COMMISH CRITIQUE
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July 30, 2012
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said that players don't trust Roger Goodell when he was asked about players' attitudes towards the NFL commissioner.
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July 30, 2012
Drew Brees offseason contract dispute with the Saints hasn't dampened his desire to be a good teammate, or to take care of his team's fans who have been braving the heat and rain to come out to Saints training camp. On Saturday fans were treated to free Plum Street Snoballs as Brees had arranged for a truck to come to practice. "It was funny because a few days before...
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July 28, 2012
Marques Clark stopped playing organized football when his eligibility with Division II Henderson State ran out in 2006. Drew Brees helped him get his first shot in the NFL this month.
It just so happens that Brees does offseason throwing at a San Diego-area high school where Clark got a job about two years ago as a wide receivers coach. Brees noticed Clark working out there and...
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July 29, 2012
Peter King of SI.com spent an hour or so with Saints quarterback Drew Brees and he made it clear that the players, and the organization, believe strongly that they have been wronged by the NFL in the Saints bounty probe. Paraphrasing Brees, Brees differentiates between the pay-for-performance bonus system, which many teams had in place the last few years, and the bounty system, which...
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July 29, 2012
Saints receiver Adrian Arrington has been on the bubble ever since New Orleans took him in the seventh round of the 2008 draft.
But with a spot opening in the receiver rotation after Robert Meachem signed with San Diego in free agency, Arrington knows now is the time for him to earn consistent playing time.
Arrington has the offense memorized after four seasons with the Saints...
THERE IN SPIRIT
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July 29, 2012
Metairie, Louisiana -- A quite large, quite odd picture hangs over New Orleans Saints practices. Suspended coach Sean Payton with the words, DO YOUR JOB. Every step you take..... Why not click the... Full story at Bob's Blitz ~ http://www.bobsblitz.com
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July 28, 2012
The last thing Pierre Thomas expected to see was suspended head coach Sean Payton staring him down the moment he walked into the Saints' indoor field.
''My first word that came out of my mouth was, `Wow.' Then I said, `He's mad,''' Thomas said Friday evening, following the second practice of training camp. ''That's the Payton look. He...
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July 28, 2012
For those wondering what the New Orleans Saints will do with the extra salary-cap space they carved out when they signed quarterback Drew Brees to a new contract this month, the most likely answer is: Save it. The Saints can carry over whatever cap space they don't use into next year's cap figure. Under the new NFL collective bargaining agreement that was reached last year...
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July 27, 2012
He may be gone for the upcoming season, but suspended coach Sean Payton definitely is not forgotten. How could he be, when there's a self-portrait literally hanging over the Saints' collective heads?
As FOX reporter Jennifer Hale shared via Twitter, the team on Friday added a giant-sized picture of Payton atop their indoor training facility. The picture features a serious...
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July 27, 2012
An intense greeting from suspended head coach Sean Payton awaits Saints players as they enter their indoor practice field.
Assistant head coach Joe Vitt says the massive mural of Payton's pursed-lip, squinted-eye glare, which was hung before Friday's second practice of training camp, resembles a look every assistant coach and player has gotten when their performances started...
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July 29, 2012
It's still very early in camp but all accounts suggest Adrian Arrington is having a fantastic one so far. The departure of Robert Meachem to the Chargers this offseason has opened the door wide for someone to step up and become the Saints' fourth receiver. Arrington's ability to hang around the roster appeared to be coming to an end with the emergence of Joe Morgan last...
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July 30, 2012
Due to Bountygate, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is currently not with the team for the start of training camp.
However, it looks like the Saints found a solid remedy for that by putting up a huge photo of Payton in the Saints practice facility:
(Courtesy of Gulf Live)
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July 30, 2012
I hope you all had a good weekend - there's been lots of Saints news floating around. Here's some material to catch up on what's been going on over the weekend in Saints land in case you missed it.Larry Holder and Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com (man that sounds so weird) talk about the injuries so far. The Saints are a little banged up at corner but it doesn't sound too...
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July 30, 2012
When Drew Brees speaks, many people listen. And not just in New Orleans. After a training camp practice this past weekend in Metairie, the Saints quarterback fired the latest salvo at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. "Nobody trusts him. Nobody trusts him," Brees said when asked about players' attitudes toward Goodell. "I'm not talking about a DUI, or using a...
Some QBs just aren't worthy of the "elite" title yet. Or are they? According to a few players around the league, Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco and Tony Romo belong in the rarefied air that Tom Brady, Drew Brees and co breath.
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