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Do you want to take a minute to address the rumors of mutual interest between yourself and the Los Angeles Rams?
“Here’s the thing. I was reading the comments players made and I was real fired up, because what they said is the same thing our organization has said, which is correct. We’re not going to address rumors, reports. If we answer to those every time, it would be silly and so I didn’t answer it yesterday and I won’t answer it on this conference call, because I’ve already read Larry’s (Holder) report for instance about Mickey (Loomis) and I meeting, which was completely false. Mickey and I for the last 11 years, share the same locker room after every game. We come in, we have a Gatorade and the first thing I ask Mickey every game (for example) is was the (Coby) Fleener catch…did he hold on to it? Was the overturn (of the call correct)? Then we get a cheeseburger and then we get on the plane. But if I’m going to answer questions to a report like that which is inaccurate like that, then we’ll only just be churning the rumor mill. I won’t and that’s just the way it is and it’s tough”
Don’t you think you are speaking for the players, fans?
“You don’t speak for the fans. You think you do, but you don’t. The fans actually get tired of reports like that that aren’t accurate. Do we have any other questions about the game we played last night or the end of the season?”
You referenced yourself as being fired up about the locker room; did you convey anything to them about any of these reports or your feelings about that?
“All I am saying to you is, at the end of the day philosophically, and Mickey (Loomis) and I talked about this before, but I was excited to hear the response of our veteran players to the same questions you are asking me. Those were spit out sources, clear up the story that you claim to have and then we will answer the question. Otherwise, we are not going to answer questions every week based on someone else’s twitter scoop. It’s silly. I know the Saints took that position. I know Greg (Bensel) was asked last week. I saw and listened to the players’ response and mine are the same. It’s hard when some of them – I brought specifically up a couple that are completely inaccurate. There is no accountability there. For instance, (the story said) Mickey (Loomis) and I met for an hour after the game last night. That is completely false. Why would we answer questions about stories that way when they are not accurate to begin with?”
http://sportsnola.com/sean-payton-addresses-rams-rumors-states-intent-stay-saints-wwl-radio-show/
“Here’s the thing. I was reading the comments players made and I was real fired up, because what they said is the same thing our organization has said, which is correct. We’re not going to address rumors, reports. If we answer to those every time, it would be silly and so I didn’t answer it yesterday and I won’t answer it on this conference call, because I’ve already read Larry’s (Holder) report for instance about Mickey (Loomis) and I meeting, which was completely false. Mickey and I for the last 11 years, share the same locker room after every game. We come in, we have a Gatorade and the first thing I ask Mickey every game (for example) is was the (Coby) Fleener catch…did he hold on to it? Was the overturn (of the call correct)? Then we get a cheeseburger and then we get on the plane. But if I’m going to answer questions to a report like that which is inaccurate like that, then we’ll only just be churning the rumor mill. I won’t and that’s just the way it is and it’s tough”
Don’t you think you are speaking for the players, fans?
“You don’t speak for the fans. You think you do, but you don’t. The fans actually get tired of reports like that that aren’t accurate. Do we have any other questions about the game we played last night or the end of the season?”
You referenced yourself as being fired up about the locker room; did you convey anything to them about any of these reports or your feelings about that?
“All I am saying to you is, at the end of the day philosophically, and Mickey (Loomis) and I talked about this before, but I was excited to hear the response of our veteran players to the same questions you are asking me. Those were spit out sources, clear up the story that you claim to have and then we will answer the question. Otherwise, we are not going to answer questions every week based on someone else’s twitter scoop. It’s silly. I know the Saints took that position. I know Greg (Bensel) was asked last week. I saw and listened to the players’ response and mine are the same. It’s hard when some of them – I brought specifically up a couple that are completely inaccurate. There is no accountability there. For instance, (the story said) Mickey (Loomis) and I met for an hour after the game last night. That is completely false. Why would we answer questions about stories that way when they are not accurate to begin with?”
http://sportsnola.com/sean-payton-addresses-rams-rumors-states-intent-stay-saints-wwl-radio-show/
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