N/S Payton critiques old Broncos staff, says Jets are setting themselves up for a hard fall, etc.

Saint Jack said

But what would you rather happen?
Stay with the Saints his entire career? Unless you’re with the Steelers or BB, that type of run hasn’t happened since the 80s.
Stay until there is a real riff like Jones and the Cowboys?
Just stay retired? Like I’ve shown, the majority of coaches leave for a second run at some point.
Leave and badmouth the organization?

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I don't know exactly. He was going to leave at some point, post-Brees retirement. I think most Saints fans at SR.com realize he wasnt going to be here for a messy, perhaps unsuccessful rebuild. Thats understandable and I can live with that, the NFL is a business, first and foremost. He could've just left with a little more class and not given some Saints fans and reporters the sense or notion that he was glad to be leaving and couldn't wait to coach somewhere else soon. Like coaching the Saints had become this "massive burden" he couldn't longer handle and it was a relief to be free again.

That sort of exit does run some people the wrong way even if its unintentional.

But, you're also right, in a certain sense. What would or could have been the right way for Payton to say goodbye and move on to his next coaching challenge?