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Quote from Rogers

“ And, it made me feel bad that someone who’s accomplished a lot in the league is that insecure that they have to take another man down to set themselves up for some sort of easy fall if it doesn’t go well for that team this year. I thought it was way out of line, inappropriate and I think he needs to keep my coaches’ names out of his mouth."

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We'll see if Payton is right or not. All I know is that when it comes to ownership Gayle is at the top of the list.

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How do we know if Gayle is a good owner or not? She seems like a nice lady who would donate to the library and attend the theatre. We are not behind the scenes. Its possible she has some traits as an owner that Payton does not like as he did seem to get more happy feet when she took over from
Tom. Maybe she wouldnt make certain investments outside the roster. Maybe she was too loyal to certain players and staff in a way that reduced the coaches authority. Maybe other execs were more her favorites than Payton. We don’t know. She is clearly not a loud egomaniac who wants to run the draft but she may or may not be the ideal owner.

Aaron Rodgers made a living trash talking the Bears and Lions. The Bears lost a lot and he talked about it. Well last year his OC lost a lot, so Payton talked about it. Rodgers should stick to throwing the football because he ain’t in a position to be without sin casting any stones.

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How do we know if Gayle Benson is a good owner? That's a fair question and a good point. Here's my counter point. When Tom Benson bought the Saints he ran them like a used car salesman. If a player had value he would trade them to make a fast profit. He changed his way of thinking after he hired Loomis. He began investing his money back into the team. Then he spent money upgrading the training facilities, as well as getting funding for the Super dome renovations that have kept the old girl viable among the "Jerry worlds".

When Tom Benson met Gayle the system was already in place for an owner to let his people do their job without getting too involved. I'm pretty sure that she never played football and I don't believe her dad was a coach so she is hands off. The system has been set in place with a strong front office and consistently good coaching that keeps her involved as the face of what an NFL owner should look like.

But, the key point is that she will spend the money to make her players happy and successful. Unlike the Raiders organization or some of those other tight wads. When disaster strikes Gayle Benson opens up her check book and takes the team out of town bringing their families and even their pets with them.

She doesn't get in trouble with the league or embarrass the fans like some owners do and she presents herself like a southern lady should. Last year she called out Godhell for baselessly fining Cam, Loomis and DA for a fake injury and has always had the teams back.

Did I mention our winning record with her as an owner? I don't know what you expect from an owner but those are good enough for me to believe that Gayle is a good owner.

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Give up, Rugs. Bako's hatred is deep rooted. From the few quoted replies that pop up I see he continues to post nothing but venom toward the ownership and management and any apparent success by the team makes no difference in his mind. If he hates the team so much why doesn't he just move on to another team more to his liking? Seriously. He and the cow guy are just two peas in a pod.

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What is your definition of a good owner?

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Amazing response to be honest.

Could not have said it any better myself.

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I believe he wanted to "Prove" to himself as well as the rest of the NFL that he could indeed win without Drew Brees. It was impressive that in his final season as Saints Head Coach he used: Jameis Winston, Taysom Hill, Trevor Siemian and even Ian Book. 4 different QB'S, a winning season and no Drew Brees. After pulling that off he had nothing else to prove here and moved on, just like his Mentor: Bill Parcells!

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Interesting as well that he “moved on” to a team that had a QB that has been to 2 SBs already. Not exactly a developmental guy.

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This seems like a big stretch. You are saying that after an 11 year Super Bowl drought Payton had nothing left to prove, because he showed he could still win without Drew Brees? What winning without Drew Brees meant was going 9-8 in only the 2nd year of the 17 game season, by winning the final game, in a meaningless contest where the eliminated division rival Falcons improved their draft position. It wouldn't have even been a winning season prior to 2020 it would have been 8-8. Based on this logic Bill Belichick should have retired after 2008, when he showed he could win without Tom Brady, since he is also a Parcells disciple. Also, Payton is known as an offensive guru, and the 2021 team went 9-8 on the strength of defense. It just doesn't compute that a Super Bowl winning head coach in the midst of a 10 year Super Bowl drought would have nothing to prove but that he can limp to 9-8 on the strength of the side of the ball he doesn't coach, and do it without a star QB, and to prove any more, he would have to go back and get a star QB again.