Kat Terrell dug up old quotes from Loomis from 2004. Ouch

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"I think we’re on the right track," Loomis said ... on New Year’s Day. "The easiest thing to do is to say, ‘OK, we didn’t do what we’re supposed to do, let’s blow the whole thing up and start all over.’

"That would be the easiest thing to do. But I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. The right thing to do is to stay the course. Often times that is the hardest thing to do. But I think that’s what we need to do."

So what's interesting is that then the team went 2-3 and Loomis and Benson both criticized them. Loomis said "Ultimately, we all are judged by wins and losses," Loomis said. "If we can't work it out, then changes have to be made. And I'm not afraid to make them. That's my job"

The next month the Saints lose 34-13 and Tom Benson said they looked like high school kids: "That's the worst performance I've seen from our club in my 20 years of owning them."

So Haslett gets retained for the 2005 season and says this: "What hurt was the criticism we received within the building, " Haslett said. "To get criticized early in the season by the general manager, I think that affected me some and I think it affected our football players."

Fast forward 20 years and this what he said about Dennis Allen in January: "So I think the easy thing to do is just look at the results and say, 'Oh no, we've got to have a change.' You got to look beyond that," Loomis said. "What are the reasons why we were 9-8 instead of 13-4?

Loomis from January: "... I think sometimes the hard thing to do is to be patient and recognize your other shortcomings and get those fixed, and that's what we're doing."

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