Payton could learn from Coach O’s example

I think all of us have been, at some point, frustrated at Payton’s tendency to be stubborn to a fault and also take unnecessary risks.

I really wish Payton would be more open to accepting some outside help with the offense, or even show some willingness to adapt when his envisioned game plan falls apart. We all saw how Coach O’s humility paid off for LSU- he was big enough to get help from Joe Brady and let go of some of his control for the good of the team.

I unfortunately don’t see Payton changing or swallowing his pride. We all got a flash of this during the Bridgewater games where he showed how well things can work when we adapt the game plan- but that went down the drain after Brees returned.

I’m hopefully wrong. I don’t see things changing though- especially with his press conference after the loss where he just kept saying “yeah they made more plays than we did tough loss”.