Would Mark Cuban be a good owner for the Saints?

In a recent interview with Mike Freeman, Cuban indicated that he would be against NFL expansion. He said he was against expanding in the NBA. Here is a quote from the Freeman interview.

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When you add a team, you have to give them their share of profits," he said. "So, teams would split things by 33, not 32. The franchise fee has to be enough to more than pay for the share of revenue teams are giving up. It's the same reason I voted against expanding in the NBA. ..."The question isn't whether it's worth it for the new owner. It's whether it's worth it to the NFL owners."

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Mike Freeman reflected on Cuban with this thought.

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If there's no true expansion, there could be years of teams threatening to move—maybe even to places like London or Mexico City. More cities could be held hostage. Build us a new stadium, or we'll move.

Again, Cuban is often a few steps ahead of almost everyone else in sports. He might see something no one else does. He's that smart. And if what he says is accurate, any expansion would lead to significant financial loss for owners unless a new buyer paid several billion dollars for a team.

So maybe we should get used to a 32-team league. It might stay that way for decades.

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He may be in the market to buy an existing team by all his comments. If he promised to build a new stadium and not move the Saints, would Saints fans be on board? Just imagine, Rita and her non-voting shares are gone. There would ownership stability, a new stadium, and future Super Bowls in New Orleans.

An easier link read other than the bleacher report for the full Cuban interview can be found here.

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