What we learned from Mickey Monday

Good morning, and welcome to the Saints Insider newsletter for Thursday, Jan. 16.

if you're into nostalgia, 15 years ago today, the Saints defeated the Arizona Cardinals 45-14 in the NFC divisional playoffs at the Superdome on their run to Super Bowl XLIV.

It sure feels like the team is a long way from those halcyon days.

Now onto to our coverage...

More Mickey

Mickey Loomis' end-of-season press conference is still the talk of the town, both for what the Saints' longtime GM said and what he didn't say. Beat reporter Luke Johnson reviews some of the highlights from the 45-minute press conference and explains what we learned from Mickey Monday.

Familiar face

Former Saints assistant coach Mike McCarthy is scheduled to interview with the Saints early next week, according to recent reports. The former Cowboys and Packers head coach has strong ties to the Saints organization.

Missed opportunity

Offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak recently interviewed for a couple of open coordinator positions with other NFL teams. One of them just hired another candidate, Matt Paras reports.

Open door

Kubiak isn't the only Saints assistant with an uncertain future. Every coach on the staff is waiting to learn their fate as the team's head coaching search continues. Loomis said he won't block assistants from talking to other teams during the interim.

That'll do it for today. We'll have more coverage and analysis this week as the Saints continue their search for a new head coach.

Until next time....

Take care,

Jeff Duncan