Sean Payton, Denver Broncos and Giants
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Sean Payton has no intention of handing play-calling duties off, even temporarily. The Broncos head coach, though, indicated Monday morning that almost anything else is on the table as he and his staff try to sort through what’s causing widespread offensive problems.
Sean Payton has always been the type of head coach who has a hard time keeping things to himself. When he took over as the Denver Broncos head coach in 2023, his most important job was fixing quarterback Russell Wilson.
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton took a shot at Russell Wilson after his team's win over the New York Giants.
After the game, Payton reflected on his own tenure as a Giants assistant from 1999 to 2002 and said he told Giants owner John Mara that he wished the Giants hadn’t replaced Wilson with Dart as their starting quarterback until after playing the Broncos.
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton seemingly takes a shot at Russell Wilson after their Week 7 win over the New York Giants.
That play was made by Broncos inside linebacker Justin Strnad, who intercepted Giants QB Jaxson Dart with under five minutes remaining, trailing 26-16. His pick was converted into a Nix TD pass just four plays and 56 seconds later.
"We’re going to play in bigger games, and we’re going to have to be a lot more efficient in the first half of games," Head Coach Sean Payton said Monday.
One day before the Broncos faced the Giants, Sean Payton installed a play for Courtland Sutton that ended up clinching a comeback win.
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