INDIANAPOLIS — Sean Payton stepped to a microphone and answered the biggest question in Broncos Country.
Yes, he’s handing primary play-calling responsibility to newly promoted offensive coordinator Davis Webb.
Yes, Payton will still be involved. Yes, this is a major change. Yes, he wonders if his hands will feel empty after he’s carried the playsheet for so many years.
Yes, yes and yes.
Going into his Tuesday evening news conference at the NFL Combine, those who know Payton best were split on whether they thought he’d actually make the move, let alone acknowledge it in a straightforward, public way.