I've been a Saints fan for 45 years....... (43 Viewers)

[saintlad]

I've experienced some highs and I've experienced a lot of lows with this team. I'm always cheering.

It has been a while since I've had no hope for this team and Dennis Allen is the main guy that's bringing that back.

Do any of the older Saints fans feel the same way?

 

[Dr. Sting]

Yes. Born in 66, the year we were awarded the franchise. The guy just has substitute teacher vibes. He is what he his.

 

[Broad St. Saint]

I've experienced some highs and I've experienced a lot of lows with this team. I'm always cheering.

It has been a while since I've had no hope for this team and Dennis Allen is the main guy that's bringing that back.

Do any of the older Saints fans feel the same way?

absolutely. this feels like the sort of decade plus limbo period between Mora's last playoff loss (1992) and Sean Payton arriving (2006). the only highlight during this stretch was the Saints' first playoff win in their only playoff appearance during that span. during that period, coaching was often below average, draft picks were repeated busts, and sometimes players and coaches seemed to be quitting (and in one case, Mora literally did, mid-season).

 

[rememberTHEsaints]

Yep

 

[Domeination]

I've experienced some highs and I've experienced a lot of lows with this team. I'm always cheering.

It has been a while since I've had no hope for this team and Dennis Allen is the main guy that's bringing that back.

Do any of the older Saints fans feel the same way?

I do, and I’ve been watching the Saints since the early 70s. I really wanted to believe Kubiak would make a difference, but DA is still the head coach and he just doesn’t know how to lead and prepare an NFL team. Also, our talent acquisition has been on the decline for years. Loomis w/o Payton is not getting it done.

 

[jasonsw]

This reminds me of 96. 93-95, the Saints were a middle of road team. Then things went completely wrong. Big difference is there is hope with Rattler. I think Wuerful was on that team.

 

[HouseCall]

I sat in the SuperDome for every second of the 55-21 drubbing the Colts put on us in 2003. This one brought about a similar feeling.

The regression is happening at a rapid pace and now the wheels are completely off.

There is no hope for this team in its present form.

As a fan for many years, I too feel as though we are a long way away from seeing the Saints in the playoffs again.

 

[Filaphill]

This Saints team remind me of the Mike Ditka era.

 

[LonghornSaintsFan]

Didn't live through those years and sorry you guys had to. Also didn't watch the 90s or early 2000s years but I still know enough to know that this team needs a rebuild.

 

[The Unrest Cure]

It is difficult to judge with any certainty, because I remember the days when Billy Joe Hobert was hope for us ... but this does feel like we really don't have any reason to watch the Saints right now. We aren't moving forward, we aren't competing, and there isn't any change coming.

 

[saintlad]

This Saints team remind me of the Mike Ditka era.

Yep that's what it feels like

The Ditka era !!!

 

[Nolan]

He is objectively a bottom 3 head coach in this league, with an argument for being the worst. 26-50 record as a head coach. Inept front office leadership will find excuses for the guy, but it kind of is what it is after three seasons.

 

[FloridaSaintsFan]

This feels like the end of the Mora era but not as bad as the Ditka years…yet.

 

[Low Energy]

I’m 63 and been watching Saints since I was knee high to a grasshopper and for decades just resigned myself to the fact they would never amount to a good team. Just happy I was able to experience the Sean/Drew years.

 

[UFCSaint]

I've experienced some highs and I've experienced a lot of lows with this team. I'm always cheering.

It has been a while since I've had no hope for this team and Dennis Allen is the main guy that's bringing that back.

Do any of the older Saints fans feel the same way?

Yep. But bright side is we may have found a quarterback to build around