Broncos agree in principle on deal to make Sean Payton their next head coach

Broncos CEO Greg Penner watched on Christmas Day with embarrassment and disgust, knowing it was time for a new coach, while identifying what he wanted in his new boss: accountability, discipline and an offensive identity.

Payton met last Friday with the Cardinals, and when he appeared on FOX’s Sunday pregame show – where he worked in his one season absence from the NFL – that he was keeping his options open. Penner has only been CEO since August, but he and his search committee, which included owner Condoleeza Rice, GM George Paton, and eventually his wife Carrie Walton-Penner, concluded after their deliberate search that the Broncos needed a jolt of experience from a coach with a track record of success.

When the Broncos began looking for a new field boss, there was a strong sense they would go with a veteran. Of the first-time head coach candidates, only Ryans gained momentum. However, by last Friday he was leaning towards accepting the Houston Texans job, leaving the Broncos to move forward in discussions with other candidates.

Payton’s arrival sets up an interesting dynamic. Sources believe he will want power, and it’s unclear what that will look like. Will he ask to bring in front-office executives he’s worked with in the past like Ryan Pace and Jeff Ireland? And will he have final say over the roster instead of current GM George Paton?

I'll hold my comments until this time next season. Everyone was excited for Hackett and see how that went.

LOL...how's he gonna draft?

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