There were some concerns that a new head coach would have to hold on to some remnants of the New Orleans Saints' previous regime. In his end-of-season presser, Mickey Loomis made it clear that would not be a requirement.

The drive remains for New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis to construct winning football teams, as does the belief that he and the committee involved in the Saints' coaching search can find the right person to lead the franchise on the field.

Pull up any ranking of the six coaching vacancies across the NFL right now, and to the outside, the Saints’ job often ranks near the bottom of the list — if not dead last outright.