Are these Sean Payton rumors smoke? Or is there some fire at the base of this story? Since the Denver Broncos' impressive season ended, speculation surrounding Sean Payton's play-calling future has run rampant.

Another former Denver Broncos assistant coach developed under Sean Payton is climbing the NFL ladder. As Sports Illustrated noted, the Baltimore Ravens finalized the hiring of Declan Doyle as their new offensive coordinator. It’s the latest example ...

Ex-Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi could sense The Turk was coming for him. After being fired this week, Lombardi told Chris Tomasson of The Denver Gazette that he was not surprised that coach Sean Payton made a coaching staff change.

Mike Vrabel won the coach of the year award, but plenty of others deserve attention, from Sean Payton to rookies Liam Coen and Ben Johnson.