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Brees bests Payton in book sales

It looks like Saints coach Sean Payton will wind up owing his quarterback a bottle of wine.

Proving for the millionth time that reviews are overrated, Drew Brees’ book “Coming Back Stronger” debuted at No. 3 on the New York Times’ hardcover fiction bestseller list, five spots ahead of Payton’s well-received book from a week ago.  (Payton’s book fell one spot to No. 9 in its second week.)

The two men wagered on who could move more copy, although book sales can often be a depressing national indicator of what people like.

In related news, Hank Baskett’s wife Kendra’s book “Sliding into Home” debuted at No. 4 this week.

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29 Responses to “Brees bests Payton in book sales”
  1. RayDaMayor says: Jul 18, 2010 3:23 PM

    Payton’s book is more football and a very cool read.
    Bree’s book is both football and plenty of life stories, his deep faith and motivational in a way.

  2. downwithdansnyder says: Jul 18, 2010 3:36 PM

    Yeh, but how many units has each sold?

  3. Kay Bee says: Jul 18, 2010 3:51 PM

    I received both for free…career benefits :)

  4. gbooch10 says: Jul 18, 2010 4:01 PM

    It actually debuted on the hardcover NON-fiction bestseller list… unless he does what every other autobiography does and lies about everything.

  5. afiresnake says: Jul 18, 2010 4:06 PM

    Kendra’s book deals with husbands not-catching-onside-kicks-in-a-super-bowl or why is it mentioned here?

  6. bearsfan says: Jul 18, 2010 4:10 PM

    So Brees is a fiction writer? WTF. Try proofreading once in awhile.

  7. funi says: Jul 18, 2010 4:19 PM

    Kendra boom was #4, what about her sex tape? #1 I bet!!!

  8. Nola North says: Jul 18, 2010 4:28 PM

    Awwfull awwfwill engwish kreggg, wear did u lhearn too spwell! Koledge!

  9. pervy harvin says: Jul 18, 2010 6:13 PM

    I would rather read the f@cking phonebook before I would read crap from those 2 eggheads. Heard Brees is following it up with an inspirational book called “Suck my Birthmark Oprah!”

  10. Mrsteve says: Jul 18, 2010 6:33 PM

    They owe half the money they make to the officials in the NFC Championship game.

  11. mikemcsaint says: Jul 18, 2010 6:36 PM

    I knew a hole pervy would make his idiocy known. Actually perv you can wait on Childress’ new book
    Chapter One- How to placate an ego maniac
    Chapter Two- 3 Hookers and a boat
    Chapter Three-Remembering the Whizzenater
    Chapter Four-Dealing with a fan base that elects a coke head to the senate
    Chapter Five- And a pro wrestler as Governor
    Chapter Six- How to get away with pumping music in to the stadium because your fans aren’t loud enough
    Chapter Seven- We’ve sold out every game since ’98, Thanks to Target for giving away tickets
    Chapter Nine- Won day we might win a Super Bowl
    Chapter Ten- FUMBLE!!!
    Chapter Eleven- This ain’t Detroit man, it’s the Super Bowl
    Chapter Eleven- This might be my last year if we don’t win (TWO CHAPTER ELEVEN’s BECAUSE I GET MIXED UP WHEN I COUNT THAT HIGH) – see last years NFCCG

  12. mikemcsaint says: Jul 18, 2010 6:51 PM

    Good one Mrs Teve! You’re a really smart guy, uh girl! Sorry

  13. pervy harvin says: Jul 18, 2010 7:00 PM

    mikemcsaint- This is what seperates me from all other enemy posters…….good post numb nuts,creative and funny! I call it like I see it…now go get me a Hand Grenade and nutria rat jerkey doucher!

  14. Thorpie says: Jul 18, 2010 7:09 PM

    If half the money is owed to the NFCCG refs, I guess the other half will be split between that fossil, choke artist you call a QB and your stud RB…what do you call him….Fumble-All-Day? Those 2 guys helped the Saints more than Drew that game! I wish there was money left over to pay that retard you call a coach, maybe he could pay for special needs tutoring so he can learn to count to 11. Come on Mrsteve, your shit is getting way old. At least Timmy, I mean Pervy has original material.

  15. mikemcsaint says: Jul 18, 2010 7:23 PM

    Pervy’s a little angry. Hey perv, don’t get mad, get even. Actually root your team onto victory in September. And if they lose, don’t come back with a million excuses. Just go away!. Now you can go get me a sandwich.. Oh no all the fat girls in Minnesota ate them. And one last thing, if you call it like you see it, then just admit Payton and Brees are better than Childress and Favre. Til next time douche bag!

