It feels like forever since the Saints have been relevant

VinSaint said

In years past, I welcomed the lack of a spotlight on us by the national media. But I found my feelings a bit different heading into last season. It was more of a "hey, don't forget about the Saints".

This year, the lack of media coverage is so obvious, I have to wonder if we're even a franchise anymore. Did Roger and the league drop us and I just didn't know it?

I know people are gonna say it's because of Allen's personality or because of zero playoff appearances the last few years. I get it.

But it just feels like even the really bad teams are getting much more attention this season than we are, and it's kinda pissing me off.

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I think the league and media have their minds set on what the Saints franchise is. They have this about most, if not all, teams in the league. Mostly stems from where the money comes from but also from history. Its why the Cowboys get so much love and lofty predictions. Its why any news out of SF, NY, LA or Chicago is big news. The Saints are bottom dwellers, historically so and in market size. Even during the Brees era it was frustrating how little credit and coverage this team would get every year. The disrespect to Brees constantly left out of top QB lists and MVP races. Its as if they covered the Saints more because they just couldn't be ignored with 13 win seasons and dominating other teams. Thats what it takes for the Saints to be relevant. Other franchises like the Cowboys, Niners, Packers, etc. will always been relevant no matter what. The league and media don't see this franchise the way we do. It sucks because this is one of the most devoted and culturally rich franchises in all of sports.

So now when you don't have an MVP caliber QB, a roster capable of being legit contenders, and strong coaching, you're irrelevant. Dennis Allen is not turning heads. Derrick Carr was/is a high priced gamble. Kamara hasn't been the highlight reel player he was. The defense is solid, but not ground breaking. The only thing we have that makes the Saints exciting/interesting to watch is Taysom Hill who has been under-utilized since Brees/Payton left and is 33 years old. Unless we have some superstar or are legit SB contenders, nobody outside of NOLA cares about the Saints.