Saints Nation: With Newfound Cap Space, Could Saints Sign Another Veteran?
The trade of Chris Ivory helped the Saints land John Jenkins in the draft but it also had the nice side benefit of giving the Saints a little breathing room with the salary cap. According to NOLA.com, which quotes the NFLPA, the Saints are now $3.1 million under the cap. That gives them the ability to add a couple of free agents at slightly more than the vet's minimum. I wouldn...
Saints Nation: Time for Saints to Start Anew at Safety
I've been done with the Malcolm Jenkins/Roman Harper back end experiment for a while and I've made no secret of this. I blame them as much as anyone for how pathetically horrible the Saints were on defense last year. Further, I blame those two players most specifically for the last two postseason exits. Of 88 qualifying graded safeties last year on Pro Football Focus, Harper...
The New Orleans Saints bolster the middle of their secondary add S Kenny Vaccaro
The New Orleans Saints overhaul the back-end of their defense by selecting with the 15th overall pick Kenny Vaccaro the star safety out of Texas. He is an excellent tackler with strong closing speed that head coach Sean Payton loves . One of the best all-around athletes at the position and has the game tape to prove it. Vaccaro, who ran a 4.63 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine...
Saints Nation Podcast: Is Drafting For Need a Bad Strategy?
Dave, Andrew, and Kevin join Ralph to discuss the draft. Has drafting for need over best player been shown to be bad idea? Should the Saints trade down? Dave wonders if the Jason Smith signing means the Saints won't do anything major at left tackle. Kevin wants to trade down and drops giant words to describe it. Dave goes on an epic rant explaining why Devery Henderson will be...
2013 NFL Draft Team Needs: New Orleans Saints Edition
The New Orleans Saints didn’t do a ton on the open market, but the team is slightly better off—if anything—after about three weeks of 2013 NFL Free Agency and looks to be in better shape than at least half of the teams around the league at the start of April. Let’s examine the Saints’ updated team needs heading into the 2013 NFL Draft (in no particular order). Photo...
Saints Nation: Saints Top 10 Worst Free Agent Pickups in Team History
If almost makes me sad that I can't add Tebucky Jones to this list (otherwise known as "TeSUCKY") because he was acquired by trade. I remember when the Saints landed him everyone acted like he would fix the defense and instead the Saints got the most inept and incapable football player I have ever seen. You think Roman Harper and Malcolm Jenkins look bad? Tebucky Jones...
Saints Nation: Saints' 2013 Draft Board
Don't get too excited about the NFL draft yet because believe it or not it's still a good 60 days away. Long before we'll ever get to REALLY discussing that stuff a number of things will happen. The combine is already going on right now, then you'll have Pro Day workouts at some of the big school campuses, restructures and cuts are looming (for Loomis) in an attempt...
Offseason Needs: New Orleans Saints
1. Outside Linebacker
The New Orleans Saints are in the process of transitioning to a 3-4 defense under the guidance of Rob Ryan. And it could be a difficult switch of they can’t add the necessary puzzle pieces this offseason. Will Smith could potentially play with his hand off the ground, but he’s a candidate to be a cap casualty. If Smith is cut loose, the Saints may need two...
Saints Nation: Rafael Bush Re-Ups with Saints
Happy Mardi Gras everybody!! I hope you have a fun day filled with celebration, but stay safe out there. With the city on lockdown there's not much news hitting the airwaves lately but we did get one nugget coming from Rafael Bush's twitter account:
Resigning with the saints for another year #whodat
— rafael bush (@rbush36) February 11, 2013
This...
Saints Nation Podcast: Time to Fire the Entire Defense Edition
Andrew Juge of the Saints Nation stops by for his final regular season visit. Now that the Saints gave up most yards in NFL history there shouldn't be any option off the table to fix things including firing Steve Spagnuolo. Can one guy change the Saints defense? Why depth at corner is as big an issue as the pass rush. Who is better option at safety Malcolm Jenkins or Isa Abdul...
SHOULD I STAY OR SHOULD I GO
Saints players expect Payton back
There is some speculation that Sean Payton could go to another NFL team, but many Saints players believe he'll be back.
Saints Place Malcolm Jenkins, Charles Brown on IR
The New Orleans Saints have placed safety Malcolm Jenkins and
offensive lineman Charles Brown on season-ending injured reserve, reports
Katherine Terrell of The Times-Picayune.
Safety Malcolm Jenkins’ season is over as the New Orleans
Saints placed him on injured reserve Saturday after sustaining a hamstring
injury during last week's loss against the Giants. The Saints...
Saints place Jenkins, Brown on injured reserve
The New Orleans Saints have placed safety Malcolm Jenkins and offensive lineman Charles Brown on injured reserve, ending their seasons.
