Necessary Roughness II: The 2012 New Orleans Saints

June 13, 2012   ·   Jason Bernos   ·   Jump to comments

I was feeling nostalgic the other day and decided to put on Necessary Roughness. No, not the show on the USA network, the 1991 (or two years older than Anthony Davis) movie about a college team who faces a scandal in the offseason and plays out the next season under extenuating circumstances.
Sound familiar?
The situations are a bit different, but the overall basis of each other's plight going forward are one in the same.
There are a few pieces missing, but the upcoming Saints team has plenty of personalities to be good enough comparison for the movie. The biggest piece that is missing is someone to play Manumana "the Slender." That role would have been perfect for the recently departed Carl Nicks' colorful character. 
Yes, the title might not be the best choice, but it adds a little more ironic lagniappe. And there is definitely no shortage of lagniappe when it comes to Saints fans and dealing with this bounty scandal. Just like in '09, fans have come out with...

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