New Orleans Saints’ Sean Payton Has a Lesson For Jim Zorn

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Published: December 8, 2009

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... Payton can teach Zorn, and the Washington Redskins too if they care to learn it, that you are better than they say you are and that life goes on.

The Redskins are not the last stop in Jim Zorn's coaching career.

Payton was considered a bust as offensive coordinator of the 2002 New York Giants. Yet, here he is on top of the NFL world.

New York hired Payton as quarterback coach in 1999 and promoted him to the coordinator position in 2000. The Giants made a Super Bowl appearance that year. Payton was considered one of those young gun, can't-miss head coach prospects.

Two seasons later, New York considered Payton the village idiot. His situation declined so badly that (queue the Twilight Zone theme) head coach Jim Fassel relieved him of all playcalling duties.

Pay attention, Jim Zorn.

With Payton seemingly at the end of the NFL road, Bill Parcells snap h...

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