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Sean Payton is 79-43 as the Saints head coach, bringing the only Super Bowl championship to New Orleans.

But at least one prominent media member is wondering if this season might be Payton's last in The Big Easy.

Sports Illustrated senior writer Peter King touched on Payton and the 5-8 Saints during an interview with Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio.

"That is the single biggest surprise for me, after 14 weeks," King said of the Saints' struggles. "The reason that is such a surprise is because Jimmy Graham is still there, but he's not Jimmy Graham. Drew Brees is still there, but he's not Drew Brees. And the guys on their front seven, Junior Galette, Cam Jordan - these guys are not playing the way they did a year ago.

"You start to wonder - nine years for Sean Payton. Has he run his course in New Orleans? Are they listening to him anymore. Could he start, kind of like his mentor Bill Parcells, to be having kind of a wanderlust, to say hmm, maybe those other jobs out there look a lot better. I just really think the Saints might be one of those teams that are getting old, they are getting cap-strapped, and they are not going to be able to turn it around."

Peter King: This might be Sean Payton's last season with Saints

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