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New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton press conference transcript
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Today
09:10 AM
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By Dave Lawrence (New Orleans saints) / New Orleans.Com
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton
Friday, November 6, 2009
Opening Statement:
“Here’s what he have on the injuries: Sedrick Ellis (knee) did not practice and he’s out for this game; Lance Moore (ankle) did not practice and he’s out; Kendrick Clancy (knee) did not practice and he’s out; Scott Fujita (calf) did not practice, he’s questionable; Malcolm Jenkins (ankle) was full, he’s probable; Marvin Mitchell (foot) was full, he’s probable; Jonathan Goodwin (knee) was full and he’s probable. Garrett Hartley tweaked his ankle halfway through practice so he was limited and he’d be doubtful with that.”
Full Story – New Orleans.Com |
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To go 8-0, Saints must stop seven-game home losing skid to Panthers
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
10:23 PM
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By Associated Press / NFL.Com
Outstanding play at the Superdome has helped Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints match the best start in their history. The Carolina Panthers certainly haven't minded playing there, either.
The Saints have a chance to go 8-0 for the first time Sunday, but they'll have to find a way to snap a seven-game home losing streak to a Panthers team that is hitting its stride.
Four of New Orleans' wins have been at the Superdome, where it is beating opponents by an average of 15.3 points. The Saints matched the best start in franchise history with a 35-27 home win over Atlanta on Monday night.
Full Story – NFL.Com
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New Orleans Saints chat today at noon
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
12:19 PM
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By Kevin Spain / Times-Picayune
The New Orleans Saints have the city buzzing like never before and with good reason.
A win Sunday against the Carolina Panthers (at 3 p.m.) would give the team the best start in franchise history.
So with that in mind, let's chat.
Join Times-Picayune beat reporter Mike Triplett and columnist Jeff Duncan for a chat at noon.
Full Story – Nola.Com |
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Las Vegas makes New Orleans Saints favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV: First-and-10
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
11:20 AM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
First (take) ...
The New Orleans Saints have gone from also-rans to favorites in the blink of seven games this season.
Their impressive 7-0 hasn't just caught the eyes of fans and the media; it's seized the attention of Las Vegas oddsmakers.
Once an afterthought, the Saints are now the favorites to win Super Bowl XLIV. The Saints' odds have lowered with each victory this season. They now are 3-1 favorites to win the league's signature event, which, I'm guessing, is unofficially the lowest odds they've had in franchise history.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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Head-to-head: Saints are NFL's better undefeated team
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
09:31 AM
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By Clifton Brown / Sporting News
We enter NFL Week 9 with two unbeaten teams -- the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints. This week, both teams are at home for division games; the Colts play host to the Texans, and the Panthers visit New Orleans. In preparation for the games, we posed the question the SN experts Clifton Brown and Vinnie Iyer: Which is the better team?
Iyer touts the Colts. Here's why Brown's pick is the Saints:
The margin between the Colts and Saints is slim. Peyton Manning and Drew Brees are both great quarterbacks. Both teams have showed they can win, even when not playing their best.
Full Story – Sporting News.Com
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The Bayou Bulletin: Wanting Jake
Posted By: TheBayouBullet
Posted On 11-05-2009
11:19 PM
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Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Wanting Jake
By Lee Stephen
First and foremost, my apologies for the bulletin being so late this week. The lateness of Monday Night Football and a string of busy days are the culprits. It’ll be good to be back on schedule next week.
So here we are, sitting on the cusp of the weekend that the Saints will face the Carolina Panthers. Is it just me, or does this game just sort of seem like a side dish after the main course? Maybe it’s the short week, or the hype of a Monday night game against our arch-rival, but it’s been hard to get in “Panthers mode” for the coming game. Hopefully the black & gold aren’t having the same issues!
I will be the first to confess that I came into this season expecting the Panthers to be our number one threat. Their slow start to the season shocked me, as did the ineffectiveness of Jake Delhomme. While he’s never been the greatest quarterback, and while he’s always had a little bit of interceptionitis, I never dreamt he’d get off to as horrible a start as he has. Fortunately for him, he may have gotten back on track last week.
Lucky us!
So after pondering the Panthers and Jake Delhomme, and the fact that they seem to have our number in the Superdome (Jake has never lost there, a fact I didn’t learn until this week), I’ve found that one question lingers over pretty much everything else:
WHY???
How can, of all team, the Panthers have our number? How are the Panthers more of a home threat...
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Inside the NFL | The quest for perfection: Undefeated Saints, Colts hope to join ’72 Dolphins
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
07:58 PM
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By Alex Prewitt / Tufts Daily
It happens nearly every year like clockwork.
Early on in each season, one NFL team distances itself from the rest, and the talk begins to crop up — slowly but surely. Will it go undefeated? Can it be the first team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to run the table all the way through to the Super Bowl? Who, if anybody, can dethrone the mighty unbeaten? But, unlike in 2008 with the Tennessee Titans or in 2007 with the New England Patriots, both of whom fell just short, this year two unbeaten squads might actually have a shot at going the distance.
