Not Happy with Timing (4 Viewers)

[Lustmord]

I wonder if he still would have retired if we had made the playoffs or won a playoff game?

 

[jasonsw]

When do coaches retire when the team is in top form... Put the puzzle pieces together. He was burn out and he did not want to be part of a rebuild.

This makes most sense. Most people his age no matter what they do dont want to do a restart in life

 

[Deuuuuce]

Sean knew he was retiring and wanted to make sure his guy got paid. All that was, it’s pretty obvious now

Yeah this is my thought as well. Disappointing.

 

[No2DC]

Yeah this is my thought as well. Disappointing.

That's putting it lightly.

 

[St. Widge]

This makes me question whether or not Payton believed in Winston as much as us fans did.

Because if he did, and he believes Winston will be elite, why the hell would he want to leave

Payton told us why he left. It had nothing to do with Winston good or bad.

 

[Clintonrebel]

The pantry is not empty! We have a lot of talent. Way more than at the end of 05.

 

[St. Widge]

I wonder if he still would have retired if we had made the playoffs or won a playoff game?

It might have made him hang on for another year depending on if they had a bad loss in the playoffs. But Payton said yesterday that he thought about retiring at the start of training camp so it sounds like he was really just ready to go no matter what happened this year.

 

[rsmith2783]

Payton told us why he left. It had nothing to do with Winston good or bad.

He wouldn't say it during a press conference

 

[MV2]

There's never a good time to say goodbye to a fanbase that never knew the success and culture of winning he brought to us. If Sean told us this upcoming season would be his last we would still be hurt about it when it ended. We know we lost more than just a coach.

But honestly, I haven't seen that dude smile that hard in a press conference in a long time. I think it was the sign of relief. It is a huge task to be an NFL head coach and even bigger when you add the expectation of high level success.

 

[rsmith2783]

The pantry is not empty! We have a lot of talent. Way more than at the end of 05.

We were 3-13. Many of us were ready for a new coach. Same for when Mora quit. It's quite different when you're moving on from a coach that brought in a winning tradition and commanded respect.

 

[FootballFan42]

I think he is burnt out. It happens. Cowher left young too. It is crappy but you have to respect his decision if he is not mentally prepared to give it another go.

 

[St. Widge]

He wouldn't say it during a press conference

But what he did say is that he thought about retiring at the start of camp. That's before he or us really knew anything about Winston. Plus, he told us exactly why he left for two hours. Anything else is pure speculation with absolutely no factual support.

 

[FootballFan42]

I would not be surprised to see Belichick do the same thing next season. When you coach a Hof QB and then have to rebuild, the scrutiny is so hard.

 

[rsmith2783]

But what he did say is that he thought about retiring at the start of camp. That's before he or us really knew anything about Winston. Plus, he told us exactly why he left for two hours. Anything else is pure speculation with absolutely no factual support.

You are correct, it's pure speculation. But you and I both know that if you're leaving a place and you don't like what's going on, you're not going to say it publicly. You're going to say all the right things. He's also not going to burn any bridges because he might have a future in the NFL or something connected to the NFL. So it wouldn't be wise to say that you didn't like a particular player.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

i wish SP would give me his house