His first game was season opener against Green Bay in 2011 and Payton put the game in his hands on the final play from the 1 yard line for a potential tying score with time running out.
He got stuffed, time expired, Saints lose.
That's was the lingering memory from his first action, and from there he stayed pretty mediocre. He also had some injuries that slowed him in '11 and '12 but he did seem to make progress in 2013 but seems to have reached the ceiling.