Could Sean Payton be the next big thing in the NFL?
Not in the traditional manner, mind you. He’s already established himself as one of the game’s most successful coaches by winning 152 regular-season games, nine playoff games and a Super Bowl over 15 years as New Orleans’ head coach.
Instead, what if doing what Denver did to acquire Payton — trading the Saints a first-round pick and swapping future draft assets — became more common in the future?
Certainly, trading for a head coach is not the norm currently in football. In fact, Payton was just the seventh head coach traded in the past 50 years and the third involving a first-round pick.