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Yep. Did the same a few years back. Haven't regretted it. The reality is that the product on the field, the NFL product in general, the fan experience, and general electricity of a Sants home games are all things of the past for me. Too many away fans, too expensive (doesn't stop at ticket prices. Holy shite look at our concessions). It's kind of sad, but I'm happy that it was good when it was good.

Sports in general is hitting a breaking point I feel. It's nuts that if I want to bring my wife and two kids to a good game with decent seats, you might have to shell out $800-$1000 when factoring in tickets and parking, food and drink. Two games a year? Forget about it, we'll take an extra week vacation to beach instead. shite is dumb.

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Darren sproles erasure

Just ask for free tickets.

It’s time to be brutally honest about the rot at the top of this franchise. The Saints aren’t going anywhere until Gayle Benson is held accountable. Why? Because she’s clueless. She doesn’t have a shred of business acumen or football knowledge, and she sure as hell doesn’t know how to run a winning organization.

She’s not a visionary. She’s not a leader. She’s not a savvy owner pulling strings to make this team better. She’s a socialite who inherited everything and plays pretend at being an NFL owner. Her only concern is preserving her image as the gracious, benevolent widow of Tom Benson. She shows up at charity galas, gives hollow interviews about “culture” and “continuity,” and pats herself on the back for keeping things the same. You know why she’s loyal to Mickey Loomis? Because she has no clue how to evaluate his performance. Loomis tells her everything’s fine, she nods, smiles, and moves on.

She doesn’t care about winning. She cares about looking good.

What has Gayle Benson done besides coast on her husband’s accomplishments? Absolutely nothing. Every decision she makes is about protecting her brand, not building a successful football team. Firing Loomis or cleaning house would take guts, vision, and understanding the state of the team. That’s beyond her. Keeping Loomis around lets her avoid hard questions and keeps her “stable leadership” narrative intact.

But guess what? Stability doesn’t win championships when it’s built on incompetence.

The Saints are stuck in the mud because Gayle Benson is more concerned with keeping up appearances than making bold moves. It’s easier for her to smile for the cameras, stick with her inner circle of yes-men, and pretend this is still a top-tier organization. Meanwhile, the fanbase suffers through one wasted season after another while she counts the cash from sold-out games and overpriced merch.

We’ve reached the breaking point. Dennis Allen wasn't the root problem. Neither was Pete Carmichael. They’re just puppets in a theater of mediocrity directed by a front office that’s lost its way—and Gayle Benson is letting it happen.

Nothing will change until this fanbase wakes up and makes her feel it. Stop showing up. Stop supporting a team that isn’t serious about success. Make her image—the thing she treasures most—take a hit. Because until Gayle Benson is forced to feel the consequences of her inaction, she’ll keep pretending that Mickey Loomis is a football genius and that continuity is the same as greatness.

Wake up. Hold her accountable. Or get ready for more of the same.

No msg

She does not realize that she can and will lose the fans. And when that happens, she will sell the team.

Problem is, I doubt she has the intestinal fortitude to withstand the vitrol. So I foresee her selling to the first bidder. In 10 years, New Orleans won't have any professional sports teams.

Shaq not being dead for the past 40 years really helps his case.

Three Superbowls probably helps.

Another bright spot, we did not win the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes.

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What’s becoming rare is loyalty and honoring your word.

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It's not though. It's been like 12 years since "no chest" Gunner Kiel.