By Peter Finney, Times-Picayune

December 18, 2009, 4:00AM

What can an owner do for his head coach?

If you’re Tom Benson, you tell Sean Payton you’re going to lay off ice cream, “cones of just plain ‘ol vanilla,” at least until the end of the season.

If you’re under the impression that a 13-0 record came about because of all those touchdown passes Drew Brees has thrown to an assortment of receivers, because of all those interceptions Darren Sharper has run back into the end zone, think again.

It’s all a matter of the owner telling the coach, “if I hold up my end, you hold up yours.”

Well, so far, so good.

New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson, center, his wife, Gayle, left, and granddaughter Rita Benson LeBlanc celebrate the Saints beating the New York Giants 48-27 in the Superdome on Oct. 18.

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