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We had no precedent of winning, so you went to the game and expected to lose and just enjoyed the environment and the tailgating. Honestly, us becoming a winning franchise made that harder because now we’ve had a taste of being successful and it’s tough for a lot of people to go back to accepting we’re not good and just watching for shits and giggles anyway.

Because as I have gotten older, whether they win or lose, it doesn’t affect me personally. It’s a freaking game. If you let a loss affect you for days on end, you need to reaccess your life.

It was just a different experience. The Saints were bad and had been bad for years. At least for me, it was much more of a social event to watch the Saints games. For the most part, we expected them to lose

Payton and Brees come to New Orleans, and give us all a taste of greatness. Now we’re suckers hoping a clearly mediocre franchise would have a chance to be successful. I’ve started lowering my expectations like the old days recently, actually.