As Sean Payton puts together his first coaching staff in Denver, it’s likely to skew toward people he’s familiar with.
This is no big shock given both his long history and deep NFL rolodex and also coaches’ general preference for working with people they already know and trust.
Payton, who as of Monday morning has not finalized any of his three coordinator positions, outlined during Super Bowl week in Arizona why he follows the mantra, “slow to hire, fast to fire,” and what he’s aiming for as he builds a staff.
“I think passion, teachers, people that are obsessed with winning,” he said on the Up & Adams Show, noting that he thinks good coaches are available to hire even through the NFL Combine, which begins in two weeks.