New Orleans Saints executive vice president/general manager Mickey Loomis joined the Saints Hour on WWL on Tuesday, Dec. 19 and discussed the Saints victory over the New York Giants, tight end Foster Moreaubeing selected as the Saints' Ed Block Courage Award winner, the upcoming "Thursday Night Football" game against the Los Angeles Rams and more in an interview with Mike Hoss, the voice of the Saints.
Coming off a 24-6 over the Giants, Loomis was complimentary of the team and said the players did good things in all three phases of the game, offense, defense and special teams
"You can point to each area and point to a lot of positive plays and not many negative ones," Loomis said.
Loomis said that Coach Dennis Allen challenged his veterans by placing gas cans at lockers asking how much they have left in the tank and that the veterans including linebacker Demario Davis, defensive end Tanoh Kpassagnon and running back Alvin Kamara in particular responded.
"Often times, you are going to go as your veteran players and your leaders go and they certainly showed up last weekend," Loomis said.
Loomis also complimented quarterback Derek Carr's performance. Carr threw for 218 yards and three touchdowns, completing 23 of his 28 attempts.
"He made really good decisions, put the ball in the right places most of the time, and, look, our players made plays and that's despite not having Michael Thomas or Chris Olave out there," he said.
Loomis also discussed Moreau being selected as the Saints' 2023 Ed Block Courage Award winner. The Saints general manager said he was right there when Moreau got the diagnosis that he had Hodgkin's lymphoma.
"That is about as shocking information as you can get when you are going through what you think is going to be a routine physical," Loomis said.
Loomis credited the doctors and medical personnel who helped Moreau through his diagnosis.
"But most of all, look, Foster, his mental toughness to get through that and play this season has just been really remarkable and we're all proud of him for that. It's hard to – you can't put yourself in those shoes unless you've been through something like that," he said. "But, he certainly is deserving of the Ed Block Courage Award."
This was Loomis' first appearance on the show since he won his 200th game as Saints general manager when the Saints beat the Carolina Panthers, joining a list of just seven men who have accumulated 200 wins while holding the title of general manager. Loomis was deferential saying he was didn't believe he was even close to that number when he was first told about it.
"The thing that is satisfying is that man the list of guys that are in that group of 200, Ozzie (Newsome), who's a good friend of mine, he's a great general manager, great person; Kevin Colbert, who doesn't get nearly enough credit for the job he did for many, many years in Pittsburgh; Bill Polian who's a close friend of mine and a guy that I've always admired and aspired to be like," Loomis said. "It's just nice to be on any list that those guys are on."
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis has surpassed 200 wins. Take a look at the best photos of Loomis throughout the years with the team.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis speaks at a media availability at the team's training facilities on NFL football draft day in Metairie, La., Thursday, April 26, 2012.
Mickey Loomis, general manager of the New Orleans Saints, speaks during a news conference Saturday, April 24, 2004, in Metairie, La., after the Saints took Ohio State defensive end Will Smith as their first pick in the NFL draft.
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New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis speaks at a media availability at the team's training facilities on NFL football draft day in Metairie, La., Thursday, April 26, 2012.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis watches training camp at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2012.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis and head coach Sean Payton celebrate the team's Super Bowl victory in February of 2009.
New Orleans Saints vs Houston Texans during the 2011 season in the Louisiana Superdome. Steve Gleason was named Captain for 5 year Aniversary of the Reopening of the Super Dome vs the Falcons. New Orleans Saints 40 - Houston Texans 33 (W)
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis watches from the sideline as the Saints face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2016 NFL Season.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, owners Gayle and Tom Benson, and General Manager Mickey Loomis sit on the sideline ahead of the New Orleans Saints vs Pittsburgh Steelers game during the 2016 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis poses on the sideline ahead of the Saints home game against the Atlanta Falcons in the 2016 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis, owners Gayle and Tom Benson, and team executive Khai Harley pose on the sideline ahead of the team's home game against the Atlanta Falcons in the 2016 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis stands on the sidelines ahead of the team's road game against the San Francisco 49ers in the 2016 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis smiles on the sidelines ahead of the team's home game against the Atlanta Falcons in the 2012 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis stands on the sidelines ahead of the team's road game against the Carolina Panthers in the 2016 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis views training camp practice ahead of the 2022 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis answers reporters questions after a news conference announcing that the team would return to New Orleans during a news conference at the training facility in Metairie, La., Friday Dec. 30, 2005. Team owner Tom Benson says his team might be able to play in the hurricane-ravaged Superdome by September.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis stands on the sidelines in the Superdome ahead of a game during the 2021 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis stands on the sidelines ahead of the team's home game against the Atlanta Falcons in the 2017 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett and Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis answer questions at a news conference at the club's training facility in Metairie, La. Thursday afternoon July 29, 2004. The Saints open summer camp with an evening meeting today.
