There was a point in time in which Sean Payton seemed destined to be the next head coach of the LA Chargers. Instead, the Chargers gave Brandon Staley one more year before eventually firing him while Payton took another job in the AFC West with the Denver Broncos.
It ended up working out for the best for the Chargers as the team lured Jim Harbaugh back to the NFL. Best of all, the Chargers didn't have to trade premium draft capital to hire Harbaugh like the Broncos did with Payton.
One of Payton's first hires as head coach of the Broncos was former Chargers offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, who spent time with Payton in New Orleans.