Show and Tell: Sean Payton Speakseasy in New Orleans

As we battle through the dog days of Summer, engaging sports topics are few and far between: memorable sports deaths, famous second bananas, is Federer the best of all time?....blah, blah, blah. I, myself, having been rendered delirious by the searing New Orleans heat that reached 104 degrees yesterday, engaged a homeless man in conversation about the death of Michael Jackson. We both agreed that that the King of Pop's invention of words such as shabooty and shamon are one of the things that made him such a special man in so many special ways. Then, he asked if I could spare a few bucks for a Caramel Frappuccino. I politely refused and he uttered a phrase not suitable for publication, but he uttered it with the kind of pure contempt that you could not help but admire. If only NFL coaches spoke with such passion and conviction. Speaking of coach and player speak,let's take a look back at Sean Payton's season-ending press conference on Dec. 29, 2008 and see what he said and then what ... (link)