WillSaints81

And this is about Payton.

While yes I agree we would not be as good without him, we also have to appreciate the Payton we have to have him or else, which imo is one who is keeping the own fans in the dark. And that sucks.

Last night I ask myself are we contending this year or next year? What is Payton's plan? Payton has not said we would contend next year, which leads me to believe we aren't. At least that's not what I hope.

There was something else that I was thinking about and this one was the one that made way too much sense. Sean basically called a bunch of vanilla plays last year despite them never paying off(screens). I believe Payton wanted the players to play hard with what they got. He was testing the players ability to want to win. However, Payton probably believed last year wasn't a contending year and he did not want us to know.

And here comes the big one......Goodell. Payton has a axe to grind with Goodell for his suspension. Payton is obviously planning something big and we the fans are being kept in the dark. My guess is opposing teams' coaches reading these forums. This plan may not be ready next year, it may be in 2017. Which is why I now wonder people like Hagan and KMajor were on to something. That we were not going to be a major contender until 2017.

Payton plans to shock the NFL in a major way in what I am believing is making Goodell look bad. The move for Hoomanawanui last year was a plan not for last year but for this year or perhaps next year. He is waiting for the defense to show their hand. I am believing that the vanilla plays last year was because Payton does not want to show good things in a half effort. My guess is also the FO purposely let Watson walk away. The calling with Stanford people was enough to make me believe that the plan for Fleener was prior to Watson leaving. Or the saints knew way ahead, that he was going to want more money. So maybe Snead and Coleman are not actually needed to do more than what they did because the saints didn't play their best hand with Cooks and Watson last year. But Payton just may not call these plays next year if the defense does not get turnovers. He is waiting for the defense to be the way he wants and then he will call his new plays. Basically be a good dog and you get a treat. In way it's like Heaven, where all your suffering will be rewarding and your hard work will be rewarded. Payton will not release his new wrinkles and goodies until the defense is what it is.

Do you like this kind of Payton?