MMQB: Payton Sticks it to Jerry Jones

[thespaniard]

Thought the cowboys haters here would appreciate this:


http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/02/28/combine/index.html

I smell a nice rivalry cooking.

On Friday night, the Saints' staff at the combine gathered in a private room at St. Elmo Steakhouse, an 108-year-old Indy landmark, for a final celebratory nod to the Super Bowl win over the Colts. This is a group that likes its wine, and likes to have fun.

At the restaurant, word passed that Dallas owner Jerry Jones would have his Dallas group in this exact room Saturday night for a team dinner. Jones had even phoned ahead, according to a waiter, to make sure a magnum of a wine he loved, Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, was ready to be served at dinner.

Sean Payton told the waiter he'd like to have that wine, too. The waiter told him: Sorry, sir. We have only one bottle left, and it's reserved for Mr. Jones.

Payton said he'd like to have the bottle nonetheless. I assume there was much angst on the part of the wait staff at that point. My God! Who do we piss off? One of the most powerful owners in the NFL, or the coach who's the toast of the NFL, the coach who just won the Super Bowl?

Here came the bottle of Caymus Special Selection, and the Saints' party drained it.

But drinking Jones' wine wasn't enough. Payton gave the waiter some instructions, took out his pen ... and, well, the Cowboys party found at the middle of their table the next evening an empty magnum of Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, with these words hand-written on the fancy label:

WHO DAT!
World Champions XLIV
Sean Payton

That's the kind of thing Jones will get a big laugh out of. And remember.

[DeMarco Murray 29]

Congrats Sean, you have won 1. No knock on that, it's a big deal, Congrats.

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

Therefore by my math 3>1?

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.

But, I guess his crap doesn't stink so it's all good.

[Boss_Hogg]

Big deal, Jones's team beat them this year.

[THEREALTOR1]

Big deal, Jones's team beat them this year.

:ols:

Big deal, the Saints won the super bowl.

[RabidFan]

Kind of a dbag move if you ask me....though I'm sure they could find another 10k bottle of wine.

[artmonkforHOF]

when will shanny get fired so we can hire Payton? best coach ever.

[Rdskn4Lyf21]

I think Payton is an incredible douche, but hate him a little less for this :ols:

[HapHaszard]

That is funny, I'm sure they found another bottle for Jerrah somewhere.

[Dan T.]

The joke is on both of them for drinking such an overpriced wine. What a waste of money.

[VaSkinsNut]

Hah, wow that's a good one :-)

[C26 Run]

That is a GREAT story! This rivalry goes back to the Midget days. Good Job, Payton. They have that right to celebrate.

:helmet:

[B.Rob]

There's zero chance the restaurant would leave the empty bottle and the message there.....

[DieHardWSHfan]

There's zero chance the restaurant would leave the empty bottle and the message there.....

I believe it. Like others have said, they probably found another bottle somewhere so they didn't piss of Jones too much. By doing this antic, it gets their name in the paper and increases publicity. Creates a story associated with the place. All of that increases sales. Plus, people don't blame the restaurant, they blame Payton. So it's not even negative publicity.

[rick1796]

Congrats Sean, you have won 1. No knock on that, it's a big deal, Congrats.

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

Therefore by my math 3>1?

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.

But, I guess his crap doesn't stink so it's all good.

lol first there is a difference between winning as an owner and a coach.

yes we would be ready to bash the cowboys all day long. just like we are ready to do that today. you do realize you're on a Redskins board right? News flash Redskins fans don't like that crappy team outta Dallas. Always have, always will, and in every way. Basically the only negative things i don't wish on them is permanent injury or death. Sickness, sprains, economic woes (at reasonable level) and jessica simpson are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how much i hate the cowboys lol

[Bliz]

There's zero chance the restaurant would leave the empty bottle and the message there.....

The restaurant, or the waiter? I'm sure Payton made it worthwhile. Tip a guy enough and he'll do just about anything.


damn youtube. No Simpsons prank monkey clips? Lame.

[Big Blue Joe]

Congrats Sean, you have won 1. No knock on that, it's a big deal, Congrats.

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

Therefore by my math 3>1?

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.

But, I guess his crap doesn't stink so it's all good.You need to lighten up. Payton knows Jones a lot better than you do. Maybe Payton is a bitter ex-employee, or maybe it was just a practical joke between two good friends.

[darklight1216]

Lol that's funny. I wonder if that was a little payback for having lost the perfect season.

[slaga]

Congrats Sean, you have won 1. No knock on that, it's a big deal, Congrats.

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

Therefore by my math 3>1?

