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The Greatest Villain In the History of All 32 NFL Teams

By Erik Lambert

of the New York Jets of the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium on November 22, 2007 in Irving, Texas
of the New York Jets of the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium on November 22, 2007 in Irving, Texas /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – DECEMBER 07: A New Orleans Saints helmet sits on the field before the start of the game against the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 7, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – DECEMBER 07: A New Orleans Saints helmet sits on the field before the start of the game against the Carolina Panthers at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 7, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

New Orleans Saints

15. . OWN. New Orleans Saints. John Mecom Jr. . 22. player

The one good thing that John Mecom Jr. did was bring the New Orleans Saints into existence. That was the extent of his positive contributions to the NFL. After that, it became a series of mismanagement blunders that saw his team go 18 years without a winning season. That’s it. His team was the first to lose to the hapless Buccaneers and had five seasons where they won three games or less.

Is it a coincidence that the Saints made the playoffs for the first time in their existence just one year after Mecom sold the team in 1985? That proves more than anything the man was never interested in building a winning team and was more focused on making money. So he must’ve been thrilled selling the franchise for $64 million after purchasing them for $8.5 million.

Perhaps his legacy can be centered around his utter failure to build a strong enough roster around quarterback Archie Manning. How different would things have been had he actually made the effort rather than coasting most of the way? No one will ever know.

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