Sean Payton | March 10, 2021

From March 10, 2021: On the 27th episode of “Great Dane Nation,” Morten is joined by New Orleans Saints Head Coach and longtime friend Sean Payton. But first, he checks in with TommyFreezePops (Tom Carroll), where Morten talks about his 20+ year friendship with the greatest coach in New Orleans Saints history, and why he knew early on that Sean Payton was going to be a special coach in the NFL. We then move to our interview with Sean, where he discusses a wide array of topics: the keys to building a winning culture in New Orleans, and why that all starts with the pursuit of “uncommon” players and coaches; what he and his team have learned from four straight seasons of painful postseason exits; what he told his team after the famous missed pass interference call against the Rams in the 2018 NFC Championship Game; why playing the Buccaneers for a third time this season was no excuse for them to lose to Tampa Bay in the postseason; if Tom Brady-to-New Orleans was a real possibility last offseason; how he sees the quarterback position shaping up for the Saints in 2021, and why it’s all dependent on what Drew Brees decides to do this offseason; when he think Brees will make that decision; playing his college ball at Eastern Illinois, and the path that led him on in his coaching career; Morten and Sean being together with the Giants in 2001, and reminiscing on their first game back after September 11th; his special relationship with Drew Brees, and Drew’s amazing rehab process that led to his career renaissance in New Orleans; what made that 2009 Saints team so special, and the biggest challenge heading into Super Bowl XLIV in Miami against Peyton Manning and the Colts; the amazing story behind the onside kick to open the second half of the Super Bowl; what was going through his head as the clock ticked down to zero during his Super Bowl victory; looking back on victory parade day in New Orleans; and this week’s edition of “The Name Game” featuring thoughts on Bill Parcells, Tom Benson, Jon Gruden, Jerry Jones, Tony Romo, Will Smith, Dan Campbell, and Cam Jordan. Then, TommyFreezePops is joined by Thom Cunningham for his weekly check-in with the experts from VegasInsider.com. The guys talk about the second half of the NBA season, and where the best value is when looking at the individual player awards market. Plus, Thom gives us his predictions for conference tournament champions in each of the power-five conferences. Finally, we close things out with Morten’s “Game Winner” – a weekly segment where Morten monologues his biggest takeaway of the week. This week, he talks about his friend Sean Payton, and how his pursuit of uncommon players has manifested within himself.