Trying to keep it rolling without Payton and everyone else is the WRONG move imo

Has any coach in the history of the NFL taken off a year voluntarily and come back to the same team? That's not happening.

What happens if DA goes 14-2. Sorry Dennis, Payton's back.

Not trying to be a hater/doubter, but I can't see anyone on this current staff being an upgrade from Payton. Especially when the glaring need is offensive overhauling. To try to keep the coaching staff as-is would make no sense unless Payton was coming back.