Saints Sean Payton opens up about why he left the Saints (merged) (3 Viewers)

[Nolaboy1970]

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[Rouxble]

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Tempted to subscribe to ESPN+ to see if there’s more there, the start of the originally sourced article certainly has the makings of a good piece of sports writing.

 

[ELLIASJWILLIAMS]

Prob same thing Mickey said. He was exhausted after the last few years, especially getting screwed. Other half is he's like his mentor he got a little bored, 3rd is, even if he wanted to come back we'd already hired Allen, so there was no turning back.

End Story

 

[Nolaboy1970]

Tempted to subscribe to ESPN+ to see if there’s more there, the start of the originally sourced article certainly has the makings of a good piece of sports writing.

Lol, I didn't realize it was referenced from another article. I just thought it was a really short article

 

[max]

That’s pretty risky of him to say we were one of the most penalized teams and always tended to lose “jump ball” calls, because Goodell was still mad about “Bountygate,” more than ten years ago. I wonder if he’ll be fined by the league.

 

[Bill]

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Pretty much the same thing he said when he gave his final presser here. He knew that he was going to coach again somewhere. But he also knew that he couldn't just ask for a year or two off and then come back to reclaim his job here. If he couldn't muster up the energy & excitement to coach here, then it's best that he is gone and starting over with a new team. It's all about desire. Whether player or coach, if the desire isn't there, it's time to move on.

 

[Nolaboy1970]

That’s pretty risky of him to say we were one of the most penalized teams and always tended to lose “jump ball” calls, because Goodell was still mad about “Bountygate,” more than ten years ago. I wonder if he’ll be fined by the league.

Good point. I miss Sean, but he's Denver's problem now.

 

[saintsmarchin]

I dont agree with Sean Payton at all if that means that we become the least penalized team this year.

 

[saintsmarchin]

 

[State Of Affairs]

I dont agree with Sean Payton at all if that means that we become the least penalized team this year.

What’s interesting is if the NFL/Officials really want to send Payton a message, the Saints start getting the 50/50s and penalties decrease significantly…

Everyone loved how CSP would throw up the middle finger to Goodel but it came back to bite us over and over.

 

[BayouSAINTJoe]

Last year the NFL kept our penalties up for appearance...itll start to wind down this season.

 

[El Caliente]

That’s pretty risky of him to say we were one of the most penalized teams and always tended to lose “jump ball” calls, because Goodell was still mad about “Bountygate,” more than ten years ago. I wonder if he’ll be fined by the league.

But it needed to be said. Nobody outside of New Orleans was talking about it, now more people are aware of the favored nation status, and will be aware of and when it happens to their favorite team.

 

[SAINTSFAN]

Great read. He strongly believes Goodell targeted him and the Saints citing the Saints being the only team to have 4 consecutive seasons in the top 3 of most penalized teams despite being a pass heavy team in a league where rules have been changed to favor such. He feels that Goodell may not be able to target as much in Denver given the power of the Walton family and the desire of the NFL to ensure their success.

 

[gboudx]

I went to the ESPN article and this jumped out at me:

We're sitting in the clubhouse of Gozzer Ranch, a golf club near the lakeside mountains of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, with a clientele that includes Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and Chris Pratt. Payton has vacationed here for years. Each day at 8 a.m. he joins Wayne Gretzky, John Elway, Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper, former MLB vet Pat Burrell, former NHL tough guy Kelly Chase and a few businessmen -- "Breakfast Club," they call themselves -- at a corner table, with a view of the valley.

Can you imagine regularly playing golf, or just hanging out, with John Elway, Jon Cooper and Wayne Gretzky?

 

[SaintsMan209]

Taking shots at Gayle. Basically saying she doesn’t have the teeth of the Denver owner. Also, saying the city of New Orleans is not one the NFL wants to see be successful. If that’s all true, then wow, we as Saints fans are truly wasting our time. I thought Payton brought respect to the Saints but the undertone here is that he got tired, gave up, and went over to the wealthy owner.