SmashMouth

The first wave of free agency is over and the draft is now on the horizon. Here’s what readers are asking about now that the 2015 roster is coming together:

Payton or Belichick dish out more misinformation? Is it acceptable and expected to be lied to this time of year? — @Vooyah

I think there’s an expectation to be part of the smokescreens this time of year. And that’s no limited to coaches. That goes for anyone you speak with. Everyone has an agenda and sometimes telling the truth doesn’t help that cause. So, yes, I think you have to be aware that what you’re hearing could be less than truthful.

As far whether who spreads more misinformation between Sean Payton and Bill Belichick, I’m not really sure about that answer. This is my first offseason covering the Saints. Most of what Payton said last week at the owners meetings seemed to be genuine. But if anything in there was a smokescreen, I guess he’s spreading more misinformation.

During my four years covering Belichick, he’d just not answer questions. You can’t lie if you say nothing.

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