Reminds me….I remember when Deion Sanders visited the Saints, way back when he was about to become a free agent, and they had a shot of him in Benson’s box in the Superdome and Deion had on a gold jacket, and I was so sure we had a legit shot at signing him…the rest is history.
I feel that pain. Deion was one of the best that I have ever seen play in person….oh well. Benson went after Eric Allen too, so he wasn’t afraid to try every once in a while to grab an elite player.One of the most heartbreaking moments of my youth, as one of the only Saints fans on the planet with a Falcons poster of Deion on his bedroom wall. I even wore his shoes in my high school games whenever we played on turf and to this day still sport rubber bands on my wrist because Deion did and now it’s to the point where I feel naked without it.
We went all out to sign him, and put a ridiculous (at the time) 4 year $20 million offer on the table for him, and not only did he end up turning it down after the long pursuit, but he instead took our rival 49ers 1 year $1 million offer.
THEN, in his very first game as a 49er days later, which was against us, he ends up getting the game-clinching fourth quarter 50+ yard INT return touchdown to seal a win AND he did the dance.
Talk about TRAUMA! It was as if the universe was playing a practical joke on me.
“Fun” times. I still find it somewhat amazing though that we were even after a play like him.
Not to mention that smirk he gave when asked about the saints. Talk about a reality check. You recall that? He was like, what??? The Saints..,Lololo”.One of the most heartbreaking moments of my youth, as one of the only Saints fans on the planet with a Falcons poster of Deion on his bedroom wall. I even wore his shoes in my high school games whenever we played on turf and to this day still sport rubber bands on my wrist because Deion did and now it’s to the point where I feel naked without it.
We went all out to sign him, and put a ridiculous (at the time) 4 year $20 million offer on the table for him, and not only did he end up turning it down after the long pursuit, but he instead took our rival 49ers 1 year $1 million offer.
THEN, in his very first game as a 49er days later, which was against us, he ends up getting the game-clinching fourth quarter 50+ yard INT return touchdown to seal a win AND he did the dance.
Talk about TRAUMA! It was as if the universe was playing a practical joke on me.
“Fun” times. I still find it somewhat amazing though that we were even after a play like him.
Many people don't like his dad and make baseless assumptions that he's an RPO quarterback. As you say, it's all about where he lands. If his last name were Manning, there would be no complaints.
Do you blame him? We are not exactly an ideal franchise right now.
I agree with that. Statistically, he did really well and improved every year. He doesn't turn the ball over alot and completes alot of his passes. It tells me that he also makes good decisions and must be pretty good at reading defenses.
I still recall Deion's quote about the Saints. "The Saints are in-line .... with prime:"Reminds me….I remember when Deion Sanders visited the Saints, way back when he was about to become a free agent, and they had a shot of him in Benson’s box in the Superdome and Deion had on a gold jacket, and I was so sure we had a legit shot at signing him…the rest is history.
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