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<blockquote data-quote="TJV" data-source="post: 382529" data-attributes="member: 4300"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In spite of a certain Saints fan here, I kinda like the Saints. BTW, all fan bases have jackasses - check out how some so-called Packers fans treated Aaron Rodgers in 2008 if you think we Packers fans are immune from that charge. Even so, you would think a fan of a team which has mostly a sad history and exactly one title under its belt would show a little more respect when visiting a forum of a team from the aptly named "Titletown". Not a big deal though,<em> just goes to show you can't buy class</em>. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Anyway, there are a couple of ties between the Saints and the Packers I find interesting. In 2006 when Ted Thompson was looking for a new head coach to replace Mike Sherman, he interviewed Sean Payton for the job. Here's an excerpt from Payton's book, "</span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life: "I really thought there was a good chance I was getting the Packers' job. Without a doubt, Green Bay is where I wanted to go." I heard Payton repeat that sentiment emphatically in a radio interview last season. He <em>really</em> wanted to be the Packers' HC and I was surprised him saying so after having won a Super Bowl. Then </span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">before the 2009 season when McCarthy was looking for a defensive coordinator, he interviewed Gregg Williams. At the time, Williams was my first choice for the job. Of course both teams did extremely well regarding both hirings and we can expect a great game tonight. </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TJV, post: 382529, member: 4300"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]In spite of a certain Saints fan here, I kinda like the Saints. BTW, all fan bases have jackasses - check out how some so-called Packers fans treated Aaron Rodgers in 2008 if you think we Packers fans are immune from that charge. Even so, you would think a fan of a team which has mostly a sad history and exactly one title under its belt would show a little more respect when visiting a forum of a team from the aptly named "Titletown". Not a big deal though,[I] just goes to show you can't buy class[/I]. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]Anyway, there are a couple of ties between the Saints and the Packers I find interesting. In 2006 when Ted Thompson was looking for a new head coach to replace Mike Sherman, he interviewed Sean Payton for the job. Here's an excerpt from Payton's book, "[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Home Team: Coaching the Saints and New Orleans Back to Life: "I really thought there was a good chance I was getting the Packers' job. Without a doubt, Green Bay is where I wanted to go." I heard Payton repeat that sentiment emphatically in a radio interview last season. He [I]really[/I] wanted to be the Packers' HC and I was surprised him saying so after having won a Super Bowl. Then [/FONT][COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]before the 2009 season when McCarthy was looking for a defensive coordinator, he interviewed Gregg Williams. At the time, Williams was my first choice for the job. Of course both teams did extremely well regarding both hirings and we can expect a great game tonight. [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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