The New York Giants are currently on the hunt for a head coach and Mike Francesa believes he knows what the organization should do.
The former WFAN host tweeted earlier this week that the Giants and newly hired general manager Joe Schoen should trade for New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton.
The Giants need to take this opportunity to trade for Sean Payton. He is the right coach to rebuild this mess.
— Mike Francesa (@MikeFrancesa) January 24, 2022
Currently, Payton’s future is very much up in the air. And that’s not just specific to the Saints, but the NFL as a whole.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that Payton, who has three years remaining on his current deal, has not committed to a New Orleans return.
Meanwhile, Jay Glazer of Sports Illustrated believes Payton may be considering retirement.
“Sean (Payton) changes his mind every two seconds. We talk about it a lot. It’s why I haven’t reported anything because he changes his mind like every two minutes,” Glazer told 105.3 The Fan.
“But that’s also why I said two weeks ago on FOX NFL Sunday during the coaching carousel was that there could be a coach or two step away just because of these last two years of COVID. It’s taken its toll on people.”
Even Saints owner Gayle Benson is uncertain about Payton’s future.
“We don’t know. You know, who knows? We’ll find out soon enough, I guess,” Benson said on Monday. “I don’t think any of us know. But he’ll let us know soon enough.”
There are also rumors swirling that Payton could land with FOX Sports in the event Troy Aikman departs for Amazon.
Payton has spent the past15 seasons coaching the Saints, which comes on the heels of three years as an assistant with the Dallas Cowboys. Prior to that, he spent four years with the Giants — three of those as the offensive coordinator under the late Jim Fassel.
Although Payton would be an ideal solution for the Giants, the team can ill-afford to trade away draft assets for a coach when their roster is so talent-starved. Especially if said coach isn’t sure he even wants to coach anymore.
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