Mickey Loomis “The character of this team will be revealed” over these final 7 games. (1 Viewer)

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

Why has the team been hiding its character until now?

 

[TenTwo]

The character of our team.

We clown around and don't execute
We clown around and waste talent
We clown around and aren't prepared

I clowned your post for the lols, not because it is bad or I disagree. Your post is funny and spot on! Also, mentioning clown results in a clown. So I am ready for my clowns right here. Someone get PBsWhodat in here, he loves to give them out.

 

[SammyIsGod]

 

[bigdub81]

Two seasons ago we lost the longest tenured HC in our division who pretty much dominated it albeit for a few years in between. In those two years this division was in such shambles from other teams moves that it was practically begging any team within it to take the crown. We’re in that year two and without SP we still have a shot at the division which shows how utterly crap it is right now. IF we can’t secure that title by the end of the season, a lot of heads need to roll within this organization.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Why has the team been hiding its character until now?

Pretty sure we saw the character of the team when the starting QB threw a play away and then threw a tantrum because he felt a receiver didn't run his clear-out hard enough even though the guy he was clearing out for was wide open.

 

[Taker597]

Last ten games to see the character?

How about you wasted a good team on a bad coach in the 1st ten weeks?

Like I have a super hard time believing that we can keep a window open next year.

 

[sfidc3]

Fear should never dictate one’s actions. Life’s all about risk. No difference in this scenario. Especially when the thing we’re holding onto isn’t working.

Totally agreed.....

The character of this team? If this team keeps spiraling (I'm still clinging to a thin thread that they won't), it's more like the end of the season will reveal the character of the FO/ownership decision makers......

 

[Nonreg]

I don't think people understand, if we fire coaches mid season who exactly do we want to take over? Do you really think someone on staff could do a better job than whats happening right now? We need people outside the building to be brought in. Status Quo needs to change and thats only with new blood.

IF we make a coaching change mid season, your playoff hopes are definately over. We still have a shot, nobody knows what could happen once you actually get in the playoffs. Yes, I understand what Antonio Pierce is doing in Oakland and I would tell you I think that response is emotion from Oakland cleaning house. I don't believe that success will be sustained by seasons end.

Look at Arizona, New England, Chicago...it could be way, way worse.

 

[sfidc3]

Look at Arizona, New England, Chicago...it could be way, way worse.

IMO, we have a much better roster than those teams, what's way worse to me is watching us struggle mightily to beat or lose to teams that I think we are actually better than....if the Saints roster was in disrepair I could accept that going 4-13 to 6-11 is a probability, but it's not......

 

[RJ in Lafayette]

The judgment and competence of team management will be tested over the next seven games.

In early January, someone above Loomis in the organizational structure will need to sit Loomis down to tell him that the direction the team has been going in is unacceptable; that at the very least major changes must be made; and that now is a good time to assess whether he should step aside and allow a new generation to run team operations.

 

[VPCajun]

The judgment and competence of team management will be tested over the next seven games.

In early January, someone above Loomis in the organizational structure will need to sit Loomis down to tell him that the direction the team has been going in is unacceptable; that at the very least major changes must be made; and that now is a good time to assess whether he should step aside and allow a new generation to run team operations.

Umm, just who would that be???

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Umm, just who would that be???

Dennis Lauscha, Saints President.

Gayle Benson is the owner, and a great owner at that! She has people in position to make decisions for her and she lets them do their jobs and yet we have people advocating for a Jerry Jones/Jim Irsay type of owner that meddles in football operations. Funk that!

DA was hired as HC out of loyalty to the former HC that referred him to the job and the hopes that he would continue past successes. They were wrong, and so was the majority of fans that agreed with that thought. As a fan, I wanted to dump DA after last year, but I do understand why the team wouldn't bail out on him after one season.

They understand that teams generally end up in a continuous losing cycle when they are in constant flux, so they were resigned to see if DA could improve his performance rather than further complicating a wrong decision. I think DA has a very short leash at they end of the year and if he doesn't make improvements within his staff, he will be out.

 

[RJ in Lafayette]

There are two people above Loomis. Dennis Lauscha is the president of both the Saints and the Pelicans. He is above both Loomis and David Griffin. And then there is the owner and chief executive officer, Gayle Benson.

 

[Taker597]

Man... It's like Saints think they know something that the whole world doesn't.

 

[No2DC]

There are two people above Loomis. Dennis Lauscha is the president of both the Saints and the Pelicans. He is above both Loomis and David Griffin. And then there is the owner and chief executive officer, Gayle Benson.

Sounds like an empty title to me. When has Lauscha done anything independent of Loomis regarding the Saints' decision-making? I'm not trying to be funny but he sounds like a financial guy more than anything.