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...
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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.
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I knew what his desires were, but we didn't get to that point. We talked about four or five different scenarios.
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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.
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We're disadvantaged enough without having to go in every stadium in the league and be a visiting team,
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We're disadvantaged enough. We don't want to go through the whole season and be the visiting team.
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And that's only assuming that we are going to take a quarterback. Maybe there's another player at another position that we think can have a greater impact... . Or who's to say that some other quarterback doesn't rise up out of nowhere to be the pick?
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Our facility has been commandeered, which is fine, it's a good spot for them. We'll bring back what we can.
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If we can uplift anyone, obviously that's worthwhile to us. We're representatives of the people of Louisiana and the people of New Orleans.
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But even if we had it available, where would our people live? Half our people's homes are OK, but the other half are not . . . and there's a shortage of housing.
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As John Fox told me, personally, Sean Payton has the 'it' factor. And I believe him.
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As we go forward, there is a mental and physical exhaustion factor that comes into play,
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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.
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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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We are working to create competition at every position. Michael has experience and has been a solid, explosive player throughout his career. We will add him to the mix at running back, where we already have some depth.