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Gayle cares.

Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:41 am
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
67567 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:41 am
I saw a spot on local tv recently. Gayle regularly communicates with Willie and the team prior to games and gives encouragement and support. It may not make a hell of a lot of difference, but at least she is paying attention. If you notice, she also greets the team after every game
in the concourse and even in the locker room.
She has always said she cares about the Benson legacy with this team.
Posted by Patfic15
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2018
4224 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:45 am to
Mmhmm.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
31066 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:50 am to
No way she even knows anything about the team, roster etc. she’s an owner so it’s not really her job. Her job is to stroke the check, hire people and hold them accountable. If she wants to prove she “cares”, hold some people accountable. There is zero accountability in either of her organizations.
Posted by Ijuschill1
Lafayette
Member since Nov 2023
725 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 10:58 am to
I would bet she does know the players on this team. It's not like football and having to remember 53 players. She knows the top 10.
Posted by Hank Marducas
Sittin' on the dock of the bay
Member since Sep 2009
5688 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:43 am to
I don’t buy into any of that. I haven’t seen or heard anything that leads me to believe that she’s a good owner, governor, or whatever they want to be referred to as. She’s a face.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
176232 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:52 am to
People are insufferable and desperate to just throw tantrums and make ignorant assumptions about things they don’t see.
Posted by LSUPilot07
Member since Feb 2022
8013 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 11:56 am to
It’s well known that the Pels are her baby. She is far more interested in them than she is the Saints. Her late husband was the exact opposite.
This post was edited on 12/31/23 at 11:58 am
Posted by Split2874
Mandeville
Member since Jul 2012
3238 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:09 pm to
I dont think she is a bad owner and the reason you don't here about her is she keeps out of the public eye for the most part.

She is the opposite of a meddling owner, to a fault.
Posted by moock blackjack
Member since Apr 2008
111125 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:11 pm to
Gayle don’t have a clue
Posted by lil 7thward
ATL
Member since Jan 2012
2717 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 12:53 pm to
quote:

It’s well known that the Pels are her baby. She is far more interested in them than she is the Saints. Her late husband was the exact opposite.
This
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112635 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 1:46 pm to
quote:

Gayle cares.
Does she care about winning or money?

If it's winning, then show it by not being the last and only team to never pay the tax.

Posted by Broski
Member since Jun 2011
79209 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 3:14 pm to
quote:

I saw a spot on local tv recently


Oh well that proves it because she did it on TV.
Posted by 504Voodoo
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2012
13779 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 3:17 pm to
It could be worse. We could have the Rachel Phelps, the owner from Major League.
Posted by TwoDatBait
Northshore, LA
Member since Jul 2011
6407 posts
Posted on 12/31/23 at 8:16 pm to
Cares about that free check from Tom
Posted by Galactic Inquisitor
An Incredibly Distant Star
Member since Dec 2013
18452 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 12:40 am to
quote:

No way she even knows anything about the team, roster etc. she’s an owner so it’s not really her job.


If you honestly think this, you clearly don't pay attention. Ms. Benson is very close to the team.
Posted by MrBarry
Member since Sep 2023
432 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 3:36 am to
quote:

It could be worse. We could have the Rachel Phelps, the owner from Major League.

So we’d have the hottest owner in sports that also takes nude photos of herself?
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
67567 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 9:39 am to
She absolutely is close to the team.
She spends time with them, and she knows many of their family members. I believe several have been on the Benson yacht, according to the printed invitations
that are delivered.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112635 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 11:33 am to
quote:

She spends time with them
Now show you care about winning by prioritizing winning over money for the first time in franchise history.
Posted by VOR
Member since Apr 2009
67567 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 6:09 pm to
In what ways has Gayle been unwilling to spend money?
Posted by 3PieceSpicy
Metairie
Member since Jan 2021
7799 posts
Posted on 1/1/24 at 9:20 pm to
I feel like she would be willing to buy in more if Ingram wasn’t permanently high, Zion wasn’t permanently fat, and both weren’t frequently injured. Once those 2 buy in, we probably are title contenders with or without dipping into the luxury tax. Personally, I wouldn’t spend any more on this team until those 2 show consistency as players and leaders.

They still haven’t proven it. Throwing a few more dollars at the team won’t work unless key players put more heart towards winning. When I see that, that’s when I’d put out luxury tax dollars.
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