The rumor mill has worked up some controversial moves for two of the greats of the game. With Tom Brady becoming an unrestricted free agent next season, there are numerous speculations as to where he will take his talents next. Furthermore, there is also the question of who will coach Terrific Tom and his cannon of a hand.
The speculations have pointed towards New Orleans with an interesting twist. On top of Brady coming in as the Saints‘ QB, there are rumors of the famed Sean Payton returning. The most interesting twist is that there might be a chance of a union between one of the best coaches and the best quarterback in the league. When the news got out, NFL fans went absolutely ballistic.
Fans go crazy with the possibility of the Tom Brady-Payton union
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Fans went absolutely crazy when the news of this potential pairing came forward. Tom Brady might be moving to New Orleans and, furthermore, Sean Payton might be returning to the Saints.
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Fans had intense reactions to the fact that this might even be a remote possibility. One fan straight-up denied this being even remotely true.
With what money? With what supporting cast?
We’ve been saying saints will go to cap hell for about a decade now. But I think it’s actually hitting all this year, right? RIGHT?!?!?
— NotTheFakeEli (@FilaEli) December 27, 2022
Furthermore, another fan dismissed the news as clickbait.
Click bait. Loomis isn't firing a head coach after one season… unfortunately
— Chase Hebert (@CoachHebert9) December 27, 2022
There were fans who thought Brady going to the Saints would be even more stupid.
Makes no sense for him to go there sorry like the saints are worse then the Bucs I cant see it saints are not just missing a qb there missing a lot
— Ztk_1242 (@Ztk1242) December 27, 2022
There were fans who just didn’t want Brady at quarterback.
Don’t want Brady at qb
— Drake⚜️ (@MVP_Drake) December 27, 2022
Some fans were surprised by the union and thought the pairing would be detrimental.
Sean Payton is known to be a great coach. So why would he saddle himself with a washed QB?
— Mark Davis 🧢⬆️🇺🇸 (@Zymurge13) December 27, 2022
Other fans also mentioned the money cap the New Orleans Saints would have.
With what money? With what supporting cast?
We’ve been saying saints will go to cap hell for about a decade now. But I think it’s actually hitting all this year, right? RIGHT?!?!?
— NotTheFakeEli (@FilaEli) December 27, 2022
However, there were comments about how they’ve been trying to play together for a very long time.
Bro they’ve been trying to be on the same team. I can see this happening 👀
— NOLA (@NOLA50491) December 27, 2022
There were more comments that ranged from mentioning the pay gap to talking about the utter implausibility of this occurrence. Furthermore, this is not the first time there have been coaching rumors regarding Sean Payton.
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Payton amidst multiple hiring rumors
Sean Payton has been in the midst of multiple rumors in terms of the coaching staff. There were also some rumors that spoke about Payton taking up the head coaching job for the Broncos. Notably, this news came after the Broncos fired Nathan Hackett.
The prospect of a Brady-Payton pairing surely seems interesting. There is no doubt that such a lethal combination would take the league by storm. However, the fans do not see this happening anytime soon. Only time will tell how likely it is for the rumored pairing to become an actual duo.
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