New Orleans is the only vacant HC spot left (7 Viewers)

[Swampy Saint]

The problem with waiting now is losing out on assistants. I don’t know if it would’ve made a difference or not but one of the guys I was thinking about as a possible DC under McCarthy is Al Harris. A lot of people in Dallas think he’s going to be a very good DC when he gets his shot. But he’s off to Chicago as defensive passing game coordinator. Hopefully our new coach is able to put together a good staff with what is left over.

As far as I know, DA got fired but no one else did.
Am I correct?

Anyway, we have a staff for the next head coach to choose from.
It’s a start.

 

[St. Widge]

As far as I know, DA got fired but no one else did.
Am I correct?

Anyway, we have a staff for the next head coach to choose from.
It’s a start.

None of the assistants were let go other than Grantham who was "allowed" to take another job. I think it was pretty clear that Rizzi thought he was doing a bad job and promoted Young over him which lead to Grantham taking another job. But Loomis did say they are all allowed to interview for other jobs and we know that Kubiak has done so.

But, it probably does make sense to keep the guys around that we can to see if the next HC or coordinators want to work with those guys. Despite the results and as much as I want a total reset, we do have some good coaches on the staff such as Hodges, Young, Dennison, Benton, Galliano, and the WR coach we got from the Ravens. They just had a terrible leader in DA. Rizzi is also obviously a good special teams coach, but I think the only chance he stays is if he gets the HC job or if McCarthy is hired. McCarthy given his experience might not feel threatened by having the former interim HC on the staff the way a young coach might.

 

[texasjefe]

I have no issues with the timetable. They planned to interview the younger assistants. Some will free up in 28 hours but not all of them. This could go on through right after the Super Bowl. Depends who's on the short list.

Loomis has 3 or 4 colleagues with GM experience helping him, so he's got the bases covered to do a search hearing from many prospects. They'll hear alot of plans and that's actually a good byproduct thing in the search, with the Saints' problems fairly complex, and needing multiple seasons to stop the bleeding and then potentially fix.

Had Loomis already hired McCarthy, to me that would've seemed like a lazy hire. They know what they can have in McCarthy, which is a baseline. They owe it to themselves to look at the OC head coach prospects because we've seen that profile succeed in the current game. That profile is younger and closer to the modern college game, which absolutely influences the NFL more now, making pocket statues like Carr more easily defended.

 

[MikeyF]

I have no issues with the timetable. They planned to interview the younger assistants. Some will free up in 28 hours but not all of them. This could go on through right after the Super Bowl. Depends who's on the short list.

Loomis has 3 or 4 colleagues with GM experience helping him, so he's got the bases covered to do a search hearing from many prospects. They'll hear alot of plans and that's actually a good byproduct thing in the search, with the Saints' problems fairly complex, and needing multiple seasons to stop the bleeding and then potentially fix.

Had Loomis already hired McCarthy, to me that would've seemed like a lazy hire. They know what they can have in McCarthy, which is a baseline. They owe it to themselves to look at the OC head coach prospects because we've seen that profile succeed in the current game. That profile is younger and closer to the modern college game, which absolutely influences the NFL more now, making pocket statues like Carr more easily defended.

The problem with taking so long to hire a HC is that a lot of the best OC, DC, and Assistant Coaches are being hired by other staffs.

It takes more than just a good HC to win in the NFL...

 

[Saint KayBee]

If the Ravens had won last week then New Orleans not had epic snowfall this week, the coach would already be hired, because they’d have interviewed everyone they want to.

 

[MV2]

I’m starting to think that you are going to have to learn to love MM.
I believe there is a good reason no one else took him seriously as a potential candidate. They already knew that Loomis wanted him.

He is capable of fixing things, but I'm not confident in him making us a serious playoff contender.

 

[St. Widge]

I have no issues with the timetable. They planned to interview the younger assistants. Some will free up in 28 hours but not all of them. This could go on through right after the Super Bowl. Depends who's on the short list.

Loomis has 3 or 4 colleagues with GM experience helping him, so he's got the bases covered to do a search hearing from many prospects. They'll hear alot of plans and that's actually a good byproduct thing in the search, with the Saints' problems fairly complex, and needing multiple seasons to stop the bleeding and then potentially fix.

Had Loomis already hired McCarthy, to me that would've seemed like a lazy hire. They know what they can have in McCarthy, which is a baseline. They owe it to themselves to look at the OC head coach prospects because we've seen that profile succeed in the current game. That profile is younger and closer to the modern college game, which absolutely influences the NFL more now, making pocket statues like Carr more easily defended.

I think they can interview even the OCs that will be in the Super Bowl next week do to the off week before the Super Bowl. So, we should have all the candidates interviewed by next week.

