Don’t get me wrong, there’s a reason that the New Orleans Saints decided to make the move out of West Virginia. When you’re not happy with the status quo, you change things up. And changing inconsequential things like location can hammer the emphasis home.
But the idea, more prevalent among vocal fans and some media outlets than I was ready to believe, that the Greenbrier is somehow ruining the toughness of the Saints is simply ridiculous.
The idea seems to be that West Virginia with its ideal temperature, and the Greenbrier with its resort-like atmosphere, made the players feel that they were on vacation.