Sean Payton made a name for himself in the coaching ranks as a quarterback guru, helping develop the likes of Tony Romo and Drew Brees into star signal-callers.
The highly decorated coach might also come with difficulties, at least for some. In addition to developing quarterbacks and helping the New Orleans Saints win a Super Bowl, Payton has also become known as a coach who isn’t afraid to say whatever’s on his mind, much like his mentor, Bill Parcells.
Payton’s latest task is to develop a young quarterback once again — this time, it’s 2024 first-round draft pick Bo Nix with the Denver Broncos . As Payton is now the only coach from Parcells’ coaching tree to hold a head coaching gig in the NFL this season amid a league-wide shift away from hard-nosed coaches (most notably Parcells’ most famous protégé, Bill Belichick, who failed to land a job after leaving the New England Patriots last offseason), it’s easy to wonder how Nix might be taking the coaching from Payton…