You act as if Payton took over a bad team. Not making excuses for Dennis Allen but he took over a team in salary cap hell and QBs of Andy Dalton, Winston And Taysom Hill. Featuring an all pro receiver who had basically missed 2 yrs after a ridiculous contract. Sean Payton was in a good cap position including having the #2 overall pick of the draft and not only future hall of fame QB but quite possibly top 5 of all time. With zero expectations following Katrina. One could argue Sean Payton had many luxuries Dennis Allen did not.