How would the NFL benefit by "gift wrapping" a superbowl for tbe Saints?
Why would the commisioner care? I mean their running back has single handedly put his former college team in tons of trouble... And he hasnt even been playing that great as a pro.
Shockey is not exactly a role model either
drew brees is great though.
But why would the NFL benefit from the Saints winning the superbowl? Why not the cowboys, colts, or patriots?
One thing they keep forgetting about the Saints is....THE DIVISION IN WHICH THEY PLAY: The NFC South.
Specifically, no team has ever repeated as NFC South Champions. The team that has won the division one year has FAILED to make the playoffs the next year. To top it all off, 6 out of 7 years, the team that placed LAST one season won the division the next season.
The Saints did it twice (last, 2005: 3-13; first 2006: 10-6; last 2008: 8-8; first 2009: 13-3). But, so has MY team, the BUCS (last, 2004: 5-11; first, 2005: 11-5; last, 2006: 4-12; first, 2007: 9-7).
And, if that weren't enough of an omen, let's not forget that, over the last 10 seasons, 4 teams that won the Super Bowl didn't make the playoffs the next year: New England, Pittsburgh (twice), and (unfortunately for me) Tampa Bay.
So, the Saints repeating is not likely. If they can do it, they will have truly accomplished something almost unfathomable.