What if the New Orleans Saints had really left after Katrina? (slideshow)

07-25-2010, 12:13 PM

Tropical Storm/Depression Bonnie is seemingly headed toward the city of New Orleans and will surely bring along some high winds and plenty of rain. It is nowhere near the strength or size of the natural disaster that ransacked the city back in August of 2005, but it will probably still bring back plenty of unpleasant memories for the residents of the city.

As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches; this reporter would like you to know that he is not one of those that even really recognizes it anymore. My thoughts are that this horrific event is in our past and it should be kept that way. Times have changed, things have moved on, and we need to merely stay prepared in case another storm heads our way some day.

What I do often think about though is what would have happened if Tom Benson had packed up his team and .... (read the rest here)

New Orleans Saints Examiner and Blackandgold writer Danny Cox

OldMaid · 07-25-2010, 09:07 PM

If the Saints had moved, the lost for the city would have been an economic bust and this would not have mattered if the Saints won the SB or not.
It is one of the few positives.

Add that if the team moved,and then won SB in those short years after people here and around supported the team forever, the emotional blow,failure,....

QBREES9 · 07-25-2010, 09:15 PM

Don't want to think about it. Thank God they didn't.

MatthewT · 07-25-2010, 10:53 PM

I am with you all, thank God the Saints didn't leave. Now just saying, if they would have left, we pretty much know the Super Dome would have been imploded, I know for me personally I would have stopped following them, and probably the NFL for that matter too.

FatCitySaint · 07-25-2010, 11:04 PM

It seems trivial to some, but IMHO The Saints are the face of New Orleans. If they where to leave...I guess it would still be home to us from there....but a huge part of what home is would be gone, for me anyway. There would be a huge void in my life!

Turbo Saint · 07-25-2010, 11:40 PM

sorry, i just came in here to put my 2cents in and say i won't read it.

i don't even want to think about it...picture it...read it. nothing...

07-25-2010, 12:13 PM	#1
Threaded by Saintswrath +Mod Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Between 504 & 813 Posts: 1,776 Blog Entries: 4 Rating: (0 votes - average) Tropical Storm/Depression Bonnie is seemingly headed toward the city of New Orleans and will surely bring along some high winds and plenty of rain. It is nowhere near the strength or size of the natural disaster that ransacked the city back in August of 2005, but it will probably still bring back plenty of unpleasant memories for the residents of the city. As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches; this reporter would like you to know that he is not one of those that even really recognizes it anymore. My thoughts are that this horrific event is in our past and it should be kept that way. Times have changed, things have moved on, and we need to merely stay prepared in case another storm heads our way some day. What I do often think about though is what would have happened if Tom Benson had packed up his team and .... (read the rest here) New Orleans Saints Examiner and Blackandgold writer Danny Cox Last edited by Saintswrath; 09-10-2013 at 04:57 AM..
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07-25-2010, 09:07 PM	#2
OldMaid Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,818 Blog Entries: 3	Re: What if the New Orleans Saints had really left after Katrina? (slideshow) If the Saints had moved, the lost for the city would have been an economic bust and this would not have mattered if the Saints won the SB or not. It is one of the few positives. Add that if the team moved,and then won SB in those short years after people here and around supported the team forever, the emotional blow,failure,....
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07-25-2010, 09:15 PM	#3
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,982	Re: What if the New Orleans Saints had really left after Katrina? (slideshow) Don't want to think about it. Thank God they didn't.

07-25-2010, 10:53 PM	#4
MatthewT 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mississippi Posts: 2,705	Re: What if the New Orleans Saints had really left after Katrina? (slideshow) I am with you all, thank God the Saints didn't leave. Now just saying, if they would have left, we pretty much know the Super Dome would have been imploded, I know for me personally I would have stopped following them, and probably the NFL for that matter too.

07-25-2010, 11:04 PM	#5
FatCitySaint Where y'at baby Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nashville via Metry!!!! Posts: 191	Re: What if the New Orleans Saints had really left after Katrina? (slideshow) It seems trivial to some, but IMHO The Saints are the face of New Orleans. If they where to leave...I guess it would still be home to us from there....but a huge part of what home is would be gone, for me anyway. There would be a huge void in my life!

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07-25-2010, 11:40 PM	#6
Turbo Saint SoCal Saint Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: OB - San Diego, CA Posts: 726	Re: What if the New Orleans Saints had really left after Katrina? (slideshow) sorry, i just came in here to put my 2cents in and say i won't read it. i don't even want to think about it...picture it...read it. nothing...