FWtex

This thought goes a little beyond the saints and sports in general. I was raised in the New Orleans area (lived there up until 12 years ago) and still visit often and keep up with the happening regularly. Once you leave New Orleans for any period of time you see the differences in everyday expectations. The most noticeable thing I see in New Orleans is the public in general, the news media, and the radio talk show host don't demand the best for the area. The people of New Orleans have ACCEPTED excuses instead of demanding excellence. There is this cancer that "we are different", "we move to a different beat", "we are unique". The BIG EASY has gone to the extreme.

How does this tie into the saints? The saints have had some great talented players and coaches who have had success other places come here and fail. This has not happened just a few times but over and over and over. Players and coaches do not live in isolation in New Orleans. They shop in the same stores, read the same papers, listen to the same news, as everyone else. Could it be these players and coaches lose their EDGE due to the everyday big easy environment they live in.

I have lived in 3 different Texas cities and watched local Pro teams in every city win championships in their sports. The difference I have seen is the fans and the media do not accept excuses and the players, the coaches, and the management know that. The media finds a way to get the truth, or the story behind the story wether it is in sports, politics, business or whatever.

Maybe once the people in New orleans decide they will no longer accept excuses and demand more from everyone in their lives the city will thrive and the saints fans will see players and coaches playing with heart, passion, and pride.