Sean Payton Approval Rating

This may seem petty, but I would grade him an A+ if it weren’t for the occasional decision to go with those ugly ass black on black uniforms. It looks like something Jerry Glanville would do. Our traditional black with gold jerseys is possibly the best looking in the NFL so why would you want to change it???

heck gave him an F

He’s been stellar …
and really …
I think the overall team performance as of late is the only reason I don’t give him an A+ and I think he would agree, there is always room for improvement.

You have to be happy with so much about the Saints.
From the team …
to the coach …
to the GM/Ownership.
(gotta love the proactive Mcalister pickup)

Everyone seems to be on the same page and taking the necessary steps to get to the game of games!!!

I think our tough stretch and the challenges we have faced are a result of 2 things primarily;
1) The opposition teams are super hungry and want a chance to beat the undefeated and as such, they bring their “A” game to the field each and every week.
2) The injuries to some of our key players, specifically on defense where we probably notice the loss of personel more simply because we’ve gone so long without a D that could take some of the heat off of our offense!!

It’s a fact ….
every great team of the past …
every team period, endures time of challenge that eb and flow.
Ups and downs …
they happen in life and in sport!!!

I’m so excited and love how our Saints have won games that we jumped ahead quickly in and I love that we’ve had some comebacks ….
and I love that we’ve had a few blowouts and while I can’t say any of us enjoy the ugly wins, it is a fact of life in long and trying NFL season.

Even a pre-playoff loss would be an event, a chance ingredient in building character and providing lessons that coach Payton and the entire organization could use to bring a championship to New Orleans!!!

cause we will win the division but have struggled the last couple of game. Part of that struggle (a small part) is on Payton for game plan although the vast majority is injuries and piss poor play. That is why i gave him a B+.

Win a playoff game > goes to an A
Win the conference and go to the SuperBowl → goes to an A

Win the SuperBowl → most definetly becomes an A+++++++

Shame on you. Seriously, how can you call yourself a fan?

For the 1 guy that gave him an F, you are funny. I applaud you.

B+

He’s too fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants on the challenges and still relies a too heavily on the pass for tastes, especially when we have a comfortable lead. Athough, he has improved leaps and bounds in that area, since last season. He also goes for it on fourth down too often. On top of all of that, he’s a pompous ass. On the flipside, he seems to have gotten away from forcing a square peg into a round hole, as far as using Bush as a conventional RB is concerned. I also like that he’s using the TE much more often this year and not running a ridiculous amount of gadget plays. He’s playing it more conventionally and the improvement in the win column speaks volumes because of it. I’d like to see them run screen and shovel passes more often. All of our HBs excel in open space. There’s no reason why they shouldn’t be utilized more in that capacity. I’d also like to see the occasional WR screen, which is something at which the Saints have always excelled, but have inexplicably gotten away from in recent years. I like that he’s letting Gregg Williams call his own game and not getting into Gilbride-Ryan p*ssing contests. They seem to have a pretty good rapport. All in all, a great job with what he has to work with. I just think there’s room for improvement, particularly in the way of clock management and on-the-spot decision making.

He got us Gregg Williams, and found some quality defensive backs for once, and he started off calling games really well. He’s still calling balanced, just not nearly as smart as in the first few games. He also got a 9 game win streak, and almost definitely a playoff bid. His recent return to his trademark boneheaded late-game playcalling(which would be genius if it worked, but it doesn’t), and his terrible clock management of late brings it down to a minus. If he can’t field a playoff-caliber defense in December/January, it could drop lower, just for the apparent strength and conditioning shortcomings.

like my teachers would say, there’s always room for improvement.

“A whole lot of room.” they’d usually add, shaking their heads at me.

Some questionable calls made that could have lead to a loss, and will lead to a loss if not corrected.

Pointing to you Atlanta run plays w/injury and the timeout to make a challenge and lose another timeout in the process.

to encourage him. Don’t want him to think the job is finished and he can rest on his laurels.

And you know he reads CSC, and really cares about what we say about him. Really does. No, really.

He’s doing a fine job. The additions of Sharper, Greer, and Gregg W. (which he helped to pay for) were spot on. The drafting of Morestead, that I thought was crazy at the time, was good. The play calling, I’m not as hard on him as others. He has made a lot of references to self-scouting and he’s trying not to be predictable in certain situations. You have to admit, some of the failures have been execution and others were good defensive play. Not saying it’s been perfect, but do you think anyone else in the league could do better? I don’t think so. The double timeout/challenge play, I’m still confused (almost as much as Payton was at the time.

Who’s the dumb_sses who voted F. Come on, what about a 9-0 season so far constitutes anything less than an A.

F&%*ing-A he’s a good coach!

I gave Payton an A. He’s led us to 9-0, our offseason moves have been a resounding success, and we are currently winning games that we have shamefully lost in past seasons. However, it’s only just after midterms and he has half a semester of coursework and a final project (playoffs/Super Bowl?) that will determine his final grade…

giving the coach of a 9-0 footballl team anything less than an A. The fact that even coldpizza gave him a B+ speaks volumes in my mind. CP giving him a B+ must have really hurt – that’s like an A+ from any of the rest of us.

I gave the A-. After the first five weeks, idiotic challenges notwithstanding, he was still an A+. But for the last few weeks we’ve struggled quite a bit and he hasn’t fixed it. And that’s the problem. Everybody has an off day. But when they keep going on and he either can’t figure out how to fix it or just hasn’t done it yet that deserves a knock.

It’s one thing to struggle against Atlanta. Or even Carolina. I may utterly despise them but they aren’t horrible teams. I wish they were, they’re division rivals after all. But they are not. And Miami is somewhat understandable.

But to struggle against St. Louis? That’s why he gets demoted. And if we struggle against TB again, he gets demoted again. Until one of the following happens he’s going to keep slipping in my mind: 1) beat a quality team, 2) blow out an inferior, or 3) play a very good game from the first snap to the last even if we lose.

It’s hard to argue with success, and the 9-0 record is the only reason he doesn’t get a B from me. Overall he’s doing a great job, but he has made a lot of bad calls at the end of games. Running plays instead of taking a knee to drain the clock; passing on 3rd & 2 then going for it on 4th; going for it on 4th when in field goal range; and generally letting teams stay in it by not being more aggressive and sealing a win when he has the chance.