The New Orleans Saints newest player Reggie Bush holds up a jersey with Saints General Manger Mickey Loomis and head coach Sean Payton at their headquarters in Metairie, La., on Saturday, April 29, 2006. The Saints had the second pick overall and they took running back Bush.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis and team executive Khai Harley stand on the sidelines ahead of the team's road game in Washington D.C. during the 2021 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints and former San Diego Chargers quarterback Drew Brees holds a Saints jersey presented to him by General Manager Mickey Loomis as Saints coach Sean Payton looks on at news conference at the New Orleans Saints training facility in Metairie, La. Wednesday March 15, 2006. Brees, a free agent from the San Diego Chargers football team, signed a new contract with the New Orleans Saints.
New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President and General Manager Mickey Loomis conducts an interview at the club's training facility Saturday, April 26, 2008, in Metairie, La. The Saints are scheduled to have the 10th pick in the NFL draft.
The New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis talks about their pick of Reggie Bush in the NFL draft in Metairie, La., on Saturday April 29, 2006. The Saints had the second pick overall and selected Bush.
New Orleans Saints new head coach Dennis Allen poses for a picture with team owner Gayle Benson and general manager Mickey Loomis following a news conference at the NFL football team's training facility, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Metairie, La.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees talks to general manager Mickey Loomis, right, before an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis sits on the bench before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, center, smiles after Derek Carr is introduced as the team's new quarterback during an NFL football news conference at the Saints training facility in Metairie, La. Saturday, March 11, 2023.
New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson and general manager Mickey Loomis talk on the field before an NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in New Orleans, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019.
Derek Carr, the new quarterback of the New Orleans, poses with Saints general manager Mickey Loomis head coach Dennis Allen and owner Gayle Benson during an NFL football press conference at the team's training facility in Metairie, La., Saturday, March 11, 2023.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis, team President Dennis Lauscha, and team owner Gayle Benson join the family of former defensive lineman Will Smith on the field of the Superdome to induct Smith into the Ring of Honor during the 2019 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis hugs Gayle Benson, wife of Saints owner Tom Benson, before an NFL preseason football game against the Houston Texans in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis poses with children before an NFL preseason football game against the Houston Texans in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis speaks at a media availability at their training facility in Metairie, La., Thursday, July 29, 2010.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis looks back over coach Sean Payton's shoulder during practice at the club's NFL football training camp in Metairie, La., Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009.
New Orleans Saints executive vice president and general manager, Mickey Loomis listens to owner Tom Benson before an NFL preseason football game against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in New Orleans. To the left is Benson's wife Gayle Benson.
New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis and his wife Melanie Loomis arrive at the funeral service for New Orleans Saints owner and New Orleans Pelicans owner Tom Benson in New Orleans, Friday, March 23, 2018.
From left to right, New Orleans Saints team President Dennis Lauscha, General Manager Mickey Loomis, owner Gayle Benson, and Chief Marketing Officer Greg Bensel pose on the sidelines before a game during the 2023 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis speaks to the media during the 2021 Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament.
New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and General Manager Mickey Loomis attend a press conference with Saints offensive lineman Zach Strief following the 2017 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis poses on the sidelines ahead of a home game during the 2018 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis stands on the sideline ahead of a team road game during the 2019 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis congratulates head coach Dennis Allen in the team locker room following a road win over the Cleveland Browns in the 2022 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis stands on the sidelines ahead of the team's road game against the San Francisco 49ers during the 2022 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints team President Dennis Lauscha, owner Gayle Benson, and General Manager Mickey Loomis look up as former owner Tom Benson is inducted into the Saints Ring of Honor during the 2018 NFL season.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis talks with reporters at the club's training facility in Metairie, La., Saturday, April 26, 2003. The Saints, after trading up, secured Georgia defensive tackle Jonathan Sullivan with the sixth overall selection.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis, owner Gayle Benson, and team President Dennis Lauscha wave to fans in the Superdome prior to the induction of former owner Tom Benson into the Saints Ring of Honor during the 2018 NFL season.
Johnathan Sullivan smiles as he and New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett and general manager Mickey Loomis pose for a photograph at the club's training facility in Metairie, La., Sunday, April 27, 2003. The Saints made a deal with the Arizona Cardinals that allowed them to take Sullivan, a defensive tackle from Georgia, sixth overall in the 2003 NFL draft.
New Orleans Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis poses with offensive lineman Zach Strief as head coach Sean Payton looks on during a press conference following the 2017 NFL season.
Head inside the New Orleans Saints locker room postgame after the Saints' win against the Carolina Panthers in Week 14 of the 2023 NFL season presented by Bud Light.
Head inside the New Orleans Saints locker room postgame after the Saints' win against the Carolina Panthers in Week 14 of the 2023 NFL season presented by Bud Light.
Looking ahead, the Saints take on the Rams on Thursday, Dec. 21 and Loomis said they are a good football team and the Saints will have to play their "A game" to be competitive.
"They're well coached," Loomis said. "They've got a heck of an offense with a veteran quarterback who's been one of the better players in our league for quite some time and they have weapons in Cooper Kupp and this rookie receiver, Puka (Nacua), they've got a good running back, you know, their offensive line has played well, they've got a player at tight end they can go to, so they are a dangerous team and they can put up a lot of points."
