I say again, why was an "escape" clause written into the contract? He is the head coach and has no NFLPA behind him to appeal his suspension. I contend he knew the suspension was going to happen and wanted a way out. When he was hired he was going to commute between here and Dallas. There is no such thing as loyalty. Watch what happens in Philly. If he goes to Dallas he'll get eaten up and spit out like every coach Jerry Jones has destroyed.

SP isn't leaving. I don't buy that for one second. He's tied to Brees for one thing. You don't think that Brees would have signed here again if SP was gonna leave do ya? And because Brees did sign here again, it was because of SP and SP ain't gonna leave Drew out in the Breeze (No pun intended).

Then there's the city. New Orleans and the state of Louisiana Love SP and he definitely knows that. He also knows that he can't win in Dallas with Romo. Yeah, his wife and kids are in TX, so what, they're divorced and he won't see his kids any more than he would by remaining the HC of the Saints. I don't know about y'all, but I sure as heck wouldn't want to live very close to my ex. Will SP hold out for more money? You bet, anyone would, but with the divorce and the way this city and these fans love SP, he knows he won't find that anywhere else, not to mention that if he wants his name to go down as one of the best head coaches in the history of the league with other names like Parcells, Shula, Bellichek, and the like, his best shot is to stay with the Saints, because he built this team and it's still in it's prime to win him more Super Bowls, so I just don't believe he'll leave. JMTCW.

I certainly think Payton wants to be here, but as another poster pointed out everyone has their price.

But what happens if Vitt takes a team in disarray and gets us deep into the playoffs? Will Benson be as likely to open his pocketbook to make Payton the richest coach in the league? I'm thinking not.