Mickey Loomis
Mickey Loomis
Mickey Loomis is the executive vice president and General Manager of the NFL's New Orleans Saints. He was named NFL executive of the year for 2006. Since June 2012, he is also head of basketball operations for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association...
believe fox john sean
As John Fox told me, personally, Sean Payton has the 'it' factor. And I believe him.
available best coach man pay
We're going to get the best coach available to us. The right man for the job. Obviously, we'll pay accordingly.
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It doesn't seem like we'll be able to return to New Orleans in the near future. We've got (players and staff) that have kids that need to go to school and a lot of other issues with families. We think it's fair to them that we establish a base here.
others plight sees shirt wearing
You kind of feel like a derelict after a while, wearing the same shirt every other day. Through all this, no one is complaining. Everyone sees the plight of others . . . and we know we're fortunate. We have incomes.
agreed move
We mutually agreed that it was the right move for the Saints.
reports
We've had firsthand reports that it's a mess.
chaos experience last less might year
With the experience we went through last year there was considerably less chaos than there might have been.
guess information
We don't have enough information to even make a guess at it.
coaches cumulative entire five last playoffs record season since situation tough winning year
It's been a tough season for everyone. We haven't made the playoffs in the last five years, and we haven't had a winning record since 2002. It's a cumulative effect. Certainly, the situation we had this year made it tough for Jim, the coaches and players, and everyone in the entire organization.
came careful decision evaluation factors great involved move necessary past year
This was a decision I made that came with great consideration and thought. It wasn't a move I thought necessary without careful evaluation of all of the factors involved this year and in past seasons.
league stadium visiting
We're disadvantaged enough without having to go in every stadium in the league and be a visiting team,
season visiting
We're disadvantaged enough. We don't want to go through the whole season and be the visiting team.
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We went into the free agency period aiming to improve our depth at running back, and we have accomplished that goal with the signing of Aaron. He is a proven player who we can depend upon to take over at running back if needed or just to give Deuce a rest during a game.
exhaustion factor mental physical
As we go forward, there is a mental and physical exhaustion factor that comes into play,