Very interesting. I'm sure that the Saints would love this, and Payton would have to love the fact that this is one guy who could come in for a year and never let accountability slide. Parcells is the one who would be most likely to balk at this, if only because he's made it clear that he's done coaching, but if he could ever be persuaded to come back, these are pretty much ideal circumstances. It's a good team with a winning culture in place and an offense that will put up 30+ PPG with or without his input. Best of all, perhaps, it's by definition an extremely short-term obligation, and we all know that Parcells has no fondness for sticking around.
It's an intriguing possibility, for sure. If Parcells doesn't bite on this offer, we can be pretty certain that he'll never come back.