So honestly how will you feel if Payton eventually ends up coaching the Cowboys?

This right here. Anyone expecting a kings ransom will be disappointed. If he had gone straight to another team, yes, they could have demanded a few picks, like the Jets got for Belichek or the Raiders got for Gruden.

But after he sits out a year -- during which time the Saints will have hired a new coach -- they won't be able to do that. We'll be lucky to get as much as a third round pick, if that.


Sorry, but I’d have a protracted dispute. Especially if he would do it 2023. Then you know he just bailed on us.