Was the Saints' Front Office (e.g., Loomis) Fleeced on the Sean Payton Trade?

DaveXA said
Yeah, I don't know. If I'm sitting in the room as a Denver front office guy, I'm doing all I can to get Payton, but there's a clock and other options to consider as well. The longer we hold out, the less leverage the Saints retain. The reason I say that is if Payton stays retired another year, then he arguably becomes a free agent. There was a lot of debate on whether Payton could run the clock out, and I tend to think the Saints front office weren't gonna push on that.

They decided to take what they can get imo. I don't see what can be gained by delaying it longer.

They would gain nothing. To try and force Payton to sit out is nothing less than just spiteful and the team would lose out. I say they would lose out because if we know anything about Sean it seems he would have no problem just waiting it out if push came to shove.

I still chuckle inside at the people that wanted him to fail. Denver has won 5 in a row and it seems like when he coached the Saints we would always get big win streaks. Like him or not or hold a grudge or not Payton can motivate and win something DA seems to not be able to do.