re: CSP hit his ceiling and saw that Nola is crumbling and left.

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So go ahead and list all the major cities in the world that don't have poor and dangerous parts of town. I would love to see these utopias.

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The point is Nola seems to have much more of that than most others.

And didn't they recently have the highest murder per capita in the nation? Stop trying to defend that.

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He is screwing the Saints one more time.

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This is getting ridiculous. CSP never screwed the Saints. The Saints were nothing when he got here & turned us into a legit organization.

Yea, you can accuse him of kicking the can down the road, but he did it with the intention of going all in to win a Super Bowl. That's not screwing the Saints...that's doing all you can to reach the ultimate goal.

If CSP was younger...I doubt he would have left. It's nice to pretend that CSP owes us something, but he really doesn't. He brought a horrible organization out of the doldrums & into the limelight.

I'm not petty enough to dislike CSP for anything. He's the best coach that we've ever had & it's not even close. He's doing what's best for himself, but that's only b/c he's an old man now.

My only request to him is that he doesn't end up back in Dallas.

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If CSP was younger..

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but that's only b/c he's an old man now.

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58 is not old at all especially for coaching. christ man look at carroll and belicheck and saban. look back at dick lebeaus history. coached til almost 80.

keep making excuses. you are in the bargaining phase of grief. payton quit. he quit once he did not have brees and saw the tough road ahead.

that dude is not retiring. he will take a break and end up somewhere.

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Never returned because it's a dangerous cesspool filled with crime. I don't even understand why people consider it a tourist destination. Nothing to see there but dalits roaming around

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Yep it’s the only city in America with crime and bad neighborhoods

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saw that Nola is crumbling and left

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Fascinating how the "NOLA is dying" crowd projects its issues onto others.

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He knew that Brees was on the decline for the last 3-4 years and did NOTHING to get a top flight QB to replace him

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I love this mentality as a) getting a top flight QB is so easy b)if it was then you could find one after Brees left.

They went 13-3 in each of Brees last 3 years, they were legit Super Bowl contenders, you go all in in those times

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New Orleans isn't a major city...thats the issue. It's a small city and the dangerous parts of town are the same as the tourist spots or like two fricking blocks over.

Peoples arent getting shot every month on the 405.

The problem with New Orleans is the proximity of the crime and violence to what the city wants to display as the tourist areas....you don't have to be in a dangerous part of the city in NOLA. The entire thing is a shite show.

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yeah NOLA does not have a north baton rouge or chicago south side. it has always been a checkerboard. just north of french quarter was iberville projects. not too far east of there was 9th ward/florida/desire projects. then you had projects by river in garden district, cannot remember name. then other side west of superdome you had BW cooper projects/calliope and just west of there in central city you had magnolia projects aka CJ peete. then good ole NOLA east. All over the frickin place.

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but the COVID bullshite, the corrupt mayor, and Katrina have robbed this city of much of its charm. It really is a different city then any other city,

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lots of pros and cons. nobody here is defending the crime or dumbass democrats and their policies who have hurt the city badly. i only went for greek fest pre covid and to use airport in kenner and to coach ball in a tourney in metarie last year. i have not been to downtown in years.

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Just think it’s funny that people think Payton is riding off into the sunset. He’s 58 and is going to attract upwards of $15m to coach. His kids are in their 20s so it’s not like he’s leaving to go be a dad. This was the nicest way to say, “I want to explore other options”.

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This.

The "I'm exploring a TV job" line was/is a smoke screen for the next year or two.

He'll command the highest salary and a good situation whenever he throws his hat back into the Coaching ring.

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Man looking back the saints ended on some horrible losses

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I'm gonna add one.

2010 Wildcard round where the defending Super Bowl Champ Saints had to travel to 7-9 Seattle and Marshawn Lynch went beast mode on them.

No 7-9 team should host a playoff game.