Sean Payton
Sean Payton
Patrick Sean Paytonis an American football coach and former player who is the current head coach of the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. Payton was a quarterback at Naperville Central High School and Eastern Illinois University and played professionally in 1987 and 1988. He began his coaching career as offensive assistant for San Diego State University and had several assistant coaching positions on college and NFL teams before being named as the tenth full-time coach in Saints...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 December 1963
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We haven't told him anything. We're in the process of staying in touch with his agent and it's a process that's probably not unlike maybe a lot of teams at this time with a handful of players that just haven't been signed yet, so there's really nothing there.
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Those aren't by accident. That track record at this position is, I think, critical in the evaluation process. He's a player that makes great decisions. He's a high-character person. He's everything you look for at the quarterback position.
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I worked with Joe at the Eagles and the one thing you can say is that his players always excel.
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We've worked hard to fill our coaching staff with assistants who know the game and have excelled at educating players on doing the little things that make a difference.
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We've acquired some players because it was an area we felt like we needed to improve and whether or not it's finished there, it's probably too early to say. Some of these guys we've been able to sign we're getting a good look at now and some have more experience than others.
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We are putting together a staff of dedicated coaches who know how to relate to players and are teachers.
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That's how you've got to practice. The message I had for them last night was be prepared for our tempo. They'll get used to that and I think players want that by and large and I think it'll pay off in the long run. But we've got a lot of work to do and a lot of guys sucking some air right now.
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You've got a young ascending player who's proven at this level he can win.
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The timing was right this time. I'm not a young naive coach. I'm excited about this opportunity. It's a challenge.
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I think one of greatest compliments you can give a coach is to say that someday you want your kids to be coached by them and I can say that about Lou. He has a real good handle on what he wants. I think the world of him.
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I think this was different that the situation in Oakland two years ago. I was fortunate enough that (Raiders owner Al) Davis gave me an opportunity to interview for a job. It was the first time I had ever gone through that process. After two weekends with him, I felt like I could interview with anybody. It really helped me grow a little bit. I think the timing today, the timing now, the timing this year was right, and I took advantage of the opportunity.
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I think this was an opportunity unique to the NFL.
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From a coaching standpoint, it's about measuring what kind of condition they're in right now, where we're at in each position group, but for this city ... I think there's a little bit more to it.
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I don't know what's going to happen. It's going to take a few days to see what direction we're going with the coordinators or if anyone will come with me.