Jeff Duncan on Sean Payton 2023

I haven’t seen Allen’s contract terms mentioned during the Payton discussion or really since he’s been hired. It should be easy to move on from him for Payton’s return or another new HC if he doesn’t have large $ guarantees or length guarantees.

I do wonder if Allen’s contract terms had any language that indicated it was just temporary or placeholder contingent upon if Sean Payton wanted to return since Payton is still under contract himself. As of now it looks like Loomis hired Allen just in case Payton may return and a lot of guarantees wouldn’t be invested in Allen, compared to if a coach from another team was hired as HC while Payton’s still under contract.