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I was like of course Sean Payton in a HOF coach. Then I read George Seifert not being in and now I'm starting to wonder. If that guys not in yet then I really don't know.
Didn’t know that. Good point. Hmmm.
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I was like of course Sean Payton in a HOF coach. Then I read George Seifert not being in and now I'm starting to wonder. If that guys not in yet then I really don't know.
Three of his five playoff losses has a nickname.
I think he is a hall of fame coach.
Above sixty win percentage. Top ten offense every year. Pro bowlers at every offensive position. Same for defense except DT.
Fewest wins in his thirteen years is seven. Started a season an NFC record 13-0. Winningest coach in Saints history.
Won a superbowl. Famous onside kick. Three of his five playoff losses has a nickname. All of Drew Brees records are just as much a credit to him.
Katrina rebuilding. Domecoming. Bounty gate.
You cannot tell the story of the NFL without including Sean Payton.
People here get up in arms and bust out the pitchforks around here when we go 7 and 9, but as an old line Saints Fan who grew up watching terrible football, I still think of 7 and 9 as a gift from the Gods.
To have coached the New Orleans Saints for 12 years and never have been worse than 7 and 9 seems like an impossible dream and I hope the youngsters around here appreciate it for what it is even though it's not a "winning season."
I don't know that we went 7 and 9 for the first 25 years we were in the NFL, but now I know what it's like to be a fan of an elite NFL team that has had a legitimate chance at making the playoffs every year for more than a decade and at least 3 or 4 legitimate chances to have advanced to the Superbowl.
Other than the Patriots, nobody else can match that so, yes. Payton is HOF bound.
Not that I want to dwell on this, but Beastquake, Minny Miracle... what's the third?
I call them all, "#%$&!"
Oh please, does anyone call it that besides Whiners fans?Saints @ 49ers 2011 Week 18 - “The Catch III”
You skipped Potsy Clark who won a Championship with the Lions in 35 and Bill Cowher.
Also you left out arguably great coaches like Blanton Collier and Jim Lee Howell who are just short of the 10 years but have better winning percentages. Buck Shaw also had 8 NFL seasons and 4 AAFC seasons with the 49ers.
Blanton is HoF worthy candidate who isnt in despite winning a championship with the Browns in 64.
And Jim Lee Howell is great as well, he won a championship with the Giants in 56.
The real challenge isnt the accolades of SP or the Bounty Controversy but the fact that he has to bump a player out of a spot to be inducted. That is how the NFL HoF works. If a coach gets in, that means one less opportunity for a position player. That is what will make it challenging.
I think you got it wrong as coaches dont take contributor or senior spots. There are 5 Modern-Era finalists (including coaches and players), there is either 1 or 2 seniors candidates (on alternating years) and 1 contributor.That hasn't been true for the last few years. There are 7 slots every year for "modern era" players and 3 for contibutors/"senior players".
You skipped Potsy Clark who won a Championship with the Lions in 35 and Bill Cowher.
Also you left out arguably great coaches like Blanton Collier and Jim Lee Howell who are just short of the 10 years but have better winning percentages. Buck Shaw also had 8 NFL seasons and 4 AAFC seasons with the 49ers.
Blanton is HoF worthy candidate who isnt in despite winning a championship with the Browns in 64.
And Jim Lee Howell is great as well, he won a championship with the Giants in 56.
The real challenge isnt the accolades of SP or the Bounty Controversy but the fact that he has to bump a player out of a spot to be inducted. That is how the NFL HoF works. If a coach gets in, that means one less opportunity for a position player. That is what will make it challenging.