METAIRIE, La. -- Jonathan Vilma was right. As the former New Orleans Saints linebacker said on Twitter, Saints fans shouldn't be celebrating the letting go of Joe Vitt and other longtime assistant coaches like Greg McMahon and Bill Johnson.
Those guys all helped bring a first Super Bowl championship to New Orleans. And Vitt, in particular, was as instrumental in reviving the franchise after Hurricane Katrina as anyone outside of Sean Payton, Drew Brees and Mickey Loomis.
Vitt brought decades of experience and wisdom to Payton's first-ever coaching staff. And I've never heard more players express their love for a coach like they have with Vitt over the past decade.