Sean Payton takes a year off, this time by his own choice
-These coaches can only stay gone so long and their light starts to dim a little bit and Payton did not seem like a good TV/media guy.
-There's a limited number of teams, he probably wants an established QB, Brees was coming off his rookie deal by the time Payton got him. He might not be that interested in a rookie QB.
Denver is the biggest thing out West outside of the Niners, huge following. He'll croak on 1:00 kickoffs in Carolina, an afterthought.
Russell Wilson is typically primetime match ups and that is where Sean Payton wants to be.
I don't see Houston as a potential fit and I also think Arizona is such a hot mess he would pass on that.
Carolina has some draft capital but mostly a terrible QB situation, he'd likely have to try and secure another QB trade, not sure Carr and Payton are destined to work together. I also don't see Payton going to another team in the same NFC South...but it's a fairly soft division in the softer of the 2 conferences, clear path to victory for whoever can grab it.