What ever happened to Kaare Johnson?

SaintsBro · 12-09-2010, 05:22 PM

One of my long running beefs...New Orleans definitely lags behind many other NFL cities, in terms of 'professional' sports analysis/commentary to go with its AMAZING team...it's a problem with being a small market, and who/where we are regionally....I was truly sad when Buddy D passed, but I honestly thought that after he was gone, we might have a chance to get someone really good in there, someone fresh and modern, and that with the new coaches and new attitude in the team organization, I thought that Saints sports coverage on the radio might get an upgrade as well. I was wrong.

Don't mistake me, I loved Buddy D and listened to him for years and years, even waaay back on TV...but I honestly felt like, towards the end, the negativity thing on his show the last few years was kinda unhealthy....just the combo of him slurring words, and then Kenny Wilkerson in the losing locker room with another hushed somber report, and the waves of negative callers after each loss, getting progressively drunker as the night wore on...I'm not blaming them in any way for what happened on the field, but during the Haslett era it just sorta fed on itself in a really negative way...a bad cycle...self fulfilling prophesy...unpleasant...it got so I couldn't even listen anymore.

Kaare had a bit of that negativity thing about him as well...can't really blame him, we all were traumatized by growing up here with the Saints! But I feel like there is no room for any of that old negativity or bad vibes anymore in our media; we've outgrown that. That's why I kinda like Bobby even though he's a buffoon.

The big problem for us fans now, is that the Saints are winning, and as long as they keep winning, the ad dollars will keep coming in, meaning more and MORE ads, and there probably won't be any big changes in programming at WWL. But man, we really DO need an upgrade on the local radio, to take this team into the 21st century!

I honestly don't really listen to it anymore, except for in the car going to and from the home games.

12-09-2010, 05:22 PM	#11
SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	One of my long running beefs...New Orleans definitely lags behind many other NFL cities, in terms of 'professional' sports analysis/commentary to go with its AMAZING team...it's a problem with being a small market, and who/where we are regionally....I was truly sad when Buddy D passed, but I honestly thought that after he was gone, we might have a chance to get someone really good in there, someone fresh and modern, and that with the new coaches and new attitude in the team organization, I thought that Saints sports coverage on the radio might get an upgrade as well. I was wrong. Don't mistake me, I loved Buddy D and listened to him for years and years, even waaay back on TV...but I honestly felt like, towards the end, the negativity thing on his show the last few years was kinda unhealthy....just the combo of him slurring words, and then Kenny Wilkerson in the losing locker room with another hushed somber report, and the waves of negative callers after each loss, getting progressively drunker as the night wore on...I'm not blaming them in any way for what happened on the field, but during the Haslett era it just sorta fed on itself in a really negative way...a bad cycle...self fulfilling prophesy...unpleasant...it got so I couldn't even listen anymore. Kaare had a bit of that negativity thing about him as well...can't really blame him, we all were traumatized by growing up here with the Saints! But I feel like there is no room for any of that old negativity or bad vibes anymore in our media; we've outgrown that. That's why I kinda like Bobby even though he's a buffoon. The big problem for us fans now, is that the Saints are winning, and as long as they keep winning, the ad dollars will keep coming in, meaning more and MORE ads, and there probably won't be any big changes in programming at WWL. But man, we really DO need an upgrade on the local radio, to take this team into the 21st century! I honestly don't really listen to it anymore, except for in the car going to and from the home games.