I'm failing to understand this...

Why would Payton go to the media to talk about the importance of taking our time with this hire and then commit to hiring a guy before anyone has been interviewed? He said he would wait until the SB is over because he wanted to do everything possible to make sure we find the right guy. This move goes against everything he's preached the last couple of weeks. I just don't get it.

Since when did the Saints commit to anyone?

-Crennel probably didn't want the job considering that he would take a paycut to do so
-The 49ers likely blocked the Saints like they did to the Bucs last season
-The Steelers probably blocked the Saints like they have been doing so for the past few seasons

There goes all of your top candidates. So now your are down to guys like Ryan and Grantham. Both are 1-gap 3-4 DEs...and both should fit our personnel well.