Sean Payton trolls Falcons with post-win retweet of Roddy White's negative take on Saints' Taysom Hill
When quarterback Drew Brees landed on injured reserve this past week with a rib injury, the New Orleans Saints were faced with a choice at quarterback.
They could have opted to start offseason acquistition Jameis Winston, a more traditional quarterback who often blends a chaotic mix of interceptions and touchdowns.
But the Saints chose instead to go with Taysom Hill for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. And Hill (with help from the Saints defense) pretty much dominated the Falcons, rushing for two touchdowns and passing for 233 yards in his first NFL start.
Payton was paying attention to those who had criticized the move to start Hill, who began his career as a utility player.
After the 24-9 win, Payton retweeted this two-day-old tweet from former Falcons receiver Roddy White, who was feeling pretty good about Atlanta's chances against Hill.
Though most of White's takes on Twitter are traditionally bad, you don't expect to see an NFL head coach respond so quickly or so coldly after a game.
Rivalry games will do that.