Payton insists he'll remain in New Orleans as long as the team will have him. This also means some of his more maligned lieutenants will remain with Payton as well.
For the New Orleans Saints, the hard part is over. Sean Payton will return for the last two years on his contract, and possibly beyond, if you take him at his word. With Payton, the Saints retain a head coach who is widely accepted as one of the very best in the league, which is great, of course. What is not so great is the fact that with Payton's retention comes the extreme likelihood that some of his underperforming assistant coaches will also continue on in New Orleans.