Sean Payton Drinks Jerry's Milkshake

[TheCount]

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.

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

Cold Blooded.

 

[Aikmaniac]

How could he "get a laugh" out of that?

Hmm...that's a little out of character for the darlings of the NFL isn't it?

 

[TellerMorrow34]

LOL! Ok I'll admit that I loved that.

That's funny.

 

[Dodger]

All this proves is that the staff at St. Elmo Steakhouse can't keep their word.

 

[Chief]

All this proves is that the staff at St. Elmo Steakhouse can't keep their word.

Exactly. :laugh2:

 

[theebs]

thats pretty funny.

 

[ethiostar]

:laugh2:

Good one Sean.

 

[johnnyd]

wow ST elmo's grow some. i mean the saints just beat YOUR colts in the SB and you bend over backwards for them? lol

 

[DCBoysfan]

That was a good one, you will the Superbowl you can have some fun.

 

[Meat-O-Rama]

ST Elmo's has a ridiculous wine list. I'm sure Jerry wasn't sweating not having that particular bottle available. Caymus is a nice wine, but I don't see Mr. Jones himself calling ahead to make sure they have a bottle, unless it;s got some meaning to him.

 

[zrinkill]

So now even the World Champions have the Cowboys on the brain.

They took that loss way to hard.

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

Wow... Jerry Jones wasn't happy I'm sure. :laugh2: but it was funny.

 

[big dog cowboy]

At least we beat them in their place.

 

[StarWiz2]

Dear Sean Peyton,

TO:

DAT WHO!!!!

Get back to JJ when you grow more than a pair!



Sincerely,

JJ, DALLAS COWBOYS
FIRST TO SEVEN!

 

[Four]

I wish they made box wine in bottles so I could look as fancy as sean payton.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

if Payton did that, then they are being kind of cocky. they are going to learn very quickly that everyone is going to be gunning for them next year and wins are going to be much harder, because every week teams will be playing them like its the superbowl. that's one of the main reasons a lot of superbowl teams, dont' do as well the following year.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I bet Mr. Hair Piece is taking a flight to Indy right now to report on the story.






YAKUZA

 

[Idgit]

That's actually pretty damn funny. It's exactly the kind of thing you know Jerry would do if the roles were reversed.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

if Payton did that, then they are being kind of cocky. they are going to learn very quickly that everyone is going to be gunning for them next year and wins are going to be much harder, because every week teams will be playing them like its the superbowl. that's one of the main reasons a lot of superbowl teams, dont' do as well the following year.

Not only that, but the honeymoon will be over. They will learn how quickly the media turns on you. They build you up and then they tear you down.

As far as Payton goes, if he and Jerry have that kind of relationship, cool. If not, it was tasteless.

 

[Hostile]

Note to St. Elmo's. You're working for tips. I would have told Sean Payton that vintage was unavailable, but not why.

I have no issue with what Payton did, that's funny. Pretty sure Jerry would be amused, but a little pissed too.

Not smart business.