  16. Kay Bee says: Jul 18, 2010 7:37 PM

    I’m waiting for the story of how the Vikings are 4-0 in Super Bowls….a guaranteed best-seller on the fiction list.

  17. hoskin says: Jul 18, 2010 7:38 PM

    I might buy it when it hits the yard Sales!!! LOL

  18. funi says: Jul 18, 2010 8:14 PM

    Viking fans really wanted to see Minnesota lose a 5th Super Bowl???

  19. Meat Tuperello says: Jul 18, 2010 8:16 PM

    Two volumes of let me toot my own horn some more.

  20. WingT says: Jul 18, 2010 8:34 PM

    @ mikemcsaint
    mikemcsaint says:
    July 18, 2010 6:36 PM
    I knew a hole pervy would make his idiocy known. Actually perv you can wait on Childress’ new book
    Chapter One- How to placate an ego maniac
    Chapter Two- 3 Hookers and a boat
    Chapter Three-Remembering the Whizzenater
    Chapter Four-Dealing with a fan base that elects a coke head to the senate
    Chapter Five- And a pro wrestler as Governor
    Chapter Six- How to get away with pumping music in to the stadium because your fans aren’t loud enough
    Chapter Seven- We’ve sold out every game since ’98, Thanks to Target for giving away tickets
    Chapter Nine- Won day we might win a Super Bowl
    Chapter Ten- FUMBLE!!!
    Chapter Eleven- This ain’t Detroit man, it’s the Super Bowl
    Chapter Eleven- This might be my last year if we don’t win (TWO CHAPTER ELEVEN’s BECAUSE I GET MIXED UP WHEN I COUNT THAT HIGH) – see last years NFCCG
    ————————————————
    Too funny :)

  21. Vee says: Jul 18, 2010 10:16 PM

    Mikemsaint’s post wins the best post of the week, don’t you agree Perv and Mrs. Teve?

  22. Mrsteve says: Jul 18, 2010 10:24 PM

    Whatever you say Michelle
    Also it’s not won it’s one genius
    just like your little dorks size or the amount of dick u stick in your butt each second
    bag head
    fair weather
    chumps

  23. SF Saints Fan says: Jul 18, 2010 11:27 PM

    I just finished reading both books and they are both pretty good reads. Brees and Payton have good stories to tell and any real football fan would get a kick out of reading both books.
    Payton really gives good insight into the job of being a coach and motivating the team. Brees has a great deal of information about his own life and his struggles to come back from a major injury.
    I would highly recommend both books to any serious football fan, even the disgruntled fans from Minnesota.

  24. SeriousRadio says: Jul 19, 2010 12:14 AM

    Meanwhile, no word on how many magazines Florio sold. Maybe Walmart has packaged them 6 to a bundle to compete with Bounty.

  25. hey804 says: Jul 19, 2010 12:58 AM

    Oh the sweet taste of Vikings’ tears, so tasty. Making me stronger, like spinach to Popeye. I’m so glad they’re not in short supply.

  26. DasBoot504 says: Jul 19, 2010 10:07 AM

    Mrs Teve contradicts herself. How you gonna rib us for putting bags on our heads like twenty years ago when the team stunk….then in the same sentence call us fair weather fans? Fair weather fans wouldn’t have went to those games at all. You want fair weather fans? Look at Indy and their 11 fan contingent their to welcome their SuperBowl team…..or quite literally you could look at the Viqueens themselves, whom after growing tired of watching their team choke on a yearly basis while they froze their asses off, decided it wasn’t worth it, so they built a dome….fair weather indeed. Now they want a new stadium b/c they realized they couldn’t win straight up so now they’re hoping the snow and cold weather might get them an extra win or two, or at very least have another excuse provided to them for choking.

  27. tatum32 says: Jul 19, 2010 10:33 AM

    They had to resurrect not only a franchise , but a whole state…of course they were going to sell some books. It was an incredible season for both Brees and Payton.

  28. pervy harvin says: Jul 19, 2010 10:40 AM

    Just like Los Del Rio – Macarena (1996) &
    Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby (1990) the Saints will rank with the most famous one hit wonders! Be proud….

  29. Kay Bee says: Jul 19, 2010 2:45 PM

    pervy harvin says:
    July 19, 2010 10:40 AM
    Just like Los Del Rio – Macarena (1996) &
    Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby (1990) the Saints will rank with the most famous one hit wonders! Be proud….
    ————————————————-
    Sure beats a ZERO hit wonder like the Vikings, eh? Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

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