CONFIDENT IN DIRECTION: Lauscha said he believes the Saints are headed in the right direction despite consecutive non-playoff seasons.
“Real excited with our coaching staff, real excited with the opportunities we have in the draft. I know Mickey is excited and speaking to (Coach) Dennis (Allen), he’s really excited about the direction of the team and where we’re headed. We’ll see where we go, but we’re feeling confident.
“I think sometimes we forget that this league is really focused on parity. It’s very difficult to be in the Super Bowl every year. Now, we’re seeing that with one team (Kansas City) in our league and we saw it with another team (New England) in our league over the last decade. But the reality of it is, it’s still difficult.
“It’s a building process and I think we continue to focus on how we can be successful and continue to do well, knowing that there might be hiccups along the way. I think it’s important to never forget that stability is important, having a long-term plan is important. We talked about having the opportunity to take advantage of various opportunities that present themselves. As long as we can be in that position, then I think we’ll have success.”
CAMP CALI: Lauscha said there was a necessity to move training camp this year, but it’s not expected to be a long-term scenario. Camp will be in California, rather than the team’s practice facility in Metairie.
“Look at construction that’s going on,” he said. “From a cafeteria standpoint, we don’t have a cafeteria right now. We don’t have a cooking area right now. We’re upgrading all of those things, upgrading our weight-lifting facilities, making improvements to some of our ingress and egress into the facility. And we just can’t get it all done by the start of training camp. I fully expect to be back in Metairie the following year when all the renovations are done to our practice facility.”
HIGH ON PELS: Lauscha, who also has served as president of the NBA New Orleans Pelicans since 2012, smiled when asked about the team’s progress. The Pelicans currently are 44-27, the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference, a half-game behind the fourth-place Los Angeles Clippers with 11 regular-season games remaining.
New Orleans is 9-2 in its last 11 games.
“We still have a long ways to go, I don’t want to suggest that we don’t still have a long ways to go, but I think you’re starting to see…
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