N/S The New York Jets Are Entering Mecom Territory (1 Viewer)

[HouseCall]

It’s really kind of remarkable to miss the playoffs that many seasons when teams with 7 and 8 total wins routinely make the playoffs with the expanded wild card format.

 

[Broad St. Saint]

It’s really kind of remarkable to miss the playoffs that many seasons when teams with 7 and 8 total wins routinely make the playoffs with the expanded wild card format.

And to make your point more explicit, when the Saints started out, only 4 of the 16-team NFL made the playoffs, not 14/32 like now.

And there was no salary cap, so owners like Clint Murchison of the Cowboys and Eddie DeBartolo could outspend Mecom, using their NFL teams as a loss leader for their real businesses (real estate development for Murchison, RICO racketeering for DeBartolo).

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

Wow.
If these allegations are true just wow.

 

[tinman]

A recent Final Jeopardy question was:
Which team that played in a SuperBowl before the Armstrong's moon landing has never returned?

 

[Saint Jack]

Wow.
If these allegations are true just wow.

Yeah. This is worse than Meacom.

 

[RaginCajun83]

Wow.
If these allegations are true just wow.

If I was that entitled brat, I’d be doing the same thing

 

[SigFreudianSlip]

If I was that entitled brat, I’d be doing the same thing

Yeah sadly he’s probably not unique. I’m just shocked the owner and leadership are allowing it.

 

[Blazing Saint]

Man, this post aged better than wine. So much stuff came out about the owner. The Mike White story was unreal.

 

[Blazing Saint]

Their owner LITERALLY used his WR's madden rating for whatever reason. I just......

 

[Geldo]

Imagine just how bad your QBs are when the third best ever was Richard Todd. And imagine how bad your front office is when it trades a first round pick for him……oh wait…..

 

[dvdman]

Misery loves company, welcome aboard Gayle Benson.

 

[HouseCall]

Imagine just how bad your QBs are when the third best ever was Richard Todd. And imagine how bad your front office is when it trades a first round pick for him……oh wait…..

I was always amazed at how overall bad Joe Namath’s numbers were - especially for a HOF QB. I get that the game is so much different now - but a 50.1 completion percentage and 47 more INTs than TDs isn’t stellar numbers, even for the era.

 

[inetnawlins]

And to make your point more explicit, when the Saints started out, only 4 of the 16-team NFL made the playoffs, not 14/32 like now.

And there was no salary cap, so owners like Clint Murchison of the Cowboys and Eddie DeBartolo could outspend Mecom, using their NFL teams as a loss leader for their real businesses (real estate development for Murchison, RICO racketeering for DeBartolo).

There was also no free agency.

 

[faceman]

I was always amazed at how overall bad Joe Namath’s numbers were - especially for a HOF QB. I get that the game is so much different now - but a 50.1 completion percentage and 47 more INTs than TDs isn’t stellar numbers, even for the era.

Terry Bradshaw had similar numbers. Aaron Brooks has the same career QBR as Johnny Unitas. It was a different
game,and why comparing eras is fruitless

 

[HoustonGold]

The New Orleans Saints are entering Ditka territory