What if Raiders hire Broncos QBs coach Davis Webb as their HC? Sean Payton, in jest: 'It'd be a pain in the a** for him'
- - What if Raiders hire Broncos QBs coach Davis Webb as their HC? Sean Payton, in jest: 'It'd be a pain in the a** for him'
Andy Backstrom January 28, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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Davis Webb reportedly completed a second interview with the Las Vegas Raiders for their head-coaching vacancy on Monday.
The 31-year-old Denver Broncos' offensive pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach is a serious prospect to take the reins in Vegas.
His current boss, Broncos head coach Sean Payton, was asked Tuesday in his end-of-season news conference what it'd be like to face Webb twice a year as an opposing head coach in the AFC West.
"Well, it would be a pain in the ass for him," Payton said in jest, drawing some laughs from the assembled media.
Payton's never been afraid to let tongue-and-cheek comments fly. In today's world of social media, they're often pulled and then aggregated without context.
#Broncos HC Sean Payton on if Davis Webb gets the Raiders job in the AFC West: "Well, it would be a pain in the ass for him." pic.twitter.com/h7K6oquSeH
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) January 27, 2026
Just before Payton's humorous description of that hypothetical, he spoke at length about what it's been like to see not only Webb but other assistants on staff be pursued by other teams this winter.
"Every year, you go through it," said Payton, who is 18 seasons into his NFL head-coaching career and two days removed from his Broncos falling short in the AFC championship to the New England Patriots.
Payton mentioned that defensive coordinator Vance Joseph has also attracted interest as a head-coaching candidate, and he alluded to the fact that defensive pass game coordinator and assistant head coach Jim Leonhard has been targeted as a potential defensive coordinator this coaching cycle.
"It's part of the deal. You're supportive," Payton said.
Payton, who previously served on the NFL's competition committee, explained that the hardest part is that these interviews take place during the season. And for the Broncos, the season continued up until late January.
"I think our guys have done a good job handling that, but it's still difficult," he said. "Because preparing for one of those interviews requires time, like quite a bit of time and then preparing for an opponent in the playoffs requires every waking minute.
"And so I don't know that I have the solution, but I think it's a challenge that we've battled as a league. But certainly supportive of those guys."
Payton noted that he gave now-Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady his first NFL job. That was back in 2017, when Brady joined the New Orleans Saints as an offensive assistant.
"So proud of him," Payton said. "Just spoke to him two days ago. You want to see guys that come in and work that are part of your staff. You want to see them have success, not the other way around."
Payton added: "We'll figure out when and if we lose a coach what the plan's going to be."
Source: “AOL Sports”
