HouYat

You sure you weren't talking about Wade Wilson? That was the booing incident that you mentioned. I actually liked Dave Wilson.

strato

Yeah HY i believe Mike got his Wilsons mixed up...lol..

skymike

I know, B. There were booing-when-they-were-injured incidents for both Wilsons, believe it or not. I wasnt there for Wade, so you'll have to tell me that story, but yes, I specifically remember Dave Wilson going down with a leg injury when Bum was still there--' 85.

Here's how I remember it: The fans had been wanting Hebert to play for weeks, but D. Wilson was Bums starter at the beginning of the season. The fans were tired of Wilson's very careful, by-the-book approach, which included throwing the ball away, and taking sacks, rather than scrambling around & gunslinging, as Hebert did in the preseason.
When Wilson went down, and wasnt getting up, the crowd began cheering, and I have to admit, I was rather excited to know The Cajun Cannon was coming in.

I remember the first time I saw him interviewed when the USFL folded, and he was looking at the NFL. A reporter asked him where he was interested in going, and he mentioned growing up in Cut Off, and actually WANTING to play for the New Orleans Saints. People, that was crazy talk back then. Very similiar to Bernie Kosar WANTING to play for the Browns.

Do you remember the beginning of the 1986 season, feeling like we'd stepped into a new age?

foreverfan

It must have been something you were smoking.

D_it_up

1986 was the first year of my Saints' fanhood actually. I knew a little about the Saints beforehand but not too much. The main thing I knew was that Bum Phillips was their coach, and I was supposed to hate the guy because my dad did. Which later in life made very little sense to me, because I never liked the same teams or players that my dad did. He was a Cowgirls fan, I liked the Steelers. He liked the Braves, and I liked the Cubs. I know that in 1986 they had this new coach named Jim Mora, so I started following them very closely and became a fan of the coach and the franchise. The Steelers had become an afterthought. I watched a team transform from a team that so many people made fun of to a perennial division contender. I felt my love for the team grow as my hatred for the 49ers grew with it. We never could get over that 49er hump it seemed. I watched The Dome Patrol become the most feared linebacking corps in the NFL at the time. I've stuck by their sides for the last 24 years which doesn't compare to many of the posters in here, but I have suffered my share, too. I consider 1986 as a rebirth and 2009/2010 is the year maturity was reached.

P.S. My most hated Saint was probably Cam Cleeland. A guy who was hyped up to be the savior for the Saints at the TE position, but the number of times on the shelf due to injury were equivalent to Lindsay Lohan's wrap sheet.

9thWardDesire

Dave Wilson was cut in training camp 1990. Wade Wilson played from 1993 to 1994 (Wade was the one that got booed when he got hurt)

skymike

Dave was actually the starter out of camp in '85 over Hebert. Im telling you, he also got cheered while injured. (see my above story for details, and how I know)

foreverfan

Walsh is a great choice. Dallas stuck us with this one.

Buddy D used to call this the "Swing Music Trade" because it cost us a 1 and a 2 and a 3....

SapperSaint

LB and FF nailed it.

I am kinda surprised no one has mentioned Danny Wooful.

B_Dub_Saint

Burnt Toast Jason David and Fred Thomas