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Jerry Jones: I never dreamed the Saints would be as 'substantive' as they are today

Published Sep. 23, 2014 10:42 p.m. ET

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Since Sean Payton was hired as head coach and Drew Brees became their franchise quarterback in 2006, the New Orleans Saints have been one of the league's top teams, winning at least 10 games in five of the last seven complete seasons and defeating the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.

With the Saints playing at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked Tuesday morning about the success of the New Orleans' franchise.

Specifically, Jones was asked if he ever thought the Saints would be this successful after the city suffered through the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

"What a job that they've done, Sean and [team owner] Tom Benson down there," Jones said on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM]. "It is just really one of the things, being in the NFL, that I'm the proudest of, because we really were, what I think football in the NFL really is, and that is a respite for the real heroes. And that's the people creating the jobs, dealing with disaster, dealing with all the real issues of the world. And we need to be a little respite away from that, and I hope that we are.

"But, no, I would've never dreamed that the Saints would be as substantive as they are."

In case you don't have Jones' vocabulary, substantive means having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable.

During the 14-minute radio interview, Jones also said he's expecting a lot of black and gold in the stands Sunday night.

"The core base when it comes to the Saints, they follow them good, and it's a easy, little old trip up here from New Orleans," he said. "I expect a lot of them there. I expect them to be loud."

Follow Jon Machota on Twitter: @jonmachota

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