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Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton should have Bo Nix playing more like Tim Tebow and less like his old QB, Drew Brees.

Sean Payton saw what the rest of the NFL missed. And now the Denver Broncos are on the verge of taking over the AFC West from the Kansas City Chiefs. What did Payton see in Nix that other teams

Just in one year without Brees, the Saints started FOUR different quarterbacks. In the first year. After going 9-8 in 2021, Payton immediately bailed from the Saints and “retired”, only to pop up with the Broncos in 2023, a deal that required Denver to send a first round pick to New Orleans.

While Payton enjoyed a legendary partnership with Drew Brees during their years with the Saints, he and Wilson had one of the ugliest coach-quarterback relationships in NFL history. Even the feud between former Cowboys coach Barry Switzer and QB Troy Aikman looked tame by comparison.

NFL Analyst and former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark is backing Russell Wilson after a fresh round of drama with Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton.

For three years Russell Wilson was quiet as ex-players and others turned him into a human piñata. But he said "enough" after a recent swipe by Sean Payton.

Three decades without reaching an NFC Championship Game have certainly given Dallas Cowboys head coach Jerry Jones time to ponder mistakes he's made along the way. One of those mistakes might have declining to hire a Super Bowl-winning coach.