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I hope everyone had good holidays and maybe some folks who had it rough during the storm were able to come together and celebrate the things that are good in life.

OK....I got a few things listening to WWL and ESPN radio today that I thought I would share. All of these things are random, so I apologize if any of it is redundant. I'll try to keep it short.

- John Clayton called the Saints job the least desirable of all the HC vacancies. No surprise...just sux to hear it nationally.

- There seems to be an approaching sentiment that Leinart will not accept a pick from the Saints. I'm not a huge fan of him as a pro, but if we did take him and he did shoot us down, it would be just another kick in the nuts. In most cases, I hate guys that do this, but I was thinking last week....a freaking star in Hollywood, with superstar ass and titles every year to a beat up city with a terrible front office and an uncertain future. Granted, he would be rolling in it, but we're all familiar with the minds of these primadonnas. I would imagine any top ten pick could try to wiggle out of the big easy.

- LeCharles was on with Bobby and Kenny and I really wish everyone could hear it. Definitely a sharp dude, but I disagreed with most of his opinions. Said Haz and AB were victims of circumstance, which is just ridiculous. He discussed Horn's saying we need a coach that doesn't take any crap (agreed), but also said that Horn was one of the first ones who would get roped in by such a coach (also agreed).

He kept calling out the " media whores" on the team. I can't imagine that's anyone but Joe.....I mean who else could it be? It definitely seemed like he thought Horn was a problem. I'm not saying that I agree, cuz i think Horn brings it every week, but he has been hurt alot lately and I do think some of the antics are poorly timed. Post Katrina, I think joe was a great rep for the team...who knows what his teammates think.
He also said that teams like the giants and bengals are successful because they don't have any of these media whores. Ummmm.....Chad Johnson makes Horn look camera shy, so that opinion is clearly stupid.

Last, he said there are a few guys on the team who just have to go. Obviously he was not talking about AB, who I think should be first out the door. But he had already defended AB throughout the interview. LeCharles was very candid...he did not take shots at the front office, just this mysterious group of bad guys on the team. He said the core was there to win, the bad apples just need to be weeded out. Very interesting, since we've been doing that for 5 years

I don't think Bentley is coming back based on his tone. He said he loved the fans, the media, etc. I just think that there will be an exodus from NO and it will serve to perpetuate Benson's claims when he can't get top FA's, draft picks or coaches. It's a vicious circle of self sabotage and I think we all know that he's capable of such jackassery. Amazing to think that a 78 year old gazillionaire would go to these lengths to spend the last years of his life running this business elsewhere.

Anyway, just sharing some reports (and a few opinions). The Bentley stuff is obviously paraphrased, but I would say that all of the core points are accurate.