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With Russell Wilson gone, Sean Payton can’t point the finger at anyone but himselfNow that the Denver Broncos have made their decision about moving on from the Russel Wilson era, it’s time for head coach Sean Payton to get serious. There’s a lot at stake here and Payton can’t whiff on this quarterback selection. Whether it be via free agency or the draft, Payton is only going to ...

Top 10 NFL franchises by Conference Championship appearancesThe San Francisco 49ers are set to appear in their NFL-record 19th Conference Championship game. ...

The 2023 Lions feel like the post-Katrina SaintsAnother dome team led by an acolyte of Sean Payton with a young, innovative playcaller helming an explosive offense, a rehabilitated quarterback making the most of his second chance and a highly drafted rookie tailback are coalescing to alter the trajectory of a bottom-feeding franchise....

C.J. Stroud and every rookie QB to win an NFL playoff game

C.J. Stroud became the latest rookie QB to win a playoff game for his team. The Houston Texans shellacked the Cleveland Browns, 45-14, and the second overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft looked terrific....

Saints GM says team's strategy for 2024 is same old, same old

It looks like Saints fans should expect more of the same come 2024. New Orleans Saints executive vice president and general manager Mickey Loomis held his annual end-of-season press conference Wednesday. Despite firing longtime offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael on Tuesday, Loomis remained steadf...

The Commanders are one of the most baffling 2-0 teams in the NFL

As Brandon Johnson hauled in the tip-drill Hail Mary pass from Russell Wilson, the entire District of Columbia and surrounding areas let out several expletives, I’m sure. ...

Davis Webb's first coaching job will be in the NFL

According to Sean Payton, and many others who have made football acquaintances with former Giants backup QB Davis Webb, he is a bookworm when it comes to the sport. Payton said that the 28-year-old Davis has a computer file with every game plan that he’s ever had since high school. He may turn out t...

Derek Carr chose the path most traveled in signing with New Orleans

After months of speculation, Derek Carr has decided on his next NFL home, and it’s not the destination we’d been led to believe it would likely land. No, Carr has not signed with the New York Jets. The former Las Vegas/Oakland Raider has signed a long-term contract with the New Orleans Saints and is...

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These NFL teams have the most to gain from competent quarterback play

This is pretty self-explanatory, so I’ll make it quick because you have slides to scroll through, and I have better things to write than clickbait. It feels like a lot of NFL teams with a franchise guy under center have fewer blue chips players than most of the squads in search of a QB, which leads ...

by Sean Beckwith|NFL

|Fri Feb 03 2023

'The opportunity I was looking for': Sean Payton gets 5-year deal from Denver Broncos [Updated]

There will be no Sean Payton on Fox Sports next season, he has found a new place to coach. ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Payton will be the Denver Broncos’ next head coach. The Broncos and Payton’s former team, the New Orleans Saints, finalized compensation....

by Stephen Knox|Sean Payton

|Sat Feb 04 2023

Everybody Hurts sometimes

With three weeks left in the regular season, the Philadelphia Eagles have all but locked up the top seed in the NFC, needing just one win or a loss from both the Minnesota Vikings and San Francisco 49ers in order to secure home-field advantage through the NFC Championship and a first-round bye. With...

by Jon Hoefling|Sports

|Sat Dec 24 2022

Week 13.5 NFL Powerless Rankings: Nothing good is happening for these teams

At the intersection of Week 14 and Week 13, it’s time to take an unsettling look at this season’s worst. These are the squads who need a 12th man on the field to keep pace with their peers because whatever they’re doing right now isn’t working. Let’s dive in, but hold your nose, the stench is strong...

by DJ Dunson|NFL

|Thu Dec 08 2022

Get the NFC South out of here

Nearly every NFL season there is at least one division that if ripped from the league and cast into the sea, the product would be much better. This season, that division is the NFC South. ...

by Stephen Knox|NFC South

|Tue Dec 06 2022

Sean Payton is haunting coaches on the hot seat

It’s rare to read scuttlebutt about which job a coach wants. The job market for unemployed coaches typically works the other way around. Jobs open up, a slew of coaching candidates cram into the interview lobby. Sean Payton is in a unique position where he can call the shots. ...

by DJ Dunson|Sean Payton

|Wed Nov 23 2022

What might have been

It’s a shame that we’ll probably never get a true look at what the New Orleans Saints would’ve looked like with Jameis Winston running the offense at full strength....

by Stephen Knox|Sean Payton

|Tue Nov 08 2022

Both the Ravens and Saints could really use a win on Monday Night Football

BYE-maggedon concludes on Monday night with a game of great importance. The Baltimore Ravens need a win to remain one game ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals for first place in the AFC North. A victory for the New Orleans Saints at home would give them the same record as the Atlanta Falcons and the Tam...

by Stephen Knox|Tom Brady

|Tue Nov 08 2022

NFC South Preview: It’s Tom Brady’s world, we’re just living in it

Logical outcome: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers get the jump on this division and never relent. Let’s keep it 100: The Panthers, Saints, and Falcons don’t have the cannons to match up to Tampa Bay’s gunpowder on both sides of the ball. Brady breaks Peyton Manning’s single-season passing yardage record, to...

by DJ Dunson|NFC South

|Wed Sep 07 2022

The health of Michael Thomas can make or break the Saints’ season

It’s supposedly only the smallest of detours — like having to briefly merge because of a single city truck in the right lane — but still no New Orleans Saints fan wanted to hear that Michael Thomas is currently injured. He’s been out since Saturday due to a hamstring injury....

by Stephen Knox|Michael Thomas

|Thu Aug 25 2022

Hey Bleacher Report, if you’re gonna do win-loss predictions, at least make them mathematically possible

NFL fans are in purgatory. The season seems close, but the preseason hasn’t even started. We’re seeing clips from training camp, but don’t really know how good or bad each team looks. It’s the time of year when hot takes and predictions run rampant. Nobody knows how anything is going to go, so the m...

by Jon Hoefling|Sports

|Wed Aug 03 2022

Sean Payton is already prepping the NFL for his comeback, but it won’t be with Dallas

Former New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton walked away from the sideline this offseason after 15 years but is already speaking about the possibility of a return — and it sounds like it could happen sooner rather than later....

by Criss Partee|Sean Payton

|Wed Jul 20 2022

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