By Nakia Hogan, The Times-Picayune

February 04, 2010, 6:00AM

MIAMI – Calm and calculating, Sean Payton moves through the ballroom of a downtown hotel. Occasionally, between strides, he nods at well-wishers and slaps hands with people he knows.

But he doesn’t miss a step. The coach of the New Orleans Saints has somewhere to go.

Since his arrival in New Orleans in 2006 as a rookie head coach, Payton has been on the fast track to success, refusing to slow down for any distractions.

So there was no chance that the coach was going to break stride for any small talk Wednesday, not with a practice to get to, not with all the preparation still needed before the Saints take on the Indianapolis Colts in Super XLIV on Sunday in Sun Life Stadium.

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