Author: /u/Royalution124

Just trying to compile a list of pros and cons. Feel free to add anything that I may have missed, and I’ll update the list. I essentially want to ask if the pros outweigh the cons

Pros:

• Super Bowl Winning Coach (would be the best coach we’d ever had)
• Top 23rd most winningest Head Coach in NFL history
• Free Agent recruiting: players want to play for Payton
• Easy way to put fans in seats/restore confidence in the fanbase by going for a proven Head Coach
• You can probably trust him to develop Bryce Young/CJ Stroud into achieving potential
• Saints drafted relatively well under his guidance

Cons/things to consider:

• Age (long-term option? Chances he might retire on us or go to broadcasting?)
• Is he the same coming back from retirement?
• Having to trade at least a first-round pick to acquire him for a team that needs talent in many positions
• How much success is Drew Brees? (Can he do well without elite QB talent? Maybe so as seen in the 2021 season?)
• Retired when New Orleans at a low point (questionable if he’s built for a rebuilding team)