Are the Fans Ahead of the Media in Criticism of Team (1 Viewer)

[AARPSaint]

right now business stinks.

And it's not picking up.

 

[BBarnes]

I am out of town and was not able to attend or watch Sunday's game. But with the empty seats and booing I am reading about, it seems that the fan base is ahead of the local media in recognizing the mediocrity of the product offered, the absurdity of the public statements by Allen and Loomis that better days are ahead, and that this franchise is one in decline with a dismal immediate future unless dramatic changes are made at the end of the season.

I know that Eric Asher and Matt Mascona have been beating the drums, and it seems Jeff Duncan just wrote a column saying the current state of the franchise is unacceptable. But overall it seems that the local media are behind the fan base and that their criticism of the organization, especially Loomis, can be measured in baby steps.

Most of the media is soft, especially local. They toe the line, or say just enough.

 

[44slayer]

I totally get what you are saying - but I don’t think that ownership style is as crucial To success as it sometimes seems.

I think we are accustomed to seeing meddlesome owners like Jerry Jones, Irsay and (former owner) Daniel Snyder - or really positively engaged owners like Robert Kraft and Jeffery Lurie.

When in reality - the majority of owners have little direct involvement with the team beyond upper-management and league mandated things.

I get that a strong owner can keep things fresh by making changes from the top-down but you also have to walk a fine line. Look at Tepper in Carolina to see as an example of when owners are too aggressive.

I think the Saints upper management can be good enough to reestablish the franchise as a winner -as long as they are able to recognize and adapt to the changes of the league.

Loomis already made a big error and it has set the team back, possibly significantly. But he can right the course if he’s willing to make a change at the end of this season.

The NFL is now a league of mobile QBs with young offensive-minded coaches who bring innovation to keep the super-freak athletes on the defense on their toes.

You can’t use the “strong defense with a 3 yds and a cloud of dust (or ground up rubber) for an offense. Allen and Carmichael are too predictable and the younger, more innovative coaches and players are eating them alive.

Loomis needs to make a change regardless of where the Saints end up in January. The current staff is not cut out for sustainable success.

If Loomis can’t recognize that, then yes he needs to go to. Will Gayle cut him loose? I agree - it’s maybe not likely - but maybe she’ll surprise us.

That all makes sense, sure. But this franchise has no buck stopping at any level. Everyone is just happy to have jobs, happy to live on long forgotten success, and have inherited enough money to not have to care. Brees is still pulling wagons in 2023. Thats how great he was as a QB.

Even a hands off owner, who has actually built their financial empires, has to recognize when their product is losing value and its because the people they employ are not the right people in the current NFL. We have an owner who was a prenup away from shopping at kirklands for her next interior decorating gig. When you dont work and earn what you have, you dont care about it like those that do. Or you move to Kentucky to a horse farm and hope for the best back in NOLA.

 

[DerrickB]

Media members can only criticize the team when their editors allow it.

That's why I'm independent