Earlier this week, I asked Denver Broncos fans if they thought the hiring of Sean Payton will have this team a playoff contender next season. Surprisingly, the results were overwhelmingly positive. I would have thought there would be a lot more of us who are jaded with this seven year run of ineptitude.
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Frankly, I am inclined to agree based on what I’ve seen of Payton’s career with the New Orleans Saints. On the day the news broke, I wrote about a study done on head coaches expected win rate and how Payton was third-best in the NFL since 2009 at coaching his team above and beyond their talent level.