Theory: Kellen Moore is Secretly the Highest Paid Coach in the NFL

BakoSaint · 03-03-2025, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I think you nailed the highlighted text. LOL!

Besides, who the hell gives a flying rat's arse about a coach's pay? As you pointed out, it is a private matter between the owner and the coach. I actually asked Nick Underwood some time back about the lack of disclosure of coaching contracts when we first hired Dennis Allen as head coach. He said it wasn't shared and likely wouldn't be. He said their salaries are routinely left private, especially for new head coaches because they are relatively less remarkable. When it is shared it comes from the coach's agent as a feather in their own hat about how much his client got paid.

But, keep wearing that tin hat. It becomes you.

Other teams disclose coaching contracts. There is absolutely no reason they need to be private. In a league where all player contracts are public, coaches whose contracts are public such as Andy Reid and Bill Belichick have been more successful than those with private contracts who don't live by the standards their players do. How would you feel if your boss made everyone's salary public but their own?

Do you really think Moore's agent is keeping his contract secret because the number is low? The Saints had no other credible options. Several others said no. Moore won the Super Bowl with a stellar offensive performance. Dude is getting paid enough to brag about.

Its very possible that DA was being paid well too. Remember, Mickey Loomis compared DA to Belichick. Maybe Loomis gave him Belichick money. That would explain sticking with him long after he lost the team.

As to Nick Underhill, he is not totally independent, as he depends on the Saints front office for inside information. As such, he is beholden to them, and will often do their bidding. Probably he is just some kid who got creeped on by a priest and Gayle agreed to make him a Saints insider in return for keeping silent on the matter.

03-03-2025, 09:54 AM	#5
BakoSaint 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,415	Re: Theory: Kellen Moore is Secretly the Highest Paid Coach in the NFL Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I think you nailed the highlighted text. LOL! Besides, who the hell gives a flying rat's arse about a coach's pay? As you pointed out, it is a private matter between the owner and the coach. I actually asked Nick Underwood some time back about the lack of disclosure of coaching contracts when we first hired Dennis Allen as head coach. He said it wasn't shared and likely wouldn't be. He said their salaries are routinely left private, especially for new head coaches because they are relatively less remarkable. When it is shared it comes from the coach's agent as a feather in their own hat about how much his client got paid. But, keep wearing that tin hat. It becomes you. Other teams disclose coaching contracts. There is absolutely no reason they need to be private. In a league where all player contracts are public, coaches whose contracts are public such as Andy Reid and Bill Belichick have been more successful than those with private contracts who don't live by the standards their players do. How would you feel if your boss made everyone's salary public but their own? Do you really think Moore's agent is keeping his contract secret because the number is low? The Saints had no other credible options. Several others said no. Moore won the Super Bowl with a stellar offensive performance. Dude is getting paid enough to brag about. Its very possible that DA was being paid well too. Remember, Mickey Loomis compared DA to Belichick. Maybe Loomis gave him Belichick money. That would explain sticking with him long after he lost the team. As to Nick Underhill, he is not totally independent, as he depends on the Saints front office for inside information. As such, he is beholden to them, and will often do their bidding. Probably he is just some kid who got creeped on by a priest and Gayle agreed to make him a Saints insider in return for keeping silent on the matter.
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