Denver media absolutely shreds Payton..

Exactly. The Broncos fans are being typical fans. The same would happen no matter which broken down team Payton would have signed with. No doubt a lot of folks in Denver assumed Sean was going to turn Wilson into Brees or Brady, and that their dumpster-fire team was going to be a champion overnight.

Giving a coach a 2 or 3 year 'honeymoon' to right the ship is what most people should expect unless it becomes clear that the new coach's presence has become destructive to the team and the staff. Despite the number of 'swings & misses' by Dennis Allen this year, I still believe that Loomis will stick to the plan of having him as our head coach for another year.

Even though the team has definitely underperformed this year, it's hard to clean house as long as there is a legitimate chance of getting the Saints into the playoffs. There's no doubt that things could have been a lot better this year. But it could have been a lot worse despite our cupcake schedule.

For fans both in Denver & New Orleans, it's best just to strap ourselves to our spectator seats and try not to get too demanding for change to take place. You just gotta love your team and let the process happen.
The difference between the two teams couldn't have been different though. DA inherited a team that won 9 games despite some of the worst circumstance a team could have faced and the team got worse. Payton came to a team that hadn't won 9 games since 2016 and should get them back to that 9 win mark in year 1.