The New Orleans Saints have overcome many obstacles over the course of this season. Starting with Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans was devastated. Hurricane Katrina truly put a sporting event out of perspective because of the innocent lives being proclaimed right before our very eyes.
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Saints of a City
Nobody in this country could have been unhappy when they saw the score of the Monday Night Football game rolling across their screen this morning. The New Orleans Saints routed the Atlanta Falcons 23-3, moving to 3-0 with a great defense and special teams performance. How could anyone not feel good for the Saints?
The off-season is here, and some teams made a splash, others attempted to, and some are still quiet. Even though the NFL off-season began last Saturday, the New Orleans Saints have people buzzing.
Months after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina much of New Orleans is still in rubble. This will be the case for the foreseeable future as the mammoth task of reconstructing the Big Easy begins. With that said it is hard to imagine how anyone can believe constant discussion of and attention to the New Orleans Saints is beneficial to anyone. Let them move!
Where The Saints Went Wrong
As if New Orleans natives needed any more setbacks, they probably thought life couldn’t get any worse. It seems the Saints have likely played their last game in New Orleans. Tom Benson isn’t heartless. He isn’t moving the team to spite the people. It’s the reality of business. Benson needs individuals to show up at the game and buy tickets. But the population has decreased, and filling the Superdome seats would be a difficult task. But this franchise had problems before Hurricane Katrina.
When week 1 begins, all teams are optimistic. There is just that one chance the season could be a success. But what happens when this turnaround goes sour.