Sean Payton Has Seen The Light, And The Saints Have Added Mike Westhoff To Assist On Special Teams11/15/2017
I hope the person who coined the phrase "you can't teach an old dog new tricks" is paying attention, because Sean Payton has done the equivalent of standing on his hind legs and jumping through hoops after a full decade of being one of the most stubborn bosses in the NFL. Prior to this past offseason, the only Saints' firing that you could set your watch to was the occasional scapegoating of an underperforming defensive coordinator. But, in case the emphasis on the running game and dominant defense haven't clued you in, times are a changin' in New Orleans. All due respect to Bill Johnson, Greg McMahon, and Joe Vitt, but the work of their replacements is proving that the purge of long-tenured assistant coaches was more overdue than the 'Blockbuster' VHS that's laying around your parents' attic. More importantly, Sean Payton is proving that the gutting of his staff wasn't just a desperate play to save his job, but a sign of proactivity to come. Mike Westhoff is an excellent addition, and I know that because there aren't many special teams coordinators that I would know by name prior to their addition. Now, I don't know if he has some secret remedy - outside of Elmer's - that's going to get his players to stop dropping punts, but I do appreciate Sean Payton's willingness to find out. The Saints have ridden high before, but this might be the first time they've taken that opportunity to address their lows. They currently look like a well-oiled machine, but with their sights set on the unpredictability of one game playoffs that's no reason not to run preemptive diagnostics checks. Credit goes to the supervision of a head coach who was previously loyal to a fault for recognizing that.
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