Sean Payton agrees to multi-year contract with Saints

[AsylumGuido]

(12-29-2012 09:00 PM)ATLBound Wrote:  I'm sorry Guido but he isn't totally wrong. Payton and Jerry are good friends. Payton likes Romo and likes the area. And it makes no sense that he would see his kids more if he were in New Orleans as opposed to Dallas.

The written confirmation may have been one thing but there was clearly a contemplation on going to Dallas. They have a better defense and a potential to be a just as potent offense or maybe a notch below.

You got your coach so in the end it doesn't matter but if Dallas was out of playoff contention, then I dont think the contract would have been agreed to so soon.

No, he is wrong. Payton stated all along that he had no intention of going anywhere. Payton and Jerry Jones are friendly acquaintances, they are far from being good friends. Payton is far closer to the Benson family and has been in constant contact this past year with Tom Benson while working for the Hornets.

Payton would never work for Jerry Jones if Jones had any say in player acquisition. That is why he had originally had the Loomis clause written into his contract. The whole Dallas possibility was media created and was denied by all really involved.