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re: Was There Ever a Year You Felt This Franchise Was Hopeless
Posted on 6/6/23 at 2:13 pm to Scientific73
Posted on 6/6/23 at 2:13 pm to Scientific73
From 1967-1984. We all thought maybe something good could happen when Hank Stram took over in 76 but he went 4-10 then 3-11 (to that point the saints had never won more than 5 games in a season).
In 78 Dick Nolan took over and had the two best seasons in franchise history 7-9, then 8-8 (the Saints lone non-losing season until Bum Phillips in 83) then went 1-15 in 1980.
We were ecstatic when Bum took the helm in 1981 but by 1985 he was done.
In 1984, however, the real problem with the Saints was rectified when Tom Benson put a group together to purchase the Saints from owner John Mecom Jr., who was one of the worst owners of any sporting franchise IMO.
Since then, I have not ever felt like the team was destined to fail.
In 78 Dick Nolan took over and had the two best seasons in franchise history 7-9, then 8-8 (the Saints lone non-losing season until Bum Phillips in 83) then went 1-15 in 1980.
We were ecstatic when Bum took the helm in 1981 but by 1985 he was done.
In 1984, however, the real problem with the Saints was rectified when Tom Benson put a group together to purchase the Saints from owner John Mecom Jr., who was one of the worst owners of any sporting franchise IMO.
Since then, I have not ever felt like the team was destined to fail.
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