New Orleans is the only vacant HC spot left

[Stalwart385]

Not sure why people have to bathe in negativity. We did a poll on the site with about 90% of our top choices still available, including the clear favorites Brady and McCarthy.

Most of these coaches hired weren't even considerations for fans or the team. So I'm happy to see a lot of these other hires. They can make a choice without the pressure from other teams now. Besides we still need to complete the Rooney rule and they may want to interview the playoff teams before they decide.

 

[Elvis]

Man I really hope we get out of this darkness soon. The doom and gloom hypotheticals people convince themselves of are starting to become tiresome around here.

Mickey just wants to win. That’s it. Nothing else.

Nah, he looks past the results. I've heard him say so two years in a row.

 

[StudioSaint]

Nah, he looks past the results. I've heard him say so two years in a row.

Hypothetically, you've just been hired as the new coach of a team. That team finished the previous season with 3-14 record. What do you do to turn things around and win more games?

 

[Saint KayBee]

Maybe no coach wants to go to a salary cap hell set up for failure saints.... This team won't be relevant until 2027

Your team is still in the mix, go be with them! People here like the Bills, don’t screw it up!

 

[ravenblade23x]

Potential HC candidates:

Dark Horse Candidates

1. Anthony Weaver - from what I have seen no other team has shown any interest. If where going to hire an unproven coordinator I would prefer an offensive minded one, not sure how viable a candidate he really is.

2. Mike Kafka - the Bears did an interview but not getting much more interest. I don't think the Saints will go with him, but I would prefer them to take a shot on a younger OC then a retread or defensive minded coach.

Still in the Playoffs

3. Joe Brady - Feels like the candidate a lot of people are excited about. At this point Brady is my pick, but I am don't know if the Saints are going to go the young OC route. Even though the chances of it working out are low, just feels like Brady would be a breath of fresh air.

4. Kellen Moore - Pretty much same boat as Brady, while Brady is my first pick I would be fine with Moore.

5. Kliff Kingsbury - Not sure that Kliff is a real option, kind of feels like he might stay in Washington a few year with JD around. Not sure he is HC material anyways. Kind of hope we pass on him.

Favorites

6. Mike McCarthy - I do feel like he is the leader in the dog house now. Tons of experience, winning record and ties with the FO. Also seems like many fans are excited about him as well. I think we could do worse so I will not be upset if we go with MM.

7. Darren Rizzi - my least favorite option and its not really Rizzi's fault. I just want a fresh start and I don't feel like going with Rizzi is the right choice. Feel way to much like the last 3 year for me. I do think he is way more likely an option then it might seem like.

 

[syracuse saint]

We are in a really good spot right now. We are the only team with a HC vacancy and any coach who wants to be a HC next year has only one chance. It's like being the only guy invited to a dance at an all girl's school.

The only negative that I can see is that there may be valuable assistant coaches that get hired by other teams while we are dancing with all the girls, so to speak.

If Loomis botches this and settles, when he has a virtual monopoly, my head will explode . I think that the answer is to go with a high energy, younger HC that is an offensive specialist. So Brady or Kingsbury would be my choice, I suppose. I am intrigued with Kafka, but I don’t know enough about him.

 

[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.