Well, I think it's great for the Saints organization, the sooner the better, for Coach Payton to be available and work alongside Mickey Loomis.  He's got to go find an offensive line coach.  I think the timing of it makes sense, probably Roger Goodell had this in the back of his mind, that this is the time frame, throwing an olive branch of sorts, making peace with the Saints organization, and moving forward.  

The timing is right, for the NFL...It doesn't take anything away from the playoffs or the Super Bowl, since this is the dead week.  I think Goodell had this in mind the whole time.

You're still going to have some fans that are still not happy, "I forgive you but won't forget," that type of thing.  Again, the timing of it, from a PR standpoint, can work to the NFL's benefit, just by having it before Goodell comes to town.  Now, you're going to have some fans that will never forgive Goodell, but others want to move on.  This is the final episode that needed to take place for the Saints to truly move forward.  So I think a lot of fans are ready to move on and move forward, and look ahead to the 2013 season.

Now, will Goodell let Gregg Williams back into the league, and would anybody sign him? It will be interesting to see what the the Rams do. I know Gregg Williams' son is the LB coach, and they let him go right after the season.  Their defense was successful, pretty aggressive...It will be interesting to see if he ends up back with the Rams, or if another team gives him a shot.  It might be still in a number of the organizations' memory of Williams' involvement in the pay-for-performance program.  If he's not back with the Rams, I don't see him with another NFL team, should Goodell also allow him to be reinstated.