DENVER — Fix Russ.
If Sean Payton can manage that, hiring him was worth it. The trade that’s sending pick No. 29 in the 2023 NFL draft and a second-rounder in 2024 to the Saints. The hand-wringing. The waiting. The speculation. The false hopes.
The doubts. The “mystery candidates.” The chapped lips after having to kiss Jim Harbaugh’s ring in person. The inevitable, uncomfortable questions about that Bountygate scandal.