Sean Payton
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[edit] Biography
Sean Payton (Patrick Sean Payton) was born on December 29, 1963 in San Mateo, California. After going to high school at Naperville (IL), Payton attended Eastern Illinois University. Payton made his professional debut in the NFL in 1987 with the Chicago Bears. He played for the Chicago Bears for his entire 1 year career.
Patrick Sean Payton (born December 29, 1963 in San Mateo, CA) is the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He was the quarterbacks coach and later assistant head coach of the Dallas Cowboys until being hired by the Saints on January 17, 2006.
On January 6, 2007, after the 2006 NFL season and his first with the Saints, he was named as the recipient of the AP NFL Coach of the Year Award, obtaining 44 out of 50 votes for the honor [1].
Payton was raised in Naperville, Illinois. He and his wife, Beth, have a daughter, Meghan (3/21/97), and a son, Connor Thomas (5/31/00). Sean attended Central High School in Naperville, IL, starting as quarterback his senior year before graduating in 1982. He then had a successful career playing quarterback at Eastern Illinois University, leading the Panthers to an 11-2 record and the quarter-finals of the Division 1-AA Playoffs in 1986. In 1987, he played quarterback for the Chicago Bruisers during the inaugural season of the Arena Football League. He was also a member of the Chicago Bears squad of replacement players during the 1987 NFL players strike. In 1988, he played in the United Kingdom for the Leicester Panthers. He quarterbacked the Panthers to a playoff spot with a pass rating of 114 after throwing for 2,159 regular season yards and 21 TDs. After that, he began his coaching career. During his time as offensive coordinator with the New York Giants, he was known for locking himself in the stadium and sleeping on the couches while studying plays on off-days.
[edit] Coaching Jobs
San Diego State (Graduate Assistant), 1988-89
Indiana State, 1990-91
San Diego State, 1992-93
Miami (Ohio) (Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB Coach), 1994-95
Illinois (Quarterbacks Coach), 1996
Philadelphia Eagles (Quarterbacks Coach), 1997-98
New York Giants (Quarterbacks Coach in 99; Offensive Coordinator 2000-02), 1999-2002
Dallas Cowboys (Asst. Head Coach/Quarterbacks 2003-04; Asst. Head Coach/Passing Game Coordinator 2005), 2003-05
New Orleans Saints (Head Coach) 2006-Current, NFL Coach of the Year 2006
[edit] Trivia
In 2000, Sean Payton was promoted to the role of offensive coordinator for the Giants. During the 2002 season, after several poor showings by the Giants' offense, Payton's role in play-calling was taken over by then head-coach Jim Fassel; under Fassel the offense improved and propelled the team to a wild-card playoff berth. While Payton was still ostensibly in charge of the offense, his role in the team was clearly diminished and had he not been hired away by the Cowboys, he would have likely been fired.
On the night before the 2006 NFL Draft, Sean Payton was dining when he heard the news that the Houston Texans (who owned the first pick) had passed on running back Reggie Bush and had already agreed to terms with Mario Williams, leaving the Saints able to snag Bush with the #2 pick. "The news came between minestrone and redfish," he said. Payton then started drawing up plays with Bush and Deuce McAllister in the backfield.
With back to back road wins over Cleveland and Green Bay to start his career, and an emotionally-charged home opener win against Atlanta, in which the Saints were finally able to return home to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina ravaged it and the rest of the Gulf Coast in late August 2005, Sean Payton became the first head coach of the New Orleans Saints to win his very first three games.
Payton took a 3-13 Saints team and reformed it into a 10-6 team using methods that, when initially taken, were risky. He signed Drew Brees as he came off of shoulder surgery, and started several rookies in defense and offense. However, they all proved to shape the team even better, as 7th-round draft pick Marques Colston became a hit; 4th-round draft pick Jahri Evans protected Drew Brees quite efficiently; Scott Fujita signed with the Saints and bolstered their somewhat shallow linebacker corps, and Zack Strief assisted Evans with protecting their quarterback. In 2007, Payton will lead the Saints in their first ever NFC Championship game against the Chicago Bears.
[edit] Scouting Report
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Passing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | CMP | PCT | YDS | YPA | TD | INT | SKD | SKY | RAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHI | NFL | 3 | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 79 | 3.43 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 1 year NFL career | 3 | 23 | 8 | 34.8 | 79 | 3.43 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 27.3 | ||
[edit] Rushing Stats
| year | team | league | games | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHI | NFL | 3 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| 1 year NFL career | 3 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| year | team | league | games | TOT | OWR | OPR | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHI | NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 year NFL career | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