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.

But, I guess his crap doesn't stink so it's all good.You are only as good as your last game. Saints won the SB. How did Dallas do?

[Assassin 21]

Congrats Sean, you have won 1. No knock on that, it's a big deal, Congrats.

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

Therefore by my math 3>1?

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.

But, I guess his crap doesn't stink so it's all good.

Translation: Wahhhh Wahhh we didnt win the superbowl booo hoo I thought this was finally our year :beatdeadhorse:

[RenegadeTK]

haha stay classy sean p.

[GreenRiggins]

You need to lighten up. Payton knows Jones a lot better than you do. Maybe Payton is a bitter ex-employee, or maybe it was just a practical joke between two good friends.

Thats what I believe too...He's probably taking a light hearted dig at Jerry for not hiring him if he could have when Parcells was there.

[doncherry]

TR1,
you are the resident oenophile, have you tried the Caymus?

[LeftCoast Skinz FAN]

Way to go Payton!!! Stick to the Cowpukes.


:point2sky

[Destructis]

There's zero chance the restaurant would leave the empty bottle and the message there.....

It doesn't matter if they found a bottle for Jerrah or not. You know he heard about this and the point was made.

Had this been done to the Skins, I would have been pissed. But since it was the Pukes, I laughed.

Double standard? Sure why not!!!!

[AzSkinsFan63]

Sean Payton should stick a picture of his mug on a bottle of V8 Juice and give it to JJ..

Wow I could have had that!

[bubba9497]

The joke is on both of them for drinking such an overpriced wine. What a waste of money.

http://hazel8500.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/thunderbird1.jpg

:40oz:

[HeHateMe]

Wow. You'd think winning the Super Bowl would take away the sting and bitterness of a regular season loss at home where you were pretty much dominated all game and your perfect season ended.

I guess not.

[bubba9497]

Wow. You'd think winning the Super Bowl would take away the sting and bitterness of a regular season loss at home where you were pretty much dominated all game and your perfect season ended.

I guess not.

yeah

keep believing that :ols:

[RememberOsaka]

That's a great story.

A buddy of mine was at the Super Bowl last year when Payton was a spectator...said he ran into him on Saturday night in a restaurant bar and that he was so hammered that he couldn't even speak.

What a difference a year makes.

[HeHateMe]

yeah

keep believing that :ols:

Without more, it's hard to believe that loss still doesn't burn him. Sorry.

[jflow78]

yes we would be ready to bash the cowboys all day long. just like we are ready to do that today. you do realize you're on a Redskins board right? News flash Redskins fans don't like that crappy team outta Dallas. Always have, always will, and in every way. Basically the only negative things i don't wish on them is permanent injury or death. Sickness, sprains, economic woes (at reasonable level) and jessica simpson are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how much i hate the cowboys lol

Here here, make the toast brother!

[eljeasel]

Thats some "I drink your milkshake" type stuff right there.

[NewCliche21]

LOL @ all of the Cowboys fans in this thread.

You make your victory over the Saints to be some sort of glorious we're-still-better-anyway type deal.

Why don't we go back in history and look at 1995? Some 6-10 team SWEPT the Super Bowl champions that year.

By the dumbass logic being used in this thread, which is expected by Dallas fans, that 6-10 team is better than the Super Bowl champions of that year. Makes perfect sense, right? :doh:

[doncherry]

LOL @ all of the Cowboys fans in this thread.

You make your victory over the Saints to be some sort of glorious we're-still-better-anyway type deal.

Why don't we go back in history and look at 1995? Some 6-10 team SWEPT the Super Bowl champions that year.

By the dumbass logic being used in this thread, which is expected by Dallas fans, that 6-10 team is better than the Super Bowl champions of that year. Makes perfect sense, right? :doh:

what poster said that the Cowboys were better than the Saints? I haven't seen it.

[NewCliche21]

Congrats Sean, you have won 1. No knock on that, it's a big deal, Congrats.

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

Therefore by my math 3>1?

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.

But, I guess his crap doesn't stink so it's all good.


Big deal, Jones's team beat them this year.


Wow. You'd think winning the Super Bowl would take away the sting and bitterness of a regular season loss at home where you were pretty much dominated all game and your perfect season ended.

I guess not.


Without more, it's hard to believe that loss still doesn't burn him. Sorry.


what poster said that the Cowboys were better than the Saints? I haven't seen it.

Might want to read the thread first. :)

[bubba9497]

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

how many this century?

[stoney26]

LOL @ all of the Cowboys fans in this thread.

