Author: Kent

Terry Bradshaw, NO’s only hope?

Terry Bradshaw interested in buying Saints
Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw said Wednesday he wants to put a potential ownership group together that would attempt to buy the New Orleans Saints and keep them in Louisiana, where Bradshaw grew up.
“I’m supporting the citizens of Louisiana who don’t deserve to lose the Saints because of a hurricane,” said Bradshaw, who starred for Louisiana Tech before winning four Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Now that is a great idea. The best idea I’ve heard about the Saints’ future since this whole thing started.

I would imagine Bradshaw has some clout around the NFL. He and his investors ought to start putting pressure on Benson. I know Tom wants to give the Saints to his granddaughter and all, but I bet a big wad of cash is an even better inheritance than an incompetant football team with fans who now absolutely despise your family.

I have to remind myself that good things don’t happen to the Saints. But I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that Terry Bradshaw is the Grand Marshall of Endymion or Bacchus come February.

Great strides

Leslie got me a pedometer, which I have really wanted for a long time.

It took me 2380 steps to get to work this morning. According to the pedometer, that’s 1.034 miles or 1.666 kilometers.

It also says it is “1 5.0” calories, but I don’t know what that means.

Out

I’m off to Augusta for a conference for the next few days. I expect Dave, Leslie, and Greg to keep up our streak of at least one update everyday.

I know they can do it.

A spoiled experience?

AntiQuickie, a rebuttal site for ESPN’s Page 2, is on track with their assessment of Tom Benson (and so is Page 2), but misses something really important.

Screw Tom Benson. He is such a baby, taking a swipe at a TV camera that regularly films him leaving the stadium. Was someone mad that over 61K showed up for that game? Don’t worry about a repeat of that. The Saints had season ticket holders waiting until the 3rd quarter to get into the game, spoiling the experience for many. I really think Benson has lost his mind.

Spoiling the experience? The team had already done that.

Those folks that didn’t get into the game until the 3rd quarter didn’t have to suffer through:

Continue reading A spoiled experience?

“Come and get me, Benson!”

This is great. Tom Benson had a confrontation with a Saints fan with a camera in the fourth quarter of the Miami game. Benson hit the camera and said something nasty. His bodyguard kept his hand over the camera, while the fan kept saying “Come and get me, Benson! Come and get me!”

Here’s a quick summary:
Benson hits the camera
Fan: Way to go Benson, you’ll look real good on national TV now! Come get me I dare ya!
Benson: You’re just a prick, that’s what you are!
Fan: Then what are you?
Benson lunges again with fists clenched and his guards hold him back.

That’s priceless. Is Tom Benson a little stressed out? I guess it’s real hard on the soul to take advantage of a natural disaster and screw Saints fans who have been loyal for almost 30 years despite shoddy management, bad personnel decisions, and little (if any) success.

Here’s the link to the WWL-TV footage:
http://www.wwltv.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=www.wwltv.com/1031benson.wmv

Picking a new team…

It seems that the NFL has pretty much decided that the Saints will not be in New Orleans next year.

Neither Dave nor I will root for the San Antonio Saints or the Los Angeles Saints, so it’s time to pick a new favorite team. I’ve put up a poll to get some feedback. Let your voice be heard.

Just know that if you vote for some team deemed “impossible to root for” by Dave or me, then your vote will just be discounted. “Impossible to root for” teams include, but are not limited to, the Ravens, the Dolphins, the Texans, the Bucs, the Chiefs, and the Rams.