Tom Benson

WhoDatFan26 · 11-12-2013, 11:04 AM

I want to give our Owner Mr. Benson credit for being exactly what he is: The Team Owner. He doesn't plaster himself all over the tv, he doesn't dominate the airwaves and he doesn't make rash decisions. He allows the people he hired the space to do what he hired them for. Plus he realized that The whole Bountygate was a bunch of BS and that The NFL still has yet to show that The Saints didn't do anything wrong. Glad we got a good one. Can't wait to see the return of The Boogie.

TheOak · 11-12-2013, 11:13 AM

I agree wholeheartedly, I do however wish he would have been a little more involved with his employee Roger Goodell during Bounty Gate.

dam1953 · 11-12-2013, 11:10 PM

Historically, the more press the owner gets the worse the record.

RailBoss · 11-13-2013, 01:43 AM

I agree, he is nothing like Jerry & Arthur who have to get their mugs in front of the camera.

SloMotion · 11-13-2013, 05:19 AM

A lotta' local pride, is committed to having winning teams (Pelicans are gonna' be good,

) and I bet he's pretty active in the community as well ... that's a good owner,

.

TheOak · 11-13-2013, 07:52 AM

Benson is a smart owner... Unlike Jerry he knows not to fix what isn't broken, he knows that just because you own something it doesn't mean you know how to build it or work on it.

He is not a control freak.

QBREES9 · 11-13-2013, 10:36 AM

Benson is a great owner.

WhoDat2301 · 11-13-2013, 10:43 AM

WOW!! Its funny we are all sitting here saying this but, if you would have asked us/me when he took over if he was good I am sure we would all have said HELL NO!!! Glad that he stayed and righted the ship.

Mardigras9 · 11-13-2013, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by RailBoss

I agree, he is nothing like Jerry & Arthur who have to get their mugs in front of the camera.

Yes, but is that only because he is too old to do his umbrella winning dance anymore? Bad hips and all.
Maybe it's just because now winning is expected instead of a great surprise.

Whatever it is, glad we have him. Jerry would be Horrible.

SaintsBro · 11-13-2013, 12:02 PM

I have said this before, in other threads, but I believe that the Hurricane Katrina experience really truly changed Tom Benson; he is different now than he was before. Yes, he talked about relocating the team in the aftermath, but once that quieted down, I think the process of rebuilding, of buying into the rebirth of the city, and realizing what the Saints meant to the people here, I think it changed Mr. Benson. Since Katrina, he has been running the organization like a real class act, with integrity and poise, instead of a used car salesman huckster type mentality.

I know for a fact that his organization's charitable giving to local causes and to local charity organizations, his and Rita's and Grace's involvement in the community etc at the donation and charitable giving level has increased in the years since Katrina. As the team's financial success has increased, so has his his charitable giving. You really can't ask for more than that from a bazillionaire sports owner, his organization is profitable but also tied in to the community in some pretty excellent ways.

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TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,027	Re: Tom Benson I agree wholeheartedly, I do however wish he would have been a little more involved with his employee Roger Goodell during Bounty Gate. WhoDat2301 likes this.

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RailBoss 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Of The Mason Dixon Line Posts: 7,113	Re: Tom Benson I agree, he is nothing like Jerry & Arthur who have to get their mugs in front of the camera. WhoDat2301 likes this.

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SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Tom Benson A lotta' local pride, is committed to having winning teams (Pelicans are gonna' be good, ) and I bet he's pretty active in the community as well ... that's a good owner, .

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TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 19,027	Re: Tom Benson Benson is a smart owner... Unlike Jerry he knows not to fix what isn't broken, he knows that just because you own something it doesn't mean you know how to build it or work on it. He is not a control freak.

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WhoDat2301 WDN Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Travis AFB, CA Posts: 106	Re: Tom Benson WOW!! Its funny we are all sitting here saying this but, if you would have asked us/me when he took over if he was good I am sure we would all have said HELL NO!!! Glad that he stayed and righted the ship. RailBoss likes this.

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Mardigras9 Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Land Mass between LA and AL Posts: 4,375	Re: Tom Benson Originally Posted by RailBoss I agree, he is nothing like Jerry & Arthur who have to get their mugs in front of the camera. Yes, but is that only because he is too old to do his umbrella winning dance anymore? Bad hips and all. Maybe it's just because now winning is expected instead of a great surprise. Whatever it is, glad we have him. Jerry would be Horrible. WhoDat2301 likes this.

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SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Tom Benson I have said this before, in other threads, but I believe that the Hurricane Katrina experience really truly changed Tom Benson; he is different now than he was before. Yes, he talked about relocating the team in the aftermath, but once that quieted down, I think the process of rebuilding, of buying into the rebirth of the city, and realizing what the Saints meant to the people here, I think it changed Mr. Benson. Since Katrina, he has been running the organization like a real class act, with integrity and poise, instead of a used car salesman huckster type mentality. I know for a fact that his organization's charitable giving to local causes and to local charity organizations, his and Rita's and Grace's involvement in the community etc at the donation and charitable giving level has increased in the years since Katrina. As the team's financial success has increased, so has his his charitable giving. You really can't ask for more than that from a bazillionaire sports owner, his organization is profitable but also tied in to the community in some pretty excellent ways. iceshack149, Mardigras9, SloMotion and 1 others like this.
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