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As a fan, would you be willing to completely tank ‘23 for 24?

Posted on 1/15/23 at 11:54 pm
Posted by Brightside Bengal
New Metairie
Member since Sep 2007
3904 posts
Posted on 1/15/23 at 11:54 pm
Let me start this post by saying that I believe teams that go 8-9ish but would never have had a chance in the playoffs anyway are essentially suckers. Even more so if you do this without having a franchise QB.

That being said, would you be willing to tank the entire ‘23 season to have the assets to get the number one overall pick in ‘24? I’m Particularly interested in the opinion of season-ticket holders that put up their own money for the product.

I think just for reference, bengals fans probably would’ve been willing to tank multiple seasons for the picks to get Burrow.

Posted by drizztiger
Deal With it!
Member since Mar 2007
38455 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 12:11 am to
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As a fan, would you be willing to completely tank ‘23 for 24?
I'm not sure we have to try to tank with DA as HC. It'll just happen.

BTW I was alive when we went 1-15. So there's that.
Posted by TigerDean
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
1342 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 12:13 am to

As a Fan and Season Ticket holder I would be willing to Trade Players for Picks to rebuild the team thought the Draft. But we could be handcuffed on a few different players like Thomas ... That being said I know and except a couple seasons can turn really ugly during the process.

But to just sit and just do nothing, I have a Problem with.
This post was edited on 1/16/23 at 12:14 am
Posted by uptowntiger84
uptown
Member since Jul 2011
4047 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 12:13 am to
10000000% YES!
Posted by VictoryHill
Alabama
Member since Nov 2013
3224 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 12:39 am to
Yes. We don't have shite at QB and our HC is a doofus.

Plainly, I don't care how the Saints do until we get a QB that looks unbothered when faced with pressure situations. This franchise fricked up royally with attempting a short-term build around Jameis.
Posted by blackandgolddude
San Diego
Member since Apr 2012
2927 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 12:45 am to
The Giants won a Superbowl at 9-7. Anything is possible.
Posted by Neilfish
Member since Jun 2006
2720 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 6:40 am to
It’s not about “willing”, it “will” since the Saints were Happy with last seasons results. Mickey must like losing
Posted by touchdownjeebus
Member since Sep 2010
24971 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 7:40 am to
Tank how? Intentionally lose? frick no. Trade away anyone not on their first contract and roll with a very young roster? Yeah, I’m down with that.
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
65494 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 8:26 am to
Yeah absolutely.
Posted by armytiger33
Vestavia Hills, Alabama
Member since Jan 2010
399 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 8:42 am to
I don’t think we will have to rank on purpose, we do have DA as a head coach. That to me signals that Loomis is tanking us.
Posted by lionward2014
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2015
12020 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 8:50 am to
No, even with our roster flaws, injuries, and the failure that is DA as HC, we are closer to winning our division and being a playoff team than we are to being the Texans or Bears. No one in the division will be drastically better next year, and if Brady leaves Tampa they should get worse.

Winning the Super Bowl is always the goal, but I much rather make the playoffs and lose than tank for a draft pick.
Posted by LSU1215
Monroe
Member since Aug 2009
4244 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 9:40 am to
Tank and push all the picks back to the year we get a new HC. Might as well try to get rid of M. Thomas also.
Posted by bigezsaint
Bossier City
Member since Jan 2010
179 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 9:47 am to
Trying to tank won’t be necessary, it’ll just work itself out naturally. Loomis has already started the process by keeping DA.
Posted by Lester Earl
3rd Ward
Member since Nov 2003
280962 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 10:10 am to
You cant tank in one year with the roster they have. They should have started it last year after Payton left and they decided to hire dennis fricking allen and have chicken shite coaching staff searches, then trading draft picks like candy for a damn WR.

the fanbase is completely complicit in the run-it-back shite, too.
Posted by Hamma1122
Member since Sep 2016
20328 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 11:27 am to
An 8-9 team is usually 5 plays away from 11 wins
Posted by landrywasbeast30
Member since Nov 2011
4904 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 1:17 pm to
Im 100% down to watch 0-17 to get top pick in 2024. I don’t want to watch middle of the pack football every year. Get a stud qb.
Posted by Kitonja
Member since Dec 2022
174 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 7:58 pm to
Tank lmao. I'd be shocked if Allen makes it half a season. I think 2023 gonna be a colossal failure without the Saints even trying to tank. If I'm a player I'm going into that offseason with absolutely no confidence in Allen.
Posted by WicKed WayZ
Louisiana Forever
Member since Sep 2011
32349 posts
Posted on 1/16/23 at 9:16 pm to
I have little doubt that DA, if he doesn’t make any coaching changes, particularly on offense, won’t be here next year. We will suck without any help and earn a top 5 pick. And I’m all for that. I would hate to just lose a year but we pretty much already lost one anyway.


I hope it doesn’t come to that point. I’d like to see DA pull a Campbell and swap OCs and start seeing the team play better, even if we don’t make the playoffs. I wanna see coaching changes, the offense play better and see dudes giving a shite. A lot of times you didn’t see guys caring. Even when the Lions lose, you can tell they fricking care. Even if we go 9-8, THATS what I want to see. I don’t want to hear any fricking “stay the course” bullshite from DA this off-season. And I think that’s the thing that pisses me off the most about him.
This post was edited on 1/16/23 at 9:20 pm
Posted by Laaz2750
Los Angeles
Member since Aug 2008
8405 posts
Posted on 1/17/23 at 7:55 am to
“Tanking” implies you have a choice. We’re keeping DA, which means we are going to lose a lot of games whether we want to or not.
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
4844 posts
Posted on 1/17/23 at 9:14 am to
It's very rare to win without an elite qb. There are imo 2 future pro bowl qbs next year. I would tank to get one of them. Trade all the aging players and start anew.
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