 

[St. Widge]

The problem with taking so long to hire a HC is that a lot of the best OC, DC, and Assistant Coaches are being hired by other staffs.

It takes more than just a good HC to win in the NFL...

It's an issue, but most times guys that are serious candidates already have deals with guys they like to be their OC and DC. I guess they could be poached for the guaranteed job, but I don't think that's enough of a reason to rush hiring a HC before you have interviewed all the candidates you like, especially guys that are OCs in the Conference Championship games.

 

[SuperSaint]

Paralysis by analysis. That’s our upper management.

After the blunders and missteps made by the FO and personnel depts over the last five years, I've lost faith that they can hire the best candidate.

 

[whiteshadowen]

With the advent of NIL a lot of these college coaches are going to be NFL ready.

 

[neworleanshoo]

Agree with those that are just fine with the way things have played out so far. I didn't really want Glenn anyway because I'm in favor of an offense guy (unless it was Vrabel, who was a lock to the Pats). The only other guy I wanted was Ben Johnson, who was not coming to Nola.

This is a positive - since we're the only one left, our guy can't use us as "leverage" to angle for another job (or just more money). Might as well take our time and wait for everything to play out with the remaining games. No reason to rush.

 

[Rexman100]

This whole coaching search has felt a little like Mickey Loomis didn't get his way with the handling of DA and has been sulking and pouting throughout. Now that his tantrum is losing steam, he's going to have to give in and hire someone, even with his folded arms and red face.

That assumed attitude of Mickey Loomis, if true, I would think he’d pivot to Rizzi. Kinda like, ok you win on DA, but I’m right about the rest of the staff. However, I think the situation is much more dire for Mickey, and I think he gets it, he’s never seen this level of hate mail in the past. So, I’d expect him, to bail out of the limelight, and pass the reigns to Mike McCarty.

 

[No2DC]

I have no issues with the timetable. They planned to interview the younger assistants. Some will free up in 28 hours but not all of them. This could go on through right after the Super Bowl. Depends who's on the short list.

Loomis has 3 or 4 colleagues with GM experience helping him, so he's got the bases covered to do a search hearing from many prospects. They'll hear alot of plans and that's actually a good byproduct thing in the search, with the Saints' problems fairly complex, and needing multiple seasons to stop the bleeding and then potentially fix.

Had Loomis already hired McCarthy, to me that would've seemed like a lazy hire. They know what they can have in McCarthy, which is a baseline. They owe it to themselves to look at the OC head coach prospects because we've seen that profile succeed in the current game. That profile is younger and closer to the modern college game, which absolutely influences the NFL more now, making pocket statues like Carr more easily defended.

When you consider that Mick is the only one in that group who hit the jackpot with Sean, I'm not impressed. These are some valid points. However, the only way it makes sense is not expecting Mike to be available or the storm really messed up your face-to-face schedule (very possible). You should have had a list at the end of the season because Allen was given the axe mid-season. Brady couldn't be interviewed because they didn't get a bye.
I mentioned how I've changed my view in favor of Mike after talking to a couple of Cowgirl fans I know and considering neither Brady nor Moore look like natural leaders of men. I get your lazy comment because I was saying the same thing last week. I don't know anything about Weaver or Kafka but I do question Moore and Brady because Allen, Dak, and Hurts were who they were before either OC got there. We are in a difficult situation between the cap and QB issue. Mike is the only guy I can justify being patient with because of his track record. I would prefer a young up-and-comer like Sean, but that doesn't seem pragmatic for a guy near retirement. He could hire Mike and walk away.

 

[Saint Greg]

As far as I know, DA got fired but no one else did.
Am I correct?

Anyway, we have a staff for the next head coach to choose from.
It’s a start.

Typically the head coach picks his own staff. The only way I see this staff staying is if we hire Rizzi.

 

[Saint Greg]

None of the assistants were let go other than Grantham who was "allowed" to take another job. I think it was pretty clear that Rizzi thought he was doing a bad job and promoted Young over him which lead to Grantham taking another job. But Loomis did say they are all allowed to interview for other jobs and we know that Kubiak has done so.

But, it probably does make sense to keep the guys around that we can to see if the next HC or coordinators want to work with those guys. Despite the results and as much as I want a total reset, we do have some good coaches on the staff such as Hodges, Young, Dennison, Benton, Galliano, and the WR coach we got from the Ravens. They just had a terrible leader in DA. Rizzi is also obviously a good special teams coach, but I think the only chance he stays is if he gets the HC job or if McCarthy is hired. McCarthy given his experience might not feel threatened by having the former interim HC on the staff the way a young coach might.

Senior bowl week is a big assistant coach interviewing week since they're all in Mobile. That's when I expect to start losing people.