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Man I miss his voice. Just hearing him talk football is getting me pumped up for this coming season. I have faith he will get this team straightened out!

Video: Sean Payton: "I Am Happy to Be Back"

“I’m excited to be back.”

On what he needs to do now that he's back:
“Getting back into a routine is important. There’s a lot we have to do.”

On how he dealt with not being on the sideline during the season:
“It’s difficult. You try to draw an analogy to it. I found myself in a routine on game day. Of course I would get the coach’s copy (of the game tape) the middle of the week. I had that available. You’re watching from afar and there were certain things you would see. At times it becomes frustrating. With the situation as unique and unprecedented as it was. I was thankful to the staff.”

On watching the team struggle:
“You feel frustrated. The amount of time you spend together with the players and fellow coaches, you want to see them do well, you want to see them have success. I think the hardest part, was not football. The hardest part was – so many of these people we’re talking about Mickey Loomis, Mr. Benson, a number of the players – you’re used to talking to them on a regular basis… the more difficult part for me was not having the personal interaction, not necessarily football related, but as a friend."

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alleycat_126

I took a few bulletpoints out of it.....


It's eating at him that this Defense is horrible....... and that were not running the ball like we should Bounty scandal or no bounty scandal....

He is gonna say what needs to be said even if he doesn't wholeheartedly believe it.......

The bounty scandal is over, and the work has to actually begin...

Just don't think that 1 man is the key to getting back to winning the division, playoffs, etc....

saintsfan403

My favorite quote "There's no way I was going to another team"

TheOak

Get off the camera Sean..


get your self to the Senior Bowl and scout.

Danno

I smell a monster RT in Payton's plans. Fluker perhaps?

dizzle88

As per NFL network Payton has said

"Defensive coaching sessions will start immediately" and he also said the problems with the defense "kept him up at night"

This will not be a comfortable offseason for spags, I believe Payton will get this disaster sorted!

FAITH!!

kcsaints

I tuned in but stupid employees kept interrupting me so I missed a bit here and there. Coach had no choice but do this press conference - now maybe the vultures .....er I mean media will leave him alone so he can Do His Job!

Jamessr

I didn't get to hear the whole thing. I wish i could of by some of the things you guys are saying.

Is it possible Sprags could be gone? Or Do you think he gets a bye for last year?

I'm curious to see hwo things play out

AsylumGuido

The most telling thing I got out of it was when Payton said the defensive players need to be used according to their strengths. I interpreted that as saying that he felt their talents were misused. Spags may know his defense well, but the players didn't match his scheme. It sounds like Payton felt Spags should have altered his scheme to match the individual talents of the players on the roster. That kind of confirmed what the mystery player was *****ing about. Spags was not flexible enough.

Payton is going to get this thing fixed. I have no doubt.

SmashMouth

And move Strife to the left?