Payton Eying The Chargers Or Cardinals (1 Viewer)

[Saint Jack]

Agreed, especially considering they're a solid team personnel-wise with a franchise QB already on the roster. In a familiar twist, the main thing holding the Chargers back is the lack of a great head coach.

Hot take. Payton doesn’t last more than five seasons. There is a big possibility that the Chargers don’t win the AFCW as the Chiefs continue to dominate.
Payton leaves but wins just enough to get his 200th victory and a HOF jacket somewhere in the mid 2030s.

 

[longtime lurker]

Plus, SP will be able to walk into the top media market (Los Angeles) and be numero uno from the get go. He could flip the script for the Chargers and dominate the Los Angeles scene for the next few years. Here’s to the Chargers opening their bank for him.

 

[Saint Jack]

Plus, SP will be able to walk into the top media market (Los Angeles) and be numero uno from the get go. He could flip the script for the Chargers and dominate the Los Angeles scene for the next few years. Here’s to the Chargers opening their bank for him.

To borrow a phrase, the Chargers would have the face on the billboard for the next few seasons.

 

[onthurdays]

Dennis Allen is going to get fired, and become Sean Paytons DC is Los Angeles. Isnt he...

 

[onthurdays]

I think the theory people have that Payton and Loomis talked about this and Payton said he needed a break, and that he fully intended on coming back to coach again, is 100% dead on. Payton's been with the team since 2006 which is absolutely insane in NFL coaching years. Loomis told Payton he's not trading him for anything less than a first and I am sure Payton understood. I think that's why Loomis showed ZERO care to just hurling picks around in the last draft to grab Olave. Loomis knew Payton was always coming back and that at least half the league would be calling to see what the cost would be, he knew he was going to have a lot of future picks to play with.

I still do not understand why, if he wants to coach, why could he not just stay on the team he built, for the city who idolized him.

 

[Saint Jack]

I still do not understand why, if he wants to coach, why could he not just stay on the team he built, for the city who idolized him.

If stays on the Saints and they go through a lull of more than a few seasons, it does tarnish his chances to get in the Hall a little bit.
Going to another team creates a checkpoint. His resume in NOLA is safe. He’ll get in based on that.
Everything else with another team is just chasing records (another Lombardi, 200 wins).
And I can understand it.
To compare, Payton here without Drew felt like that those last few seasons of a 80s show where on of the major characters left and the quality drops significantly.
And he ended it somewhat perfectly. With a win against Atlanta. He’ll always be idolized here.

Like I said in a previous post, if you’re gonna have a “paycheck era” do it in L.A.!

 

[faceman]

In my opinion, he’s playing with house money in terms of his career. He’s already got the championship, 200 wins will guarantee him a spot in the Hall.
L.A. is the more logical team, because why not spend the “paycheck era” of your career in L.A.?

Payton will be in the hall if he never coaches another game.

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[Saint Jack]

Payton will be in the hall if he never coaches another game.

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Oh, I agree. I’m just saying 200 wins may be the difference between a first ballot or a few year wait.

 

[SuperSaint]

Rather see him go to the AFC, but it's his choice.

Herbert is much more attractive than Murray at this point, IMO...

 

[JackDiesel]

The fact that he just simply doesn’t want to coach this team is not a lot of big deal it feels like

Except he was the one that put us in the situation we're currently in. He was the one that messed up our cap so bad, he's the one that failed to find a franchise QB knowing full well Brees was aging. He's the one that endorsed Dennis Allen.

If he left us in better shape then more power to him but he didn't.

 

[Snakehead]

I still do not understand why, if he wants to coach, why could he not just stay on the team he built, for the city who idolized him.

Burnout is real.

 

[Saint Greg]

Burnout is real.

The lack of a QB was real. No way he would’ve “retired” if we had Mahomes.

 

[sammymvpknight]

With that Chargers defense, I can see them winning a Super Bowl, but man, two or more…that will be a hard one to accomplish given their division, and age of talent on the roster.

And their lack of fans. They literally never have home field advantage even when they are good

 

[NewOrleansBoy]

Except he was the one that put us in the situation we're currently in. He was the one that messed up our cap so bad, he's the one that failed to find a franchise QB knowing full well Brees was aging. He's the one that endorsed Dennis Allen.

If he left us in better shape then more power to him but he didn't.

Exactly. Which is why it’s surprising no one is making a bigger deal about this:

He doesn’t want to coach this team.

I just can’t get over that.

 

[Whodat GT]

I hope he goes AFC!

I´m sure the Saints wouldn't trade him in the NFC, unless they get an astronomical deal for him.