You make your victory over the Saints to be some sort of glorious we're-still-better-anyway type deal.



Typical puke propaganda.


what poster said that the Cowboys were better than the Saints? I haven't seen it.

http://images.paraorkut.com/img/funnypics/images/y/you_fail-12825.jpg



Might want to read the thread first. :)

http://www.pacificnet.net/~joelinux/pwn3d.jpg

[HeHateMe]

LOL @ all of the Cowboys fans in this thread.

You make your victory over the Saints to be some sort of glorious we're-still-better-anyway type deal.

Why don't we go back in history and look at 1995? Some 6-10 team SWEPT the Super Bowl champions that year.

By the dumbass logic being used in this thread, which is expected by Dallas fans, that 6-10 team is better than the Super Bowl champions of that year. Makes perfect sense, right? :doh:

Not really sure where I said Dallas was the better team in 2009. Just said it seems as if Payton is still bitter about the loss to Dallas that ended his perfect season.

[Destino]

How did Payton even know about Jerry Jones' wine? I mean you'd have to know something just to think about asking about it. Do they like the same wine? Was it coincidence? Do they know each other?

Sounds to me like he knew about it and did it as a prank. No big deal.

[zskins]

How did Payton even know about Jerry Jones' wine? I mean you'd have to know something just to think about asking about it. Do they like the same wine? Was it coincidence? Do they know each other?

Sounds to me like he knew about it and did it as a prank. No big deal.

It is in the OP the waiter told him:

"Jones had even phoned ahead, according to a waiter, to make sure a magnum of a wine he loved, Caymus Special Selection cabernet sauvignon, was ready to be served at dinner."

Good prank nonetheless. :)

[NewCliche21]

Not really sure where I said Dallas was the better team in 2009. Just said it seems as if Payton is still bitter about the loss to Dallas that ended his perfect season.

Ah, Cowboys fans. So much double-speak that they don't even know what they're trying to say.

Keep your head up. One day you'll get it.

[doncherry]

Might want to read the thread first. :)

you might want to take your own advice. The passages that you quoted basically say that Dallas has more Super Bowl wins and that Dallas beat them head to head, nothing indicating that Dallas was the better team this year. You seem to be inferring....

[NewCliche21]

Not really sure where I said Dallas was the better team in 2009. Just said it seems as if Payton is still bitter about the loss to Dallas that ended his perfect season.


you might want to take your own advice. The passages that you quoted basically say that Dallas has more Super Bowl wins and that Dallas beat them head to head, nothing indicating that Dallas was the better team this year. You seem to be inferring....

:ols::ols::ols:

Cowboys fans not knowing what they're talking about? No way!

[doncherry]

:ols::ols::ols:

Cowboys fans not knowing what they're talking about? No way!

Well crafted response!

:ols::ols::ols::ols:

[ExoDus84]

Not really sure where I said Dallas was the better team in 2009. Just said it seems as if Payton is still bitter about the loss to Dallas that ended his perfect season.

Peyton won the super bowl. They thrived when it mattered and now are world champions. It doesn't get much more perfect than that. To even think Peyton would be better about a regular season game, after just winning the super bowl, is just stupid.

[doncherry]

Peyton won the super bowl. They thrived when it mattered and now are world champions. It doesn't get much more perfect than that. To even think Peyton would be better about a regular season game, after just winning the super bowl, is just stupid.

agreed. Payton worked for JJ and knows him. He's just having fun. I think it's great...

[HeHateMe]

Ah, Cowboys fans. So much double-speak that they don't even know what they're trying to say.

Keep your head up. One day you'll get it.

Still waiting....

[HeHateMe]

Peyton won the super bowl. They thrived when it mattered and now are world champions. It doesn't get much more perfect than that. To even think Peyton would be better about a regular season game, after just winning the super bowl, is just stupid.

Indeed. But he still did what he did. Until we know for sure why, it's all speculation. And I added my two cents halfheartedly.

[Tom [Giants fan]]

Yeah, I'm sure Payton can only think of that game the Cowboys won in New Orleans. He probably can't even think about the Super Bowl because of that.

Tom Coughlin doesn't remember beating the Pats in the Super Bowl, he has nighmares of the two regular season games he lost to the Cowboys that year.

Sarcasm off.

[Skin'Em84]

Yeah, Jerry has the last laugh because his Cowboys are better than the Saints, they beat them last year, and they never choke in the playoffs. I mean, they kept that game against the Vikings close, playing it down to the minute!

[Hitman21ST]

Yeah, Jerry has the last laugh because his Cowboys are better than the Saints, they beat them last year, and they never choke in the playoffs. I mean, they kept that game against the Vikings close, playing it down to the minute!

