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Ranking 32 NFL coaches you’d want to have a beer with

By Andrew McCarty

Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 28, 2016; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick looks on during training camp at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton on the sideline in the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Saints won 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton on the sideline in the third quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Saints won 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

. Head Coach. New Orleans Saints. Sean Payton. 4. player. 15

The top five in my countdown is dripping with controversy. And New Orleans head coach Sean Payton is no exception. He was suspended for the entire 2012 season due to the bounty scandal that rocked the Saints locker room. As it turns out, you’re not allowed to put a price tag on someone’s head in the NFL. Who knew?

Although he’s had back-to-back mediocre seasons (going 7-9 in 2014 and 2015), Payton and Drew Brees are the pride of New Orleans, especially after their 2009 Super Bowl victory over Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.

I’d want to grab a beer with Payton to hear what it meant to him to bring a Super Bowl to the city of New Orleans, and how the city rallied around his team during the 2006 season after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina the previous year.

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