Theory on the next Saints coach and GM

I have a theory about the future of the Saints organization. I have no inside knowledge beyond some friend-of-a-friend connections to a few of the parties involved.
It’s hard to imagine Gayle Benson firing Dennis Lauscha and Mickey Loomis. They’ve been around so long, shared in all the highs and lows, and quite frankly know where all the skeletons are. It doesn’t help that they’re written into the succession plan as executors when Gayle passes away.
That said, it seems Gayle is growing frustrated with the direction of the franchise and is hearing the noise from fans and from players in the locker room. Here’s what I think happens in the next year or two:
First, Lauscha and Loomis move into more backseat roles. They can never truly be fired for the reasons above. The question then becomes: who fills the president/GM role?
Drew Brees.
His recent comments suggest he’s disgusted with the organization and the direction it’s heading. I think he’s starting to get the itch for something again. I don’t think it’s coaching—Hall of Fame / all-time great players rarely succeed as head coaches. They typically have better success in front-office executive roles. You can already see Matt Ryan having some initial success in Atlanta in his new role (time will tell how far it goes).
That leaves the question of who would be the coach.
Zach Strief.
According to my sources (friend-of-a-friend, though the degree of separation is closer than you might think), Sean Payton told Zach not to take any other jobs last year and promoted him to associate head coach because he believes Zach will be a head coach in the very near future. Payton is essentially grooming him as a potential successor if he doesn’t get hired elsewhere first.
Why does this make sense?
1. Zach’s wife is from Covington, Louisiana, and most of her family still lives in the New Orleans metro area.
2. In his retirement speech, Zach spoke very fondly of Drew: “My greatest drive as a player was not to let you down.”
He has deep ties to the organization and is very close to Drew.
If Drew moved into a front-office role, it’s hard to imagine Zach wouldn’t be one of his top candidates for head coach.