Joe is not Andy

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(09-28-2020, 03:32 PM)Wyche Wrote: The oline in NO during his tenure was dreadful, but they made up for it by being absolutely terrible at every other position group. Don't sell him too short, he was literally the only player they had, and he ran for his life every year. A lot of those INTs were trying to make something happen. I mean, they EARNED the name "aints" in those days. They were dreadful. Even Bum Phillips gave up. The Saints didn't have a winning record until Mora came in the early 90s.

Yeah, far be it from me to defend any Manning but back in them old days the NFL wasn't nearly as design for parity and if you had a lazy or lousy owner you'd have franchises like the Bucs and the Ain'ts that were the modern day equivalent of an XFL team playing vs NFL teams.  Well, maybe that's a bit much but the Saints didn't have a winning season until their 21st year of existence and that's some odds-defying crap. That would be like the Houston Texans finally getting their first winning season in 2023.