I am 99% certain that the Saints WILL go to L.A.

WhoDat · 03-29-2005, 08:10 AM

I\'m just courious as to when you guys feel that the State actually should tell Tom Benson that the deal\'s he\'s got (probably the best in the league) is enough and he\'s not getting anymore. The Saints are in one of the four SMALLEST market\'s in the league, but manage to have net revenues that rank in the top 12 and net operating profit that ranks them 8th. That means there are 24 \"larger market\" teams that make less money - yet Benson is threatening to take his team to a place with a proven track record of NOT supporting teams and you guys think the tax payers of the State should shake in fear and give him what he wants?

C\'mon guys, nobody wants the Saints to leave. But I think the State has done an awful lot already. That\'s not to say that they shouldn\'t compromise. They do need to renovate the Dome so that New Orleans can host more Super Bowls. They\'ve already said that they would do that though. Beyond that, it\'s BENSON who needs to lay off the crack and stop demanding free money. Anybody think that Benson would be OK if the State said that it was having a hard time developing/attracting new corporations so in order to do so it would like the Saints to pay them an extra $15 MM a year for the privilege of being in the State?

03-29-2005, 08:10 AM	#10
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	I am 99% certain that the Saints WILL go to L.A. I\'m just courious as to when you guys feel that the State actually should tell Tom Benson that the deal\'s he\'s got (probably the best in the league) is enough and he\'s not getting anymore. The Saints are in one of the four SMALLEST market\'s in the league, but manage to have net revenues that rank in the top 12 and net operating profit that ranks them 8th. That means there are 24 \"larger market\" teams that make less money - yet Benson is threatening to take his team to a place with a proven track record of NOT supporting teams and you guys think the tax payers of the State should shake in fear and give him what he wants? C\'mon guys, nobody wants the Saints to leave. But I think the State has done an awful lot already. That\'s not to say that they shouldn\'t compromise. They do need to renovate the Dome so that New Orleans can host more Super Bowls. They\'ve already said that they would do that though. Beyond that, it\'s BENSON who needs to lay off the crack and stop demanding free money. Anybody think that Benson would be OK if the State said that it was having a hard time developing/attracting new corporations so in order to do so it would like the Saints to pay them an extra $15 MM a year for the privilege of being in the State?
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	\"Excuses, excuses, excuses. ThatÃ¢Â€Â™s all anyone ever makes for the New Orleans SaintsÃ¢Â€Â™ organization.\" - Eric Narcisse \"Being a Saints fan is almost like being addicted to crack,\" he said.[i]\"You know you should stop, but you just can\'t.\"