Sean Payton reveals one of his biggest regrets with Saints which turned out to be Patriots reward
Sean Payton reveals one of his biggest regrets with Saints which turned out to be Patriots reward
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The are officially looking for a new head coach after Sean Payton on Tuesday. During his farewell pre s conference, Payton touched on a number of moments from his 16-year tenure in New Orleans and, on top of being asked about some of his more famous accomplishments, he was also asked about some of his biggest regrets. While Peyton noted that he had plenty to regret, letting linebacker leave the organization was one that he specifically highlighted."My biggest regret first, besides the Ninkovich debacle, would be the double reverse against Tampa Bay. We ran a double reverse against Tampa Bay in the four-minute lost the game," said Payton. "Then, Mickey Loomis brought me a study on Ambien and its erratic behavior and mood swings with people. Got a Valeri Nichushkin Women Jersey lot of regrets. I mentioned one of them. I wish I would have done a better job early on in my career with the media and hopefully I corrected that. But yeah, they're always going to be personnel regrets, decisions. But yeah, the double reverse, the Ninkovich decision. There's a lot."Ninkovich was a fifth-round draft choice by the Saints back in 2006 out of Purdue when Payton first arrived in New Orleans. His first few seasons in the Blake Comeau Women Jersey NFL were choppy as Payton struggled to find the proper slot for him in his scheme. Ninkovich played just three games as a rookie, was cut heading into the 2007 season, and then returned in 2008 when the Saints signed him off the practice squad. He was later cut before the 2009 season.It was at that point that the came in and signed Ninkovich to a one-year deal. From there, he would blo som into one of the key pieces of Bill Belichick's defense and help the franchise to two Super Bowl titles. Ninkovich played eight seasons in New England and currently ranks eighth on the franchise's all-time sack list. That succe s comes to the chagrin of Payton, who has mentioned in the past that letting the defensive end go was a poor decision."There's still regrets every time I see Ninkovich line up and sack someone for New England," Payton . While that may have been a rare mi s by Payton, his tenure in New Orleans was still Chris Bigras Women Jersey wildly succe sful, and was able to bring a Super Bowl title to the organization back in 2009.
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