Nagin's a bada**, Benson's a turd

saintswhodi · 10-21-2005, 10:02 AM

The Saints are privately owned by Tom Benson. It's his team. If he chooses not to spend money on his team, that's his choice. The league doesn't mandate that. If he says he will not pay for FAs, pay for assistant coaches, etc that would be his choice, since the franchise is privately owned. He can do whatever he wants with it. He just has 31 other individual owners he has to report to, as part of a collective. It's under the business heading of the NFL. Al Davis threatened to sue the league if he couldn't move his team back to Oakland. Where are they now? In Oakland. The federal government has nothing to do with if the Saints move or not. That's Tom Benson's decision. His "partners" in the NFL could say we don't think that's a good idea for the NFL as a whole and block him, but that's it. It has nothing to do with the federal government. Unless it went to court, then the federal government could intervene. Each organization, outside of the Packers, is privately owned. Outside of the limited revenue sharing, every penny they spend or don't spend is theirs. But when it's a matter that effects the entire league, that's when they all get to voice an opinion, as in the case of a team move.

10-21-2005, 10:02 AM	#31
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	The Saints are privately owned by Tom Benson. It's his team. If he chooses not to spend money on his team, that's his choice. The league doesn't mandate that. If he says he will not pay for FAs, pay for assistant coaches, etc that would be his choice, since the franchise is privately owned. He can do whatever he wants with it. He just has 31 other individual owners he has to report to, as part of a collective. It's under the business heading of the NFL. Al Davis threatened to sue the league if he couldn't move his team back to Oakland. Where are they now? In Oakland. The federal government has nothing to do with if the Saints move or not. That's Tom Benson's decision. His "partners" in the NFL could say we don't think that's a good idea for the NFL as a whole and block him, but that's it. It has nothing to do with the federal government. Unless it went to court, then the federal government could intervene. Each organization, outside of the Packers, is privately owned. Outside of the limited revenue sharing, every penny they spend or don't spend is theirs. But when it's a matter that effects the entire league, that's when they all get to voice an opinion, as in the case of a team move.