Payton gets head start on evaluations
Sheldon Mickles / Baton Rouge Advocate
For the first time since becoming the New Orleans Saints head coach in 2006, Sean Payton will have time to actually take a breath or two before charting his team’s course for the 2008 season.
The winter of 2006 was a blur to Payton after he was chosen to succeed Jim Haslett. The last offseason, of course, was shortened by the Saints’ march to the NFC Championship Game and Payton’s obligation to coach in the Pro Bowl after losing to the Chicago Bears.
But after completing the 2007 season last Sunday, Payton has the time to give his team his undivided attention the next three or four weeks with an eye on making it back to the playoffs after an unrewarding campaign. Full Story – Advocatehttp://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/13490762.html
Sheldon Mickles / Baton Rouge Advocate
For the first time since becoming the New Orleans Saints head coach in 2006, Sean Payton will have time to actually take a breath or two before charting his team’s course for the 2008 season.
The winter of 2006 was a blur to Payton after he was chosen to succeed Jim Haslett. The last offseason, of course, was shortened by the Saints’ march to the NFC Championship Game and Payton’s obligation to coach in the Pro Bowl after losing to the Chicago Bears.
But after completing the 2007 season last Sunday, Payton has the time to give his team his undivided attention the next three or four weeks with an eye on making it back to the playoffs after an unrewarding campaign. Full Story – Advocatehttp://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/13490762.html