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On Jan. 21, Mike Westhoff opened the door to Sean Payton’s office and saw a quiet husk of a football coach, enveloped in sadness and anger. They talked about the only thing anybody in New Orleans could talk about.
The city was waking up mad, shaking off hangovers, calling radio stations about the injustice incurred the day before. A Los Angeles Rams defensive back had lambasted a New Orleans Saints receiver, and a referee’s missed call had stolen their shot at the Super Bowl.
The latest scar of his scraped-up career remained fresh, and Payton was in the mood to pick at it. He rose from behind his desk, turned toward a board and started drawing X’s and O’s.
Westhoff had marveled at Payton’s memory for the year-plus he worked for him as a special teams coach. Payton explained to Westhoff, on a molecular level, what had happened.........
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On Jan. 21, Mike Westhoff opened the door to Sean Payton’s office and saw a quiet husk of a football coach, enveloped in sadness and anger. They talked about the only thing anybody in New Orleans could talk about.
The city was waking up mad, shaking off hangovers, calling radio stations about the injustice incurred the day before. A Los Angeles Rams defensive back had lambasted a New Orleans Saints receiver, and a referee’s missed call had stolen their shot at the Super Bowl.
The latest scar of his scraped-up career remained fresh, and Payton was in the mood to pick at it. He rose from behind his desk, turned toward a board and started drawing X’s and O’s.
Westhoff had marveled at Payton’s memory for the year-plus he worked for him as a special teams coach. Payton explained to Westhoff, on a molecular level, what had happened.........
