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.

New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis is showing no interest in stepping down and no lack of confidence in his ability to find the right coach to lead a quick turnaround.

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.