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How Not To Make The Team
In the wee hours (no pun intended) of last Saturday night, two Saints free agent prospects reportedly urinated in public and exposed themselves to two women in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Elmwood. They were subsequently booked by Jefferson Parish authorities on charges of obscenity, public drunkenness and related charges.
Apparently, the players did not read or adhere...
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May 07, 2009
Discuss
Turning The Corner ?
The Saints have never had a "franchise" defensive back.
To date, their best has probably been Dave Whitsell, taken from the Bears in the 1967 expansion draft. Safety Tommy Myers ('72 - '81) had limited ability but a decent career due to effort and consistency. During the Mora era, the defensive backfield was manned by ordinaries who would not have started for...
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May 01, 2009
The NFL Draft: Still A Crapshoot
Just before the 1983 draft, rumors broke that Dan Marino of the Univ. of Pittsburgh had smoked pot. Projected to be among the top five to ten picks, team after team got gun shy and passed on him on draft day (as his agent likely cringed, subtracting dollars in his head from an anticipated contract as each pick went flashing on by).
That year, John Elway was selected 1st, and the...
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April 23, 2009
In Defense of Jeremy Shockey
Early in his carreer, Jeremy Shockey appeared to potentially become of the most dominant TE's in NFL history, rivaling to re-define the position like John Mackey did with the Baltimore Colts in the 1960's.
Basically a country boy, he parlayed his considerable size, strength, and talent with all out effort to All American at Miami and 1st draft choice of the Giants in &...
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April 13, 2009
Changing Faces
Welcome Saints Fans
A new defensive honcho on the sidelines, no more sentimental favorite Deuce, a capable when healthy CB Mike McKenzie, or bowling ball FB Mike Carney, among other changes -such as some name free agent additions in the defensive backfield, and the '09 Saints roster is beginning to take shape as the college player draft approaches in about a month.
Who Dat Nation...
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March 21, 2009
Hope Springs Eternal: Saints land DC Gregg Williams
There's a light at the end of the tunnel, finally. Hope for a defensive resurrection in
the Big Easy is now realistic.
With the addition of defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, the Saints took
a crucial step in overhauling a defense that has served as a ball and chain for
the Black-and-Gold over the past several seasons.
Under Gary Gibbs, whom the Saints just fired after...
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January 15, 2009
"Wild Cat:" Will the direct snap formation catch on in the NFL?
Think back for a second: It's roughly Week 7 or 8 of the NFL season and you're kicked
back in the recliner on a Sunday afternoon watching your favorite team.
For the sake of argument, let's say you're a die-hard
Arizona Cardinals fan and you're pumped because the team is having a great year
and you might actually get to witness a home-playoff game for the...
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November 19, 2008
Can a rookie QB make the Pro Bowl? Matt Ryan can and he just might
For those of you waiting for Falcons rookie quarterback Matt
Ryan to flame out, I've got news for you: It's not going to happen. But he's a rookie quarterback in the
NFL, you say; he's bound to hit a brick wall one of these days.
Yeah, that's what I thought going into the Saints, Falcons
game Sunday. Two hundred and forty
eight yards and two touchdowns later, Ryan was the...
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November 10, 2008
Charles Grant out: Saints can't even stay healthy during bye week
If Steve Irwin were still alive today, he would have two
words to describe injury information in the NFL these days: An elusive creature. I don't know if this starts and ends
with the Saints or if it is a league wide phenomenon, but this season I've noticed
that injuries have been going unreported for way longer than they should
be.
It began after the Saints' Week...
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November 04, 2008
Saints in London: It's a bloody important game for the Black-and-Gold
It's unusual to say that a Week 8 game is a do-or-die
situation for an NFL squad.? But
for the Saints, no truer words can be spoken.
New Orleans squares off against San Diego in London this
weekend in what will be the seminal game of the Saints' season.
Win, and the black-and-gold have a realistic shot at the
playoffs.? Lose, and they can start
auditioning players for next...
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October 21, 2008
Saints entering crucial stretch of schedule
It?s easy to say after Sunday?s thrashing of Oakland that the Saints have turned the corner; that the defense is playing at a top-notch level and that Drew Brees is unstoppable.? It?s easy to think after a 31 point win that once Jeremy Shockey, Marques Colston and Sedrick Ellis return, New Orleans will turn on the jet fuel and start running over people.Really, it?s easy to envision...
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October 14, 2008
Live blog: Adrian Peterson and Reggie Bush clash on Monday night
NFL Outsider's staff blogs live as Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings travel to New Orleans to face Reggie Bush and the Saints on Monday Night Football.
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October 06, 2008
Q&A with 49ers' Mining the Gold Rush
In anticipation of Sunday's showdown with the 49ers, I chatted with Samuel Lam of MVN.com's Mining the Gold Rush about his thoughts on the game. ?Here's Lam's evaluation of the current state of affairs in 49er land. ? ?How is J.T. O?Sullivan adjusting to the role of starting quarterback in the NFL.? Has he earned the trust of his teammates thus far? O?Sullivan is...
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September 27, 2008
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