Mickey Loomis has a terrible record without Drew Brees and Sean Payton

Mickey Loomis wanted everyone to know who was really responsible for the New Orleans Saints' success after Drew Brees retired and Sean Payton stepped down to pursue other jobs. After Loomis chose Dennis Allen and brought the team to its knees, there is no doubt about it. The fact that Payton handily defeated his successor in prime time only illustrates this point.

Before Allen was hired, the teams Loomis built without Payton had a record of 28-36 (a winning percentage of .438). Now, after Allen's 18-25 run, Loomis has a record of 46-61 (.430) when Payton wasn't coaching his team. That doesn't count the 2012 season, in which both Payton and Loomis were suspended, but going 7-9 that year wouldn't really help him either (Loomis is 53-70 without Payton, or .431).

Perhaps things would have been different if Loomis had hired someone as head coach who didn't already have an 8-28 record to replace the winningest coach in team history. Maybe the foundation of this team was just weaker than he thought. Either way, what matters now is whether the Saints can dig themselves out of this hole. And whether Loomis is the right man to oversee the job.

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