The Regime Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 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. Story continues following the jump. 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 While this would be a very uncool move if done to the Vikings or the Colts, the fact that it's Jones and the Cowboys makes it OK. http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/03/a-wine-prank-by-sean-payton-on-jerry-jones-to-make-your-evening.html.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly3rs18 Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 owned. i love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Wow, dick move. I never liked Payton anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Too bad the New Orleans Saints aren't making the playoffs next year, and they'll be watching the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Yeah I saw that the other day and found it hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdog17k Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Too bad the New Orleans Saints aren't making the playoffs next year, and they'll be watching the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs. Media is everything, they are no longer the "story" everybody is wanting to report on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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