Payton should put down the cheat sheet, turn the play calling over to his offense coordinator, modify his behavior with the officials and just let his arrogance die a natural death. The head coach needs to spend more time observing what goes on during the game which he can not do now with his mind and head looking at a cheat sheet.
Forget about all the hype and praise bestowed on you by the New Orleans sports writers. It has not worked and has resulted in too few championships. I think it is fair to say that with your head and mind on that cheat sheet you fail to see on the field what the fans see. You made several bad calls this season at critical times and failed. Your mind has to be open in order to see the big picture but that cheat sheet gives you tunnel vision.
Its time to let go of your ego and be a full time head coach.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
