I can't see Payton having success in Denver. They are depleted on draft picks, stuck with Russ, and I clearly remember all the 7-9 seasons we had in Brees' prime. Those years were wasted with horrible defensive play and we couldn't even take advantage of a horrible NFC South in 2 of those 3 years. I remember the Panthers winning the division with a 7-8-1 record in one of those years. Worth reminding people that Sean Payton and Mike McCarthy are literally the same coach. Their playoff record is near identical.
With that said, the Saints are turning into a dumpster fire. They kept Dennis Allen who had an 8-28 record in Oakland and is now re-assembling his 2014 Raiders coaching staff by bringing in his guys.
I do not want Derek Carr as QB. The Saints are 60 million over the cap because their GM just kicks the can down the road every year and calls it "magic". This team desperately needs a rebuild. If they go for Carr, that's a 40 million contract added to their awful cap situation. They have the oldest roster in the league and are in the worst division in football. I am so baffled at the NOLA media and fans acting like this team is a contender and just a QB away from the playoffs. I do not care how bad the NFC South is. Who really wants to win a bad division and get blown out in the wildcard? We watched that happen to Tampa last month.
As the fans keep hyping up Carr, I remember that October game where he scored zero points against the Saints and only put up 101 yards and 1 INT.
The Saints are nowhere close to being a playoff team. I think the Eagles showed how to build a team in the past few years. I'd rather do like them and try to rebuild, instead of acting like this old roster is good enough to win now just cause we play in a sorry division.