24 Quotes by Mickey Loomis

We're going to get the best coach available to us. The right man for the job. Obviously, we'll pay accordingly.

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.

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.

From what I've seen on TV, what we can all see, that's what you would speculate. It doesn't look very good.

I don't think it will be difficult. This is a good job. Obviously, we have some challenges in front of us, but frankly I wouldn't want a head coach who's not willing to face challenges.

I wouldn't say it's overwhelming. They understand they have a job to do. They know their families are safe. Once you know your family is safe, you go back to your business. What's overwhelming is what's going on in New Orleans, Mississippi and the entire Gulf Coast.

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.

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.

We mutually agreed that it was the right move for the Saints.