Saints Nation: Zac's Idea of a Perfect Saints Offseason
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Hello Who Dat Nation, it has been almost a year since I have wrote for Saints Nation, but the time off gave me a chance to really think about the Saints future and what they need to do in this offseason. I don’t know if the Saints defense got a memo saying that NFL defenses are playing by Sarcastiball rules, but many changes need to happen to get this defense...
Saints RT Harris injured vs. 49ers
Saints right tackle Bryce Harris, a third-string rookie making his first start, has left Sunday's game against San Francisco with an apparent right leg injury.
Eric Olsen, a third-year pro who is normally a reserve guard, has entered the game in Harris' spot and is the fourth player this month to play in the Saints' right tackle spot.
Harris went down in the first quarter...
New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers inactives
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Saints inactives: wide receiver Lance Moore, tight end John Gilmore, tight end Tory Humphrey, corner Leigh Torrence, defensive end Turk McBride, guard Eric Olsen, and linebacker Nate Bussey. … [visit site to read more]
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Inactives For Saints Vs 49ers Announced
The New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers have ruled the following players as "inactive" for today's NFC Divisional Playoffs game. For New Orleans: WR Lance Moore, TE John Gilmore, TE Tory Humphrey, G Eric Olsen, DE Turk McBride, LB Nate Bussey and CB Leigh Torrence. For San Francisco: QB Scott Tolzien, WR Joe Hastings, TE Delanie Walker, OL Daniel Kilgore, OL...
Players Comment On Wildcard Weekend
Part of what makes the NFL America’s Game is the fact that anything could happen. ’Any given Sunday’ was expanded to a very wild wildcard weekend, as all four home teams unexpectedly won, leaving my playoff bracket dead in the water (1-3).
But I digress.
The Redskins actually had a rooting interest in each one of the four games this weekend. Here’s a recap:
Cincinnati...
Saints Announce Their Inactives For Wild Card Game Vs Lions
Here are the inactives for the Saints: Receiver Lance Moore, cornerback Leigh Torrence, linebacker Jonathan Casillas, guard Eric Olsen, tight end Tory Humphrey, tight end Jon Gilmore and defensive end Turk McBride. the most notable inactive player is Moore, who was ruled out yesterday because of an injury. It's also worth noting that McBride will once again not suit up to play...
Olsen Headed To The Saints, NFC Playoffs
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The season continues for one member of the Burgundy and Gold, as Redskins practice squad offensive lineman Eric Olsen is Bayou-bound. Earlier this week, he was officially signed to the 53-man playoff roster of the New Orleans Saints.
He broke the news himself during locker room clean-out on Monday, telling ‘Redskins Insider’ Mike Jones that he was sad to leave:
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Saints sign Redskins practice squad lineman Eric Olsen
While Washington Redskins players packed their belongings and prepared to head to their offseason homes, a member of their practice squad was headed to the playoffs.
The New Orleans Saints on Monday signed guard/center Eric Olsen, who had spent the entire season on Washington’s practice squad, to their 53-man roster to help shore up the interior of their line.
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Alma Mater Bowl Battle Continues Tonight
It must be college football bowl season in the Redskins locker room, as intra-team smack talk has risen to a new level. Last night saw the resolution to the Holiday Bowl between Lorenzo Alexander’s Golden Bears and Brian Orakpo’s Longhorns.
Tonight’s matchup between Graham Gano’s Seminoles and Eric Olsen’s Fighting Irish in the Champs Sports Bowl has also yielded some...
No-Shave-November Yields Few Honors
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November is a month dominated by football, Thanksgiving, and the growth of beards and mustaches for a good cause.
Call it what you want: Movember, No-Shave-November; but it’s a good opportunity for Redskins players to put down the razors and show what they can grow.
Over the course of the month, the players that showed the most effort were receiver Niles Paul, offensive...
Players Still Using AOL Instant Messaging
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With more than half of the Redskins roster under the age of 27, and nearly everyone under the age of 30, this is a generation of players that have grown up on computers.
I had a great chat with offensive linemen Eric Olsen and Tyler Polumbus today, discussing the rise and fall of different fads in Internet social media. After Al Gore invented the Internet...
The Best Redskins Thanksgiving Leftovers
After finishing up practice and serving the community, players attended to their own holiday plans yesterday, and shared them with the Redskins Twitterverse.
First, there was the group of long snapper Nick Sundberg, offensive linemen Erik Cook and Eric Olsen, and third-string quarterback Jonathan Crompton celebrating a deep-fried Thanksgiving:
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Players Having A Deep-Fried Thanksgiving
There are three fundamental truths to this Thanksgiving holiday:
1. Football will be on TV.
2. Food will be on the table.
3. And one of the best ways to cook anything is in the deep fryer.
Counting the first two truths as inevitable, several Redskins have combined their culinary knowledge to create a Thanksgiving bird of the deep-fried persuasion.
The news broke on Twitter:
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Redskins Champion ‘No-Shave-November’
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Born out of the storied mustache tradition of “Movember,” No-Shave-November encourages males too grow facial hair during the 11th month of the year. Officially, the phenomenon of No-Shave-November is done in awareness of prostate cancer.
Unofficially, it’s cold outside and it’s a great excuse to grow a facial sweater, and many members of your Washington...
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