The team announced Saturday that it has signed safety Jerico Nelson and offensive lineman Ricky Henry from its practice squad to take their places on the active roster.
Jenkins has started all of the Saints' 13 games this season, recording...
Saints place S Jenkins, OT Brown on IR
The New Orleans Saints placed right tackle Charles Brown and free safety Malcolm Jenkins on season-ending injured reserve. Guard Ricky Henry and safety Jerico Nelson were signed off the Saints' practice squad. Jenkins started all 13 games for the Saints this season, but left last Sunday's loss to the New York Giants with a knee injury that ultimately ended his season...
Saints Nation: 5 Things to Look for in Bucs @ Saints
After beating their divisional rivals earlier in the season on a nailbitter that came down to the final play of the game, the Saints will once again face the Buccaneers, this time in the Mercedes Superdome. The Saints have all but kissed their season goodbye at 5-8 so this will count as a glorified preseason game for them, while the Bucs are clinging on to unlikely playoff hopes...
Saints FS Malcolm Jenkins, OT Zach Strief Among Several Hurt Vs Giants
The first half of today's game against the New York Giants at Metlife Stadium hasn't been kind to the New Orleans Saints, as five players have already been shaken up.
The most serious of the injuries appears to be to free safety Malcolm Jenkins, who has some sort of right leg injury, and right tackle Zach Strief, who has suffered an ankle injury.
Also, linebacker Jonathan...
Saints' Brodrick Bunkley hit with $20,000 fine for kick
The NFL has deemed that Saints defensive lineman Brodrick Bunkley's kick to the head 49ers OL Alex Boone was $10,000 less of an infraction that Ndamukong Suh's groin kick to Texans' QB Matt Schaub.
Are we the only ones who think the NFL is all of the place this year in it's consistency regarding discipline?
First, Roger Goodell says he wasn't sure of Suh&...
Saints get back to .500 with 38-17 win vs. Raiders
For a team whose recent history includes a Super Bowl title and playoff runs, reaching.500 midway through November would seem like a modest goal.
After the way this season started for the New Orleans Saints, it was a cause for celebration.
Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes and Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception for another score to help the Saints get back to even after...
Saints have new life after blowout
Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes and Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception for a score to get the New Orleans Saints back to .500 with a 38-17 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
Lance Moore caught two touchdown passes and Mark Ingram ran for a TD as the Saints (5-5) won for the fifth time in six games since an 0-4 start. They are in position to make a late-season...
Saints Nation: Saints Raid Oakland, Cruise to 38-17 Win
Just like that, the Saints are back to .500. After starting the season 0-4, it's hard to believe the Saints are now 5-5 and right in the thick of the wild card race, but a convincing win in Oakland did just that. The Raiders look like a lost team in complete disarray, sure, but the way the Saints were able to come in and thrash them is a very encouraging sign. The defense played...
Saints Back To .500 After A 38-17 Blowout Win Over Raiders
Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes and Malcolm Jenkins returned an interception for a score to get the New Orleans Saints back to .500 with a 38-17 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
Lance Moore caught two touchdown passes and Mark Ingram ran for a TD as the Saints (5-5) won for the fifth time in six games since an 0-4 start. They are in position to make a late-season...
Saints Nation: Defense Struggling To Find Motivation?
Might I suggest "Bounty Gate" has affected the Saints defense in a way you have not thought of yet. For the last three years, this Saints defense has been motivated to "play hard" by a system that offers cash rewards for big plays. Let's throw out the bounty allegations for a minute and concentrate on what has been admitted: pay for performance. The Saints...
Week 7 ..Game Balls and Goats
CJ was cooking on Sunday .. He gets a game ball.
Some old names that used to be regulars on our list are back this week. Another week is in the books and it’s time to bring it in and hand out some game balls. After we do that we’ll head to film room and point out the goats.
Game ball time lets go.
Game Balls
Chris Johnson – Welcome back, now lets see if you can string...
Fox falters during the Saints-Buccaneers ending
Sunday's Saints-Bucs game was one of the wildest encounters of the NFL season. Drew Brees threw for over 300 yards and 4 TDs in the first half. Jospeh Morgan did this. Malcolm Jenkins chased down Vincent Jackson at the 1 yard line after a 95 yard reception. And, Tampa Bay came from 35-21 down in the 4th Quarter to have one last chance at the 9 yard line with 5 seconds...
Saints Nation: Saints Escape Tampa with 35-28 Win
An offensive touchdown that would tie the game on the final play was negated by a legitimate illegal touching penalty saved the Saints and allowed them to leave Tampa with a fortunate 35-28 win. The game felt a little bit like the Chiefs game late, where the Saints let a big lead evaporate and their defense was gashed for yardage at will. The Saints survived Buccaneer records for...
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