Mickey Loomis: Saints EVP & GM | The Decision Maker Series

The McShay Show

The Ringer

Sports, Football

4.7 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Todd and Muench sit down with the Saints' executive vice president and general manager, Mickey Loomis, to talk about his draft strategy, his process for collaborating with his coaching staff, "always trading up," and much more! 0:00 Welcome to The McShay Show! 0:30 Saints EVP & General Manager Mickey Loomis joins the show 3:20 Collaborating with the coaching staff 4:45 Behind the scenes of the Saints drafting Tyler Shough 9:45 Mickey Loomis' style of roster building 13:15 The importance of prospect measurables 15:15 Saints success on drafting running backs 17:25 How evaluating has evolved during Mickey's tenure 23:50 Building out the Saints draft board 26:10 Saints food spread on draft weekend Learn more and join the waitlist at ScoutMotors.com The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Todd McShay Guests: Steve Muench and Mickey Loomis Producers: Tucker Tashjian, Conor Nevins, and Daniel Comer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome into the Mixhay Show.
0:07.0	Welcome into the MixShea Show.
0:23.6	We have the decision makers series that we're going to continue today.
0:27.6	We're very fortunate to have Mickey Loomis with us from New Orleans Saints.
0:30.6	How you doing, man?
0:31.6	I'm doing great.
0:32.6	We're doing this because I've always felt like one of the missing components in covering football has been kind of the decision makers, right?
0:41.5	We talked to head coaches and the players and there's all.
0:44.1	But I think there's a lack of information about the actual process.
0:49.3	Man, we're excited about this new partnership.
0:51.7	This episode is presented by Scout Motors.
0:54.6	Every new year, we do a lot of forward thinking
0:57.1	and planning for what's to come.
0:58.9	Just like the all new Scout Terra and Scout Traveler,
1:02.0	they're being revamped for what comes next,
1:04.8	taking that classic 70s design
1:07.2	and improving it with modern engineering,
1:09.6	including plans for advanced four-wheel drive.
1:12.9	So look ahead. Join the wait list at scout motors.com, just like I just did.
1:18.2	Concept vehicles, not available for sale, features and performance specifications are preliminary
1:23.0	and subject to change. Joining the wait list does not guarantee purchase. Visit scout motors.com for details.
1:30.3	I wanted to start here with you, Mickey.
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