One of the FEW things Coach Payton has gotten wrong this year...

His larger point was basically: we're just going to shut up and play. That quote, and the others around it in the T-P article were gold. My respect for Payton just grows on a daily basis.

He's trying to explain that he doesn't sit there and pay attention the national media, or run probability numbers, or go "what if," he just prepares his team to win every game each week. He knows the Saints haven't accomplished anything, it's just like Brees said in the same article. The NFL is about postseason and championships. The Saints aren't there yet.