Saints planned to interview Mike McCarthy; McCarthy didn’t garner enough interest from Saints and will take a year off (3 Viewers)

[Rexman100]

Yeah that's very interesting. I'm really curious as to the roles all those guys play because at what point is it having too many cooks in the kitchen?

Yea I was thinking the same thing, the possibility of too many cooks. Normally they would have already pounced on Mike Mcarthy, he’s clearly a slam dunk for this team. However, the fact that they haven’t tells me the process has slowed. Just fyi, I think we need to understand that it’s unlikely that we get our guy straight up, it’ll be like Sean Payton, if we do. And that’s “the guy” falling back to the Saints because his first choice didn’t work. How ironic or full circle that it could be Big Mike.

 

[lilvipa221]

About the same amount of time since Payton last did it with a prime Brees.

False, Payton took the Saints to the NFC championship game in 2019

 

[St. Widge]

False, Payton took the Saints to the NFC championship game in 2019

And McCarty took the Packers to the NFC Championship game in 2016 after winning it in 2010. So I guess it's about 6 years between winning the Super Bowl and contending again for McCarty and about 8 years between winning the Super Bowl and contending again for Payton.

So, what is false?

 

[sfidc3]

And McCarty took the Packers to the NFC Championship game in 2016 after winning it in 2010. So I guess it about 6 years between winning the Super Bowl and contending again for McCarty and about 8 years between winning the Super Bowl and contending again for Payton.

So, what is false?

Anyone arguing against McCarthy that doesn't know these simple facts is not worth engaging with IMO.....

The other one I crack up at is that CSP has "so much more fire" than McCarthy.....how in the world does that poster have such incredible inside info on the amount of "fire" McCarthy has? (answer is he has no clue, none....)

 

[Saint Greg]

False, Payton took the Saints to the NFC championship game in 2019

If we're talking championship games fine. McCarthy was there two years before that and has more appearances than Payton does.

 

[St.Fury]

So, is there a known date/time for his interview? (Big thread. Dobt see specifics.)

 

[boutte]

I have lived in Central Florida (Military) South Florida, Central Texas, Houston Area, Southern California, & NY City & Montana most of them because of working for the FAA...
No matter were you live there are always good areas & bad areas...
& how in the world the recent incident on Bourbon street indicative of NOLA being a 3rd World City? By not having the barricades (that Fed gave us money for years ago) in place.

It was a horrible incident perpetuated by an individual not even from NOLA...

I was born in NOLA & raised in Jefferson Parish it is ridiculous how people from outside of New Orleans always bad mouth it.
It is one of the reasons our state has stagnated so badly since the 1960's. All the other states that I have lived in all have tried to help their major cities grow...
EXCEPT LOUISIANA! That's true but it doesn't change the fact. Sorry if my opinion offends you but, again it doesn't change the fact.

Ask yourself why is that???

I don't know why, unless it's because partisan politics.

 

[boutte]

Third world countries do not have two pro teams.
And NOLA is the only major city from here to Atlanta.

But does a coach care about that?

 

[BBarnes]

So, is there a known date/time for his interview? (Big thread. Dobt see specifics.)

Not yet

McCarthy is expected to meet with the Saints next week about their HC vacancy, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reports. This interview will take place several days after McCarthy’s Bears summit, which is scheduled for Wednesday. McCarthy and the Saints have not yet settled on an interview date, but a meeting is on tap nonetheless

 

[St. Widge]

But does a coach care about that?

I'm guessing Mike McCarthy likes good food and good restaurants so we do at least have that. Plus, NFL HCs are workaholics so it barely matters where they coach. If they don't like it they can live elsewhere in the offseason or they can live on the North Shore which is pretty much so anywhere America.

They probably care more about the owner, the front office, and the players than location.

 

[Saint Greg]

I'm guessing Mike McCarthy likes good food and good restaurants so we do at least have that. Plus, NFL HCs are workaholics so it barely matters where they coach. If they don't like it they can live elsewhere in the offseason or they can live on the North Shore which is pretty much so anywhere America.

They probably care more about the owner, the front office, and the players than location.

One of the podcasts I was listening to this morning had a Cowboys reporter from New Orleans on it. He said when he found out he was from NOLA McCarthy would always talk to him about Destrehan. He said McCarthy loves Destrehan.

 

[St. Widge]

One of the podcasts I was listening to this morning had a Cowboys reporter from New Orleans on it. He said when he found out he was from NOLA McCarthy would always talk to him about Destrehan. He said McCarthy loves Destrehan.

Interesting. I've been to Destrehan many times. Nice quiet place, but never thought it would be a draw for an NFL HC. But I guess it goes to show that you never know what a coach is going to find attractive.

 

[Saint Jack]

But does a coach care about that?

Outside of GB and Jacksonville, every NFL team is in a metro city.
And with the way the League is set up, if you’re successful, you’re gonna get the national exposure no matter the market.

 

[St. Geezy]

One of the podcasts I was listening to this morning had a Cowboys reporter from New Orleans on it. He said when he found out he was from NOLA McCarthy would always talk to him about Destrehan. He said McCarthy loves Destrehan.

I lived in Destrehan (Ormond Estates) for almost a decade. Lots of Saints coaches in the neighborhood over the years, regularly saw Pete Carmichael jogging around in the evenings.

It isn’t spectacular but I can certainly see why it would have a lot of charm for a coach looking for a place to live. I can honestly say that the opportunity to move back to Ormond would probably be a draw for someone that’s lived there before, even a rich NFL head coach.