his team to the Super Bowl 2 of the last 3 years because they didn't play well in the SB. And they especially would not replace him with an OC that has only been there for one year.

 

[SuperSaint]

My thoughts (concerns) are that if Moore is the guy I’m good with it … But if the Eagles don’t play well in the SB, what happens then? … Sirianni has taken a lot of negative heat despite how well they’ve played this season. So if the Eagles get smacked in the SB, would the front office consider getting rid of Sirianni to keep Moore there?

Or what if the Eagles lose in overtime or it's really close all the way, he might decide he wants another shot at it next year?

That's the nightmare scenario for the Saints.

 

[faceman]

Do you think the Saints are in the dark about a position they are offering? they know he said yes, we do not know he said yes because of the NFL Rules prohibiting the announcement until after the Super Bowl.

Rich Eisen said the same on his show today. He said McCarthy and Kingsbury removed their names because
they knew Moore was going to be the hire. Like you said it just can't be announced until after the Super Bowl.

 

[Hubig]

Can we stop this ridiculous narrative? There is no way he hasn't already accepted the job. The Saints have 3 people that want this job, Kafka, Rizzi, Weaver. They would not hang this out on "maybe" this late in the game with 3 others interested, even if we don't hold those 3 very high in the pecking order as fans. I think all the reporters are playing this safe not to say anything so the Saints don't get docked a draft pick like with the Gannon situation.

 

[NatureBoy]

Kafka. "A lot of smart people in the league really like him." I've heard a lot of analysts say that. At his Senior Bowl interview, he carried the company line about the Saints when asked. Even mentioned Loomis by name. Played perfectly to Mickey's version of reality. If not Kafka, Rizzi.