Transcript of New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton's press conference

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"Yesterday we had an excursion; we didn't have a practice."

What did you do?

"We were in the French Quarter with a scavenger hunt. It was a pretty interesting day. It was three hours and 21 teams. There was a group that came in and put together the package. It started downtown and finished over at Drago's in the city. It was good."

How did it work?

"There was a series of 10 clues where you had to go throughout the city - mostly in the French Quarter - and you were being graded by time and the amount that you got right."

What team won?

"Bret Ingalls' team - I can't think of the team name. We had a coach with four players on each team. They were the winners. It was contested, but they were the winners."

A scavenger hunt, huh? Sounds like a fun outing for the players. He talks a little bit about Ninkovich v. Houser at the long snapper position. Houser has been very solid for years. When has he ever snapped a bad ball on either a FG or punt? If it ain't broke, why fix it? This reminds me of when Payton let John Carney go and it also reminds me of the heartache and frustration that came soon after with Mare and Grammatica.

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i saw brees grant sp usama billy miller and about ten others i couldnt name because i know numbers not all the damn faces

by beandyp504 on Jun 9, 2009 11:53 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

in the quarter?

I would have offered my help.

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by Saintsational on Jun 9, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any more information on the excursion to the French Quarter?

We were there and saw them. What were they searching for and what besides flat screens did they win?

by morningstar on Jun 12, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

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by Saintsational on Jun 13, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

s apostrophe s

Bret Ingalls’ team – I can’t think of the team name.

One of the scavenger hunt items should have been a punctuation guide for the Times-Picayune employee who edited this transcript. To the best of my knowledge, the surname Ingalls isn’t plural.

by coldpizza on Jun 10, 2009 9:37 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No, but if the name is Ingalls then you don’t insert the apostrophe INTO the name, dude…

by FriarBob on Jun 10, 2009 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

correct

It should be “Ingalls’s team”. That was my point.

by coldpizza on Jun 10, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol! How do you know when it's the most boring time of the offseason?

When there’s little to talk about and we start discussing grammar rules. I have to admit, I don’t know what’s correct for plural possessives ending in “s” either. Do you really put an extra “s” after the apostrophe? If so, I guess I’ve been doing it wrong also.

Go Saints!!!! Deuce may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.

by satchmo26 on Jun 10, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

AP style trumps grammar

for a reporter working on a newspaper that’s an AP affiliate, which the T-P is. I can’t remember which apostrophe rule they use, but I always hated AP style.

This is OUR year!

by MtnExile on Jun 10, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

a plural possessive

ending in “s” would simply get an apostrophe. I wasn’t aware that the AP operated under their own laws of punctuation. I grow more impressed with the vast database of useless knowledge we’ve assembled here at CSC every day. And you’re right, this is truly scraping the bottom of the barrel. Right there alongside the results of a team scavenger hunt.

by coldpizza on Jun 10, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

And who were the players on the winning team?

And why was it contested? Why won’t the New Orleans sports media press Payton on the tough questions?

This is OUR year!

by MtnExile on Jun 10, 2009 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't quote me, but...

I heard someone planted Bullocks on a team, and he kept turning the wrong way when they came to a clue.

Do you know what it means...

by MissingNO on Jun 10, 2009 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Good & Plenty team, captained by running backs coach Bret Ingalls, walked off with first-place honors and flat screen televisions. Ingalls’ team included snapper Kevin Houser, defensive tackle DeMario Pressley, fullback Olanlyi Sobomehin and Colston.

WOW! They all got flat-screens? Geeez!

Go Saints!!!! Deuce may be gone, but he will never be forgotten.

by satchmo26 on Jun 10, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs