What If There Wasn’t Any Bountygate: 2012 Saints Reimagining of an Offseason

May 30, 2012   ·   Jason Bernos   ·   Jump to comments

It's interesting to imagine the New Orleans Saints without the bounty scandal, and without any penalties or suspensions handed down.
A nice, quiet offseason where the NFL still latched on to one of the biggest ratings grabbers and revenue gainers in the league: the New Orleans Saints. (Oh, right, they still are doing that with four nationally televised games. Not to mention two games versus the 49ers and Giants in the league's "flex" season.)
Coming off the heels of a crushing late defeat in San Francisco, the Saints would be heavy favorites to "host" the Super Bowl in New Orleans in February 2013.
Mickey Loomis, free of the wiretap scandal in this alternate universe, would go on to replace departed free agents with upgraded talent like Ben Grubbs or Curtis Lofton. This free agent class would only add fuel to the fire that would be the Saints offseason hype.
I don't think they sign David Hawthorne, though, with Jonathan Vilma (and Will Smith) not being suspended. (W...

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