Sean Payton and the 2021 New Orleans Saints season started with no guarantees, no Drew Brees, no Michael Thomas, no Wil Lutz and no home. Hurricane Ida hit SE Louisiana on August 29th and forced the Saints to spend the first month of the season living in Dallas and playing their Week 1 “home” game against the Green Bay Packers in Jacksonville. Then Week 2, they were without 8 members of their coaching staff and 2 defensive starters due to Covid and injuries. After starting 5-2, QB Jameis Winston went down with a torn ACL in Week 8.
Sean Payton deserves to be the NFL’s Coach of the Year, but will he?
