re: WWL : Payton doing chant; Gleason number retired

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The reasoning is pretty stupid too if you know anything about the Saints. They have 2 retired numbers, Jim Taylor and Doug Atkins. Taylor played here for 1 yr and Atkins 3 yrs or so. Taylor had like 300 yards and 2 TDs all year that year.

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I was around back then. That was the John Mecom era. I'm pretty sure both guys (Taylor & Atkins) came to the Saints with the understanding that their numbers would be retired by the organization. Football fans had a problem with the decision back then, but Mecom did it anyway. It was a bad decisioon on his part, but not the worst by a long shot. Hiring an astronaut as the general manager was probably the worst. Hiring JD Roberts as a head coach was a contender. The list is endless.