If Holder's article in the Picayune of 3/3 titled, "Saints Have Yet To Fully Rebound 5 Years Later" sounds familiar, its because you read it here first in "PolitiDose" long ago at the very beginning of "Bounty Gate." Holder now admits 5 years later that Bounty Gate indeed was the culprit for the Saints terrible performance since that unnecessary happening.
This writer has commented many times how Holder and other New Orleans sports writers have failed to tell the true story about Bounty Gate and its effect on the Saints and properly evaluate the Saints performance the past 5 seasons. Hype and cliches have ruled their reporting, especially concerning Payton and Brees and their so called prolific offensive genius.
In his article Holder said Payton blames Williams for what happened and then says you can point the finger at others but the real story exposed and reported by PolitiDose early on that Payton acted irresponsible for allowing Bounty Gate to happen and bears the responsibility. And the year Payton sat out the Saints ended up as the only NFL team without its regular head coach on the side line. Instead the Saints ended up with two co-head coaches that season which was a disaster. Holder also wonders in his article what might have been defensive coordinator Spagnuolo fate had Payton been on the side line to help him. Well, that question was touched upon in PolitiDose long ago when it happened.
Holder ends his article with this statement: YOU CAN't DENY THE SAINTS HAVEN'T RECOVERED FROM THE CHAOS THAT BEGAN FIVE YEARS AGO. THE RESULTS BEFORE THE SCANDAL AND AFTER THE SCANDAL PROVIDE ALL THE EVIDENCE YOU NEED TO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT.
Holder's statement and article is welcome even though it comes 5 seasons too late. It also confirms what PolitiDose has been saying for the past 5 seasons and from the very beginning of Bounty Gate.
This commentary written by Joe Lorio
