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Saints Nation: 1st Round Pick Malcolm Jenkins to Earn First Start of the Season
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Sunday against Tampa Bay, Malcolm Jenkins will get the first start of his career. Drafted 14th overall in the first round of the 2009 draft, Jenkins will get an increased role due to injuries suffered by regular starters Jabari Greer (groin) and Tracy Porter (knee); neither of whom...
Saints Nation: Jeremy Shockey dunks on LeBron James
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Per Jeremy Shockey's twitter account: "Everyone trust me Lebron James could not play in the NFL, ESPN is crazy to even think he could even make a practice squad. He;s a 4.9 40 time."I actually kind of agree with Shockey on this one. As ridiculous of an athlete as LeBron...
Saints Nation: Saints' Current Play Starting to Make Me Nervous
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Given the way the Saints have played the last for weeks: sloppy, mistake prone and vulnerable, it's semi miraculous they are still undefeated. They've beaten Miami, Atlanta, Carolina and St. Louis despite turning the ball over 13 times in those 4 games. That averages out to...
Saints Nation: Saints sign former NFL superstar Chris McAlister
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The Saints signed a McAlister, and no, it's not the McAllister you've grown to know and love over the years. But he's been a superstar and former Pro Bowler in his own right. Chris McAlister has been brought in due to the recent rash of injuries at cornerback (starters...
Saints Nation: Defensive and Special Teams Player Grades @ Rams
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Below are the grades for the Saints' Defense and Special Teams @ the Rams.Will Smith: B- (2.78) Smith registered yet another sack which also forced the ball loose, but unfortunately the Saints weren't able to recover. The Rams ended up scoring on the next play on a long pass...
Saints Nation: Offensive Player Grades @ Rams
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Below are the offensive player grades for the flawed victory at St. Louis. The grade represents the player's performance for the game and the GPA behind it in parentheses represents the player's cumulative effort for all games combined.Drew Brees: C (2.96) Is anyone getting...
Saints Nation: Saints Barely Beat Rams 28-23
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The Saints got another win and moved to 9-0, but it was anything but pretty. The picture of Tracy Porter being helped off, which unfortunately looks like a serious knee injury, embodies how ugly the game was. The Rams bullied the Saints, ran the ball very effectively, and gave New...
Saints Nation: Saints Running Out Skeleton Crew in Defensive Backfield @ Rams
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Darren Sharper was ruled out and made inactive for today's game at Saint Louis with a banged up knee. He'll join defensive back starter Jabari Greer, who was already ruled out with a tweaked groin earlier in the week. Randall Gay and Usama Young (pictured) will be placed into...
Saints Nation: Key to beating the Rams
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Check out my KEYS TO BEATING THE RAMS. Basically, just make sure no one parties too hard the night before. I'll be shocked if Steven Jackson doesn't get upwards of 25 carries, so the Saints better be ready to stop the run. It looks like Jabari Greer will be out for this one...
Saints Nation: Friday Q&A with Sean Payton
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Sean Payton met with the media to talk about the upcoming Rams game, the injury report, the team's flu outbreak and more. Check it out HERE.The more I think about this game, the more I think we're going to blow them out. Seriously, we have no business losing to the Rams. Anything...
Saints Nation: Mid Season Grade Report
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Contrary to the obvious picks, I actually went with Jahri Evans and Jabari Greer as my respective most performing offensive and defensive players of the first half of the season. While Brees and Sharper have both been fantastic and have gotten the lion share of the media attention...
Saints Nation: Morten Andersen inducted into Saints' Hall of Fame
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I meant to give the man his due much sooner, but with the crazy 8-0 season we've been enjoying and the time I've spent doing player grades etc, you'll have to forgive me. Morten Andersen was inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame this past weekend, and I can think of few...
Saints Nation: Defensive and Special Teams Player Grades vs. Panthers
11 days ago by
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Below are the player grades for the defense and special teams vs. the Panthers.Will Smith: B+ (2.79) Will Smith was to partly to blame for the big touchdown run DeAngelo Williams had on the second play of the game. He had a clear shot at Williams, but tried to shove him instead of...
Saints Nation: Offensive Player Grades vs. Panthers
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Below are the offensive players grades against the Panthers. The letter grade represents the player's performance in the game and the GPA in parentheses represents their cumulative performance for the season.Drew Brees: B- (3.09) Prior to the drive just before halftime, I was seriously...
Saints Nation: Saints Hold Off Panthers 30-20
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The Saints are now 8-0 for the first time in team history, behind a comeback effort against the Panthers which ended in a 30-20 win. The Panthers we up both 14-0 and 17-3 at different points in the first half, and led at halftime 17-6. Check back to Saints Nation for player grades.
Saints Nation: Kendrick Clancy to injured reserve, DeMario Pressley promoted to active roster
13 days ago by
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Opening day starter at Defensive Tackle Kendrick Clancy has been placed on injured reserve after struggling all season with knee trouble. Clancy couldn't reclaim his starting spot after missing a few games with the injury, and had significant swelling after coming back to action...
Saints Nation: The Saints Need To Run the Ball
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Check out THIS ARTICLE I posted on Canal Street Chronicles for my key to the Saints-Panthers matchup. Simply put, we need to run the ball down their throats.
Saints Nation: Time to Put Jake Delhomme in His Place
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Former Saint Jake Delhomme (pictured) has now been a member of the Carolina Panthers for 7 seasons. In those 7 seasons, he's played the Saints 4 times in the Superdome, once at Tiger Stadium, and once he watched his team play the Saints while injured. Sunday will be the 7th matchup...
Saints Nation: Going up against Peppers
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Well, he's still on the team after an rough offseason. Click HERE for an old story I did on Peppers this summer which includes the numbers he's had in his games against the Saints. We're going to have our hands full on Sunday.
Saints Nation: "I Believe" by Cowboy Mouth
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Check out the video and new song by the New Orleans band Cowboy Mouth called "I Believe" off of their new album: Fearless. It's dedicated to the New Orleans Saints! GEAUX SAINTS!
Saints Nation: Defensive and Special Teams Player Grades vs. Falcons
17 days ago by
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Below are the grades for the defensive and special team players.Will Smith: A- (2.72) He was awesome and this was arguably his best game of the season. Smith was a constant menace to the Atlanta passing game, repeatedly beating his man around the edge to apply pressure. He finished...
Saints Nation: Offensive Player Grades vs. Falcons
17 days ago by
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See below for the grades of the Saints offensive players vs. Falcons. The grade represents the player's individual performance in the game, the GPA behind it in parentheses represents the player's cumulative performance for the season.Drew Brees: B (3.14) If you looked at his...
Saints Nation: Aiming higher?
18 days ago by
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With the Saints not playing on Sunday yesterday, I was watching NFL games with an approach I've never experienced before. In the past I'd mostly watch divisional opponents to get a sense for where things stood in the NFC South. Yesterday, though, I find myself watching Eagles...
Saints Nation: Tony Gonzalez presents a difficult matchup for Saints
19 days ago by
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Check out the article I posted over at Canal Street Chronicles: Tony Gonzalez is Scary. The future hall of famer presents a difficult challenge for the Saints and I believe that limiting his effectiveness could be the difference in the game.
Saints Nation: Big Sports Weekend
21 days ago by
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Here's what I've got carved out for myself on Halloween weekend leading up to the Monday Night showdown in the Superdome against the Falcons:Saturday (all times Eastern)3:30pm: Georgia @ 1 Florida8pm: Tulane @ 9 LSU, 3 Texas @ 14 Oklahoma St., 5 USC @ 10 OregonSunday4:15pm...
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