If only because I would imagine it's easier to find a quality return man than it is to find a quality group of especially specialized coaches, I find this news to be disproportionally disconcerting. Unless I'm missing something, as I very well may be having shockingly not dissected the game tape from every change of possession throughout the season, Tommy Lee Lewis tightening the collective sphincter of the Who Dat Nation in catching punts that he rarely ever advanced was the only underperforming aspect of an inherently under-appreciated part of the game. Of course, all I really have to go off in judging the supply and demand of high-end Special Teams' coaches is the traumatizing memories of Saints' teams of yesteryear finding foolish ways to fail their quarterback in seeming destined to end up 7-9, but - in my personal opinion - that feels like more than enough. Much like a guy dating a girl that's entirely out of his league, it seems as though Sean Payton should have clung desperately to a crew whose results make it look as though he was basically kissing frogs with his previous coordinators at the position. From Thomas Morstead-to-Wil Lutz-to-Taysom Hill-to-Justin Hardee-to-Craig Robertson-to-Chris Banjo, the Saints finally have players that are known for actually being reliable in relatively anonymous roles. Presumably, the highly-heralded Mike Westhoff (and Co.) was responsible for putting them in those roles, so this re-staffing seems like a senseless overreaction to falling victim to one predictable, momentum-swinging fake punt from the best armed leg in the NFL. I have more respect for Sean Payton (and his extremely detailed rebuilding of this team) to think that's all it is, but finding ways to not only not lose in hilariously hopeless fashion, but also finding ways to win without the offense or defense on the field has been too welcomed a change for me to welcome any change. I thought I'd sooner see another River City Relay gone to waste than a kicking game that was more special than "special", so I hope Darren Rizzi is comfortable is prepared silence some skepticism.
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