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Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:08 am to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 5/2/13 at 10:08 am to SaintlyTiger88
Jim haslett's biggest accomplishment was seeing 05 through. 9/10 coaches in that situation would've "resigned" or basically quit
He knew he was gone. Their season was over before it started. No home games. Practices in parking lots, etc, etc, etc...
Say what you want but the haslett era was a wild ride. The saints were mediocre, yes. Most frustrating in the league, check, but he left them in better shape than when he found them
He knew he was gone. Their season was over before it started. No home games. Practices in parking lots, etc, etc, etc...
Say what you want but the haslett era was a wild ride. The saints were mediocre, yes. Most frustrating in the league, check, but he left them in better shape than when he found them
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Posted on 5/2/13 at 11:46 am to DelU249
People keep calling Haslett mediocre. I suppose that is true, but I think some more context is needed. Mediocre was the second best the Saints had ever been back then. Basically you had a pretty good era with Mora and besides that the rest of the Saints history was absolutely terrible.
Posted on 5/2/13 at 1:03 pm to DelU249
You make some good points FoxMulder, you're absolutely right, Jim Haslett deserves a lot of credit for not abandoning the Saints during the Katrina season. I'm definitely thankful he didn't pull a "Bobby Petrino" on the Saints, and I think it is very cool that he stayed with them through that difficult year.
And yes, he did leave the Saints in a much better state than Ditka had, at least Haslett gave the Saints' fans hope every year, unlike Ditka, who was just a disaster as the Saints' head coach. The down-side is that although Haslett helped make the Saints contenders, the frustrating part was the Saints falling short every year due to inconsistent play.
The timing couldn't have been better for Drew Brees and Sean Payton to come together when they did in 2006, it was and still continues to be a match made in Heaven. So I thank Haslett for the good times, that awesome playoff win over the Rams, and the good games he directed, he's not a bad coach, he may yet get another shot to be a head coach one day, perhaps if Shanahan were to ever step down in D.C., Haslett could be a logical choice to take over.
And yes, he did leave the Saints in a much better state than Ditka had, at least Haslett gave the Saints' fans hope every year, unlike Ditka, who was just a disaster as the Saints' head coach. The down-side is that although Haslett helped make the Saints contenders, the frustrating part was the Saints falling short every year due to inconsistent play.
The timing couldn't have been better for Drew Brees and Sean Payton to come together when they did in 2006, it was and still continues to be a match made in Heaven. So I thank Haslett for the good times, that awesome playoff win over the Rams, and the good games he directed, he's not a bad coach, he may yet get another shot to be a head coach one day, perhaps if Shanahan were to ever step down in D.C., Haslett could be a logical choice to take over.
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