‘”I’ll tell you what, he’s tough,” Payton said then in Arizona. “I think the world of him. I’ll go all the way back to his predecessor back in Philadelphia when I was in the Giants and you had Jim Johnson, who he trained under, is an outstanding coach. I think Sean’s done a great job taking that defense and applying it to today’s football. I know he’s a great worker and I’m kind of glad he’s out of the division really. He’s a good coach. He’s a real good coach.”‘