"I Want The Gas Pedal Down!" (62 Viewers)

[MarylandWHODAT]

You cannot tell me that Sean Payton and the Broncos are not out for a revenge, retribution, “I told you so”, stick it in your face type of game this Thursday night. Sean “smells blood in the water” and he is going to pounce on it. And I mean hard. And on national television. Sure, he'll say all the right things for media sake but deep down, this guy wants to embarrass Mickey Loomis and the Saints.

We all know Sean Payton and his tendencies and pettiness. He is going to pull out all the stops on this game. And deservedly so. We can all speculate and think we know what reasons there were for his exit but we will never know. Couple that with 22 former Saints players, coaches and scouts who are now on the Broncos! Think about it. Who wouldn’t want revenge on their former employer? And with the Saints reeling with injuries and a Dennis Allen led group?? Payton is licking his chops on this one not to mention all the former Saints coming back in the Dome. I would venture to guess that they want revenge more than he does. Payton will do everything in his power to get as many former Saints players in the end zone as well. They know a Dennis Allen defense! They know his thought process, or lack thereof. I’m not sold on Klint Kubiak yet either. He was the shiny new toy coming in and looked great but the shine is gone. He has not adjusted. Hell, the Chiefs threw four tight ends on one play against the Saints due to their lack of depth at wide receiver….and it worked! The Saints? Oh, just throw it up for an interception.

The Saints are down. They are a demoralized team. You couple all the injuries with the losing and then have the best coach New Orleans has ever seen waltz into the building with bravado and bluster? And with players who were on a Sean Payton led team like Kamara, Davis, Lattimore who see what the Saints were and where the Saints are now? Yeah, good luck getting any type of morale back.

This is going to be an ugly, ugly game and I fully expect the Broncos to flirt with if not get 50+ points in this game.

If I was Sean, I’d do it.


I didn’t realize just how many former Saints employees now call Denver home either.

Lil’Jordan Humphrey
Adam Trautman
Lucas Krull
Michael Burton
Calvin Throckmorton
Jordan Jackson
Malcolm Roach
Wil Lutz
A.T. Perry
Kwon Alexander

Sean Payton
Joe Vitt
Michael Wilhoite
Joe Lombardi
Pete Carmichael
Declan Doyle
John Morton
Zach Strief
Mike Westhoff
Chris Banjo
Dan Dalrymple
Cody Rager

 

[SweetT]

This may shock some people by me saying this. I truly believe that our orange mocha Frappuccino drinking coach could beat SP head to head. He knows SP’s tendencies very well and Denver has their own set of problems. They are a mid team that can be beat on any given Sunday easily. All it will take, is our D line getting lots of pressure, and actually taking Nix down. Sure Nix is getting more experience with every game, but he is far from where he should be in his progression. We need to rattle that dude and rattle him real good. If there is one game where the nameless one should bring the fire, it’s this one.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Revenge for what?

 

[MarylandWHODAT]

Revenge for what?

"Revenge, retribution, “I told you so”, stick it in your face type of game". Whatever applies.

Payton did it to Parcells in 2006 when the Saints went to the Cowboys (Mike Karney three touchdowns) as what was perceived as a "stick it to ya" game in a 42-17 drubbing of the Cowboys on national television.

 

[Da Beast]

Revenge for what?

My point exactly. He left us. We did not fire him. What the hell is he seeking retribution for?

 

[RaginSaint93]

Revenge for what?

It honestly should be our revenge game

 

[0rion]

My point exactly. He left us. We did not fire him. What the hell is he seeking retribution for?

He quit for a reason

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

"Revenge, retribution, “I told you so”, stick it in your face type of game". Whatever applies.

Payton did it to Parcells in 2006 when the Saints went to the Cowboys (Mike Karney three touchdowns) as what was perceived as a "stick it to ya" game in a 42-17 drubbing of the Cowboys on national television.

i get that gaslighting is a powerful tool in elite sports - that even #1 ranked teams feel the need to talk about being disrespected and claims 'no one talks about us' on the segment that leads every sports/news show
he broke up with us and sure he's going to try to show up with prettier and younger arm candy, but calling that revenge or any similar framing is victim blaming of the highest order

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

He quit for a reason

was the reason he didn't want to be here anymore?

 

[Saint Spud]

was the reason he didn't want to be here anymore?

Yes. Payton will come up with some motivational tactic. He’s great at it.

But there’s no revenge factor here.

 

[Big_L]

He quit for a reason

No accountability for his role in effing up the salary cap?

 

[MarylandWHODAT]

i get that gaslighting is a powerful tool in elite sports - that even #1 ranked teams feel the need to talk about being disrespected and claims 'no one talks about us' on the segment that leads every sports/news show
he broke up with us and sure he's going to try to show up with prettier and younger arm candy, but calling that revenge or any similar framing is victim blaming of the highest order

Hence the options in this instance. Again, we can all speculate but we will never know the reason for his departure. I have seen at my current employment, too many people "quit" or "retire" yet behind it all was a nudge of "Hey, don't you think it's time for you to go?" or "It would be best if you put in your resignation" from a higher up.

Call it gaslighting, call it victim blaming, call it whatever you like. As it was stated, Payton is master motivator. He will use whatever at his disposal.

 

[saintmdterps]

My point exactly. He left us. We did not fire him. What the hell is he seeking retribution for?

IDK, Saints organization creating an environment where Payton felt like he had to leave?

I can see Payton wanting to beat his former team, and I'm really not sure what kind of reception he'll get at the Dome, but I don't see him running it up relentlessly should the game come to that...which it may.

 

[saintmdterps]

Hence the options in this instance. Again, we can all speculate but we will never know the reason for his departure. I have seen at my current employment, too many people "quit" or "retire" yet behind it all was a nudge of "Hey, don't you think it's time for you to go?" or "It would be best if you put in your resignation" from a higher up.

Call it gaslighting, call it victim blaming, call it whatever you like. As it was stated, Payton is master motivator. He will use whatever at his disposal.

The difference between Payton's job and ours is that after we're gone, our former companies can only say "He worked here from--- to---" Any further elaboration can put the company at risk of a lawsuit. Departures in professional sports often can become more public with both sides airing their grievances.

I never wished evil upon Payton. I was grateful for the good years, and felt he was unfairly targeted by the NFL. I think that climate may have been what forced him to sit out a year, then return to a different environment. A change of scenery can be good for one's career.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

He quit for a reason

He left for multiple reasons.