Does anyone feel bad for Sean Payton??

TomThomster7 said
Yes .
Surprised by the high percentage of No's.
I read most of the posts. A pretty lot of bitter feelings. My thought is centered around what euphoria Payton brought to New Orleans and every Saints fan. And for how long our team was relevant. Under Payton.
Yes -- we had down years with him. But it wasn't always his fault. And never ONLY his fault. He had his weaknesses as head coach. And we let him have it here on
saintsreport.com when he showed those weaknesses. Even called for his head.
But the man repeatedly turned the Saints around. And except for being robbed by refs/Goodell, the Saints and Payton should have two more Super Bowl trophies -- at least.
Did Payton do us wrong by the way he left the city? Perhaps. But the coach is human.
I don't hold anything against him. For what he brought to New Orleans and the fans, and because he is an upstanding man, I want the best for him. I will never forget our glory days that lasted years. We owe Payton for that period. And yes -- I care if he has a rough time in Denver. I want to see him succeed there.

After they go 0-17. Draft picks before well wishes. I'm a Saints fan first. It's not bitter, it's business. You hoping he does well is the same to me as rooting for the Falcons because, by golly Onyemata and Ellis were swell guys when they were here. You can completely miss me with that. I have nothing against Payton but I want that pick to be so high it's knocking on the door of the first round!

I'm not bitter. I'm a Saints fan. I want what helps the Saints above all else. Payton is a grown man and definitely feels the same about his new team. He'd 100% want the same if the shoe was on the other foot. The only thing odd here is people hoping he does well when it directly affects the Saints. You want to fanboy for Denver, fine, hit I-10 west then turn up somewhere else.