Yes, we heard you, we get it: why would the Saints have a coach sign a five-year extension only to fire him before that extension is up (Which is surely something that hasn’t ever happened before)?
No one’s saying Sean Payton doesn’t deserve the respect of fans. The man has accrued more wins than any other coach in team history and did so by not taking anything resembling guff from a single referee, agent, or fire alarm.
One day, Sean Payton will no longer be the coach of the New Orleans Saints. Watching any other menacing scowl on the Saint’s sideline will be like watching Ben Affleck play Batman: a hard pill to swallow.