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MOAR Joe Banner

“He’s a great fit there,” said former NFL executive and The 33rd Team analyst Joe Banner, who worked with Payton in the late ’90s when both were in Philadelphia and Payton was the Eagles’ quarterbacks coach under Ray Rhodes. “He has demonstrated the ability to hire a really good defensive coordinator and then give him space. He has the ability to complement that defense with how he runs an offense. And if there’s anybody out there besides Andy Reid and Kyle Shanahan that could make that offense the best that it can be, his name is Sean Payton.

“Now, no coach guarantees you success. But if you’re looking for good fits, Sean’s background – how he’s been successful, where he’s been successful, how he plays the game – the way that team is built right now, this always seemed like a very easy decision for the Broncos.”

“They’re close,” Banner said. “I hate to use that cliché. But their defense is undeniably good. And I don’t believe Russell Wilson suddenly became a complete disaster. I do believe he’s a descending player. I do believe he’s been that for a couple of years. But I think he’s still at a level where he can run a successful offense.

“You can’t do it behind that offensive line calling the plays Hackett was calling for him. I don’t expect the Broncos to look back and say, ‘Wow, were we smart to make this trade (for Wilson) and give him all of that money.’ But I do expect we’re going to see a Russell Wilson next year that looks nothing like the Russell Wilson we saw this season. Sean Payton will make sure of that. Combined with the defense, it will give them a chance to improve quite a bit pretty quickly.”

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