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Sean Payton continues to find unique ways to describe his New Orleans Saints football team.

The coach joined the NFL Network crew after a rain-soaked practice Monday (July 30) and was asked about living up to the lofty expectations put on his team that has Super Bowl aspirations.

"Remember that game, 'Chutes and Ladders,'" he said. "You hit a chute, you came all the way (to the start). That's where we are right now, at the beginning with the dice."



In other words, what the Saints accomplished last season by getting within seconds of clinching a spot in the NFC Championship Game does them no good this season. They're back to the start, possibly needing double-digit wins to reach the playoffs and then more to achieve postseason success.

The comment on NFL Network came one day after Payton likened the Saints' returner competition to "The Bachelor" on TV.

"Our return game is kind of like 'The Bachelor' right now," Payton told reporters Sunday. "We got about 12 contestants, all with roses. We don't know who our returner is going to be, and if she doesn't like any of them, we'll bring in more."

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Chutes and Ladders?!? Careful, Sean...
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Unusual analogy...
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Unusual analogy...
It made sense in context of the interview. I saw it live. He said hitting the chute brings you all the way back to the beginning and you have to start over again ... back to square one with the new season. What happened before doesn't count.
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I trust Sean.
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It made sense in context of the interview. I saw it live. He said hitting the chute brings you all the way back to the beginning and you have to start over again ... back to square one with the new season. What happened before doesn't count.
You're right about the context, but if he were in a larger media market, being careless with his words would've got him crucified...
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You're right about the context, but if he were in a larger media market, being careless with his words would've got him crucified...
Crucified? He didn't say anything that could have even been misconstrued. He simply said that Saints would be starting over this season with last season ending in the chute that brought them back to the beginning.
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Chutes and ladders.........The Bachelor??? I hope Sean Payton isn't wasting too much time playing games and watching TV.
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"CHUTES AND LADDERGATE" NFL convenes special panel of Large Market Listeners to dissect every word of Payton's interview.
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