Would I take him over JG? Yes , but I don't understand the love he gets from our fan base and the media. He's good, not great.
I won't and can't take the super bowl year away from him but he hasn't done much in other years. Without that year he's just barley above JG level. He deserves credit for the super bowl run but it shouldn't give him a life time pass for being called a great coach .
Four 7-9 seasons and one 8-8 season all with one of the best qbs to play the game, no meddling owner, a decent gm, able to have A LOT of input on the draft, hire his own staff. JG has none of that. I'm not defending JG, I didn't want him in 2011 when we hired him and still don't , but you think JG sucks then yiu can't think that much higher of Payton.