Still...had Benson NOT purchased the team, there would have been no team here to go through Katrina or "almost" be moved to S.A. Instead, the Jacksonville Saints would be the team in question. No Benson, no team. Mecom was set to sell the team to a Jacksonville group and would have done so had Benson & his group not come forward at the last minute.
I will always be grateful to Benson for buying the team, the S.A. debacle notwithstanding.
I agree and the San Antonio debacle had a lot do with then Governor Blanco with her wanting to do business Benson through the media instead of in private behind closed doors. The uncertainty of post New Orleans after Katrina just made things worse