re: A moment in Saints History that pisses you off (no 2012 issues)

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The missed extra point. (You know the one)

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i was coming in here to post this. the bone on one my knuckle still pokes out a little bit from where i went full retard and punched the tv.

Wow. Was looking for video of Rice spiking the ball and found this article.

Proof of Pay for Performance

The NFL has changed so much since back in the day.

Bobby Hebert getting in a pissing match with Finks and holding out the entire 1990 season.

Followed by the ensuing "John Fourcade Era."

Followed by trading a 1, 2, and 3 for Steve Walsh.

1990 could have been our year. Thanks, bobby.

And the Monday Night Meltdown against Oakland in 1979. All they had to do to get the first winning season and maybe a playoff berth was not blow a 21 point lead in 20 minutes on national TV.

The Saints then went on to lose 16 of their next 18 games. That was literally the end of their first memorable era.

I can't remember if it was 02 or 03, but all the Saints had to do was win 1 of the final 4 games, all which were against terrible teams, in order to make the playoffs. They lost all 4 and missed the playoffs.

I remember watching them play the Bengals and they made the Bengals look like a Superbowl contender

Damn, talk about a blast from the Past, these names were all mentioned:

Bo Jackson
Steve Beuerlein
Mickey Schuler
Dan Marino
Bernie Kosar
Eric Martin
Rod Harris
Dalton Hilliard
Jim Finks
Jerry Rice
Steve Largent
Ozzie Newsome
Floyd Turner

Lets not forget that Jake's first year as a panther he brought them to the superbowl, granted they didn't win but still, he was just sitting on our bench while brooks smiled at every bonehead play he made, which was about every other one.

some good stuff in here, for me I get a lot more pissed off about organizational decisions over specific games and performances. Those game scenarios are more disappointments than pissoffs to me. Haslett sticking with Brooks is a good example. It was bad not because of the smiling clown QB himself but because they would not insert Delhomme. Carl Smith was an abomination of a coordinator but it was worse that no one removed him. Conversely, Payton replaced his good friend DC Gary Gibbs. I submit if he did not make that move Payton might no longer be the coach here.

Okay, the history book of Saints folly is long and deep. I'm not gonna try and figure out which one is most but just some of the most prominent that come to mind first...

-destined to failure from before the start: expansion team Saints trade away a decent starting center, the #1 overall draft pick, and a 3rd & 7th Rd pick for Johnny Unitas' backup QB who had thrown 208 NFL passes. That #1, Bubba Smith was not HOF but did make some All Pro & Pro Bowls, he was a key element of powerful Colts teams. That QB, Cuozzo, couldn't even keep the starting job on an expansion team over a converted RB (Kilmer). 7TD/12INT later he was done in NOLA and never was more than a backup elsewhere for a few years.

Firing Hank Stram after 2 years. Some may quibble with this but I do think he was a brilliant offensive innovator way ahead of his time. Unfortunately he took over when cocaine use in the NFL was exploding into a major problem (the Saints might have been the worst of all teams)

Hiring Ditka- use this guy as a reminder of whenever the call is to bring in a "name" player or coach. I hoped but inside I knew this was not the answer. What friggin circus show without football substance.

Ricky Williams trade- I had no real issue about RW even with his psychological issues and eccentric self. He gained over 3000yds in 3 NOLA yrs even with injuries. The price of the trade was so outlandish I doubt if it will ever get off The Worst NFL Trades of Alltime List. At least when Mueller came in he traded RW away for a decent recouping of some value lost.

Benson and moving- no matter how you cut it he did at least entertain the idea. No greater foul could ever be imagined against any whodat lifer.

After reading the first three posts in this thread I am pissed now. Thanks.

I'll go with the 0-4 start in 07. Brees was so bad the first four games of that year. I remember he was literally afraid to throw it farther than 5 yards down the field. Deuce blowing out his knee on a fluke pass play. Devery dropping critical passes. Jdavid and Bullocks getting burned every play. Worst 4 games ever!

Then ESPN and everyone was calling 06 a fluke and saying the team was just "riding that wave of emotion" BS.