Don't bring reality into this argument! You know that Dallas fans live in their own little world where the Cowboys are the best team evar and can't be bothered by what happens in the "real" NFL.

[doncherry]

agreed. Payton worked for JJ and knows him. He's just having fun. I think it's great...

this is from Peter King's column yesterday: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/03/02/mail/index.html?eref=sihp
(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/03/02/mail/index.html?eref=sihp)
Re the Sean Payton/Jerry Jones/wine spat from yesterday's column (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/02/28/combine/index.html):


NFL.com friend Craig Ellenport e-mailed to say the NFL site had a live chat with Payton on Monday, and Ellenport relayed this response from the Saints coach about the incident of taking the Dallas owner's pre-reserved magnum of wine and drinking it Friday at the team dinner at St. Elmo steakhouse:
"After he replied to a question about raising the intensity of the rivalry,'' Ellenport wrote, "I asked Sean if he had spoken to Jerry since the Dallas dinner on Saturday night. He said yes -- he actually stopped by at the end of the dinner Saturday night to see them. Here's Sean's reply from the chat:
" 'I was at the Dallas dinner Saturday -- stopped by at the end of their dinner, and we had some good laughs. Jerry and I chatted, and we had the empty wine bottle right next to us. Jerry was going to bring it back to Dallas with him as a keepsake, but it accidentally broke that night at the restaurant!' "

[ncsuFB27]

this is from Peter King's column yesterday: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/03/02/mail/index.html?eref=sihp
(http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/03/02/mail/index.html?eref=sihp)
Re the Sean Payton/Jerry Jones/wine spat from yesterday's column (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/02/28/combine/index.html):


NFL.com friend Craig Ellenport e-mailed to say the NFL site had a live chat with Payton on Monday, and Ellenport relayed this response from the Saints coach about the incident of taking the Dallas owner's pre-reserved magnum of wine and drinking it Friday at the team dinner at St. Elmo steakhouse:
"After he replied to a question about raising the intensity of the rivalry,'' Ellenport wrote, "I asked Sean if he had spoken to Jerry since the Dallas dinner on Saturday night. He said yes -- he actually stopped by at the end of the dinner Saturday night to see them. Here's Sean's reply from the chat:
" 'I was at the Dallas dinner Saturday -- stopped by at the end of their dinner, and we had some good laughs. Jerry and I chatted, and we had the empty wine bottle right next to us. Jerry was going to bring it back to Dallas with him as a keepsake, but it accidentally broke that night at the restaurant!' "



"accidentally" broke it over Wade's dome.

[BlueTalon]

Peyton won the super bowl. They thrived when it mattered and now are world champions. It doesn't get much more perfect than that.
Yep. The Patriots did it the other way and didn't enjoy it nearly as much.

[skeenzfan]

I believe it. Like others have said, they probably found another bottle somewhere so they didn't piss of Jones too much. By doing this antic, it gets their name in the paper and increases publicity. Creates a story associated with the place. All of that increases sales. Plus, people don't blame the restaurant, they blame Payton. So it's not even negative publicity.

Seems to me that it is an upscale restaurant where the elite dine so I don't think they would need any publicity to increase sales. Kind of a juvenile move by Payton if you ask me.

[tr1]

TR1,
you are the resident oenophile, have you tried the Caymus?

There are plenty of other Napa wines just as good for a lot less money.

[doncherry]

There are plenty of other Napa wines just as good for a lot less money.

I prefer rye....

[jnhay]

Sounds made up.

[Jeff in D.C.]

haha that's a great story, I can only imagine Jerrah's reaction when he found out. :ols:

[Jeff in D.C.]

Congrats Sean, you have won 1. No knock on that, it's a big deal, Congrats.

Jerry meanwhile has 3.

Therefore by my math 3>1?

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.

But, I guess his crap doesn't stink so it's all good.

More like Sean Payton one, Jerrah none, and Jimmy three. All three of your titles were with Jimmy's players, not Jerrah's. Jerrah's players have zero playoff wins all-time because this year's playoff win should get credited to the Tuna since alot of these guys were his players.

[Taylor 21]

Now ask yourself this ... if the Cowboys would have done this, how would everyone react? I am pretty sure they would be ready to go to Dallas with pitchforks and hand grenades.


How would everyone react? Definitely not how you think they would react. Sport center probably would have put that in a top 10 somehow. Or had an entire segment on it, or maybe even a reality show for jerry jones would result.

The media loves you guys, there is no way you can deny that..