re: Vaccaro being benched BOOM

I doubt there's any player outside of Brees that could get Payton fired.

I think Payton has been really clear that this is on everyone, himself included, and that no one is above reproach. I don't think this proves he's an ego maniac, I think it proves he's willing to do dirty work to make his team right again. Biting the bullet and having difficult conversations instead of ignoring them has a lot to do with success.

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And for SP's his sake I hope he's calling out the right people. Otherwise this completely backfires and those players he's calling out are laying down until he gets canned.

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Disagree with your opinion about SP being an ego maniac, but I do agree that he better get this right. Calling a player out and reprimanding them can have a very negative affect if it's reactionary and not measured.