Sean Payton has won a lower percentage and number of games, bounty gate, haven't been to the playoffs in 3 years now, and can't beat Seattle in the playoffs even when the 'Hawks are a 7-9 team.

I'm not saying he's chopped liver, but why is he a better candidate than MM?

Sean Payton is not better than Mike McCarthy. I work with a die-hard Saints fan and he can't wait for Payton to get fired and he has some really damn good reasons behind it too.

I would like McCarthy to call 2-3 deep passes (as in 30 yards or more) per game and let the wide receivers fight for the ball. And no, 3rd and 1 and passing it 50 yards does not count, lol.

Maybe Tom Clements can focus on the deep passing game?

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I'd take Philbin back in a heartbeat.

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Imagine what Sean Payton could do if he had a HOF QB! He sure wouldn't waste that players career on just 1 Super Bowl. He'd win multiple! Probably 4 or 5! In a row!

Additionally, Payton really knows how to pick DC's too. Saints have been a 2 dimensional juggernaut ever since he got there. Defense wins championships, right? Well, the Saints have consistently been working to improve their defense. Working for 10 years now! They were doing so well this fall, that Payton generously let his DC go look for another job. That's quite a coach!

Sarcasm off.

It's hard to say really. I don't necessarily know what Clements current contract situation with Green Bay is, but I could very well see him potentially looking outside the organization for a different opportunity as an OC or a college job after the season if he's serious about becoming a head coach himself. As many nice things as Mike McCarthy has said about him, this demotion mid-season is about as bad as it can get for a Coordinator outside of getting fired. 12 games of inconsistent performance was clearly enough for Mike McCarthy to take back the play calling duties.

Could I see him sticking around? Sure, it's a pretty cushy gig and Mike McCarthy is really in no immediate danger of losing his job. That being said, I could very well see a scenario where he isn't in Green Bay next year if he has an out in his contract and wants an opportunity to be a HC. Be it in a college or a side-step where he'd get more responsibility in running an offense with a different team.

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Maybe he can be the guy who sneaks in and puts more air into the footballs after the refs check them. I had to be really careful about how I worded that.