Thus far, the NFC’s New Orleans Saints and the AFC’s Indianapolis Colts boast the league’s only unblemished records at 7-0. On paper, the two teams are quite similar. Both have an MVP-caliber quarterback, a surprisingly effective defense and, most importantly, zero losses. But is it all hype, or do these teams have a legitimate chance to join those historic Dolphins in the NFL’s most exclusive club?
Full Story – Tufts Daily.Com
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New Orleans Saints' Thursday injury report
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
07:54 PM
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By Nakia Hogan / Times-Picayune
Four New Orleans Saints players missed today's practice because of injury, according to Coach Sean Payton.
Among the players held out of drills were strongside linebacker Scott Fujita (calf), defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis (knee) wide receiver Lance Moore (ankle) and defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy (knee).
Following the workout, which was held outside, Payton said the ESPN report that said Ellis would miss four to six weeks with a strained MCL was "inaccurate."
Full Story – Nola.Com
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New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams press conference
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
07:38 PM
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By Dave Lawrence (New Orleans Saints) / New Orleans.Com
New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Has there been an emphasis on tackling this week after Monday’s game?
“We’ve talked a little bit about it. Some of the comments that I’ve heard or seen are that they’re repeating some of the things they’ve heard in the room, which is good because they’re listening to you. Another thing is when you get into a game like that, when you play a Monday night game, which was our first national, big-time game, all day long they’re pretty fired up and you have to go through the emotions of playing too hard, playing too fast and you have to do a better job of just squeezing. We have to do a better job of squeezing. Outside of the very last one where everybody kind of thought he was down where he squirted, a large part of that was guys that were super excited and trying to make a blow-up hit as opposed to making a solid tackle and letting the rest of us swarm and take the ball away. Our guys are doing a good job, though, and you guys have watched early on from May throughout training camp and we’re going to work hard at stripping the football.
Full Story – New Orleans.Com
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New Orleans Saints fight to the finish of each game: Jeff Duncan
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
08:55 AM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
One of the most impressive aspects of the New Orleans Saints' 7-0 start is their dominant play in the fourth quarter. The final 15 minutes has become Saints' time. They own it.
The Saints no longer flounder in the fourth. They flourish.
They've outscored opponents 81-18 in the fourth quarter this season. Fueled by a dominant rushing attack and an opportunistic defense, they've allowed only one touchdown and scored 11 in the final quarter.
Full Story – Nola.Com |
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Saints rushing defense seeking redemption after spotty play against Falcons
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
08:46 AM
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By Brian Allee-Walsh / Times-Picayune
After further review, Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner gained a season's worth of yards-after-contact in his team's 35-27 loss Monday night to the usually sure-tackling New Orleans Saints.
Turner muscled and motored his way to 151 yards on 20 carries and one touchdown, becoming the first running back to pass 100 yards rushing against the undefeated Saints this season.
Consequently, New Orleans tumbled from fourth overall (92.3 yards per game) in rushing defense to 11th in the latest NFL rankings (102.1 yards per game), a fact that is sure to be emphasized Sunday by the run-oriented Carolina Panthers.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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Dreaming of Colts vs. Saints on Feb. 7
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
08:32 AM
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By Greg Easterbrook / ESPN
Kiss good-bye to pairings of undefeated teams. Perhaps two undefeated college teams will meet in a bowl game, or in the SEC championship game, but don't be surprised if there is no such contest left in the major-college season. In the NFL, Indianapolis and New Orleans are still standing, and could meet as undefeateds in the Super Bowl.
That would require both to go 18-0. Only one NFL team has ever reached 18-0 -- two teams won't achieve that in the same season. Imagine if the Colts and Saints have both locked up top seeds at 13-0 when the sun sets on Dec. 13 -- both would have considerable trouble staying motivated until the divisional round a full month later.
Full Story – ESPN.Com
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Know who to pull for Week 9
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
12:13 AM
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By St Dude / Saints Report.Com
It is week eight for the Saints and week nine for the season. In know who to pull for we look at games that could impact the Saints chances for the playoffs or home field advantage and root accordingly. The Saints surprising winning streak is making kwtpf somewhat irrelevant and that is fine with me.
If you win all your games, it does not matter as much what other teams do. Its still early though and we have seen some chinks in the Saints armor the last two games. We have also seen a resilient Saints team that finds ways to win instead of ways to lose.
I would have been very happy to have been 5-2 at this point. Even 4-3 would not have been terrible given what appeared to be a very difficult early schedule. Now we are 7-0 with the Panthers, Rams and Bucs coming up. Some fans will naturally buy into the hype. Hopefully the team will not look past Carolina, a team that easily handled the Cardinals in Arizona last week. Arizona is a year removed from the Super Bowl which makes the Panthers win that much more impressive.
There are sixteen teams in the NFC. Six of them go to the playoffs. One will have home field advantage throughout.
The top teams in order are:
Full Story – Saints Report.Com
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New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton press conference transcript
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-05-2009
12:00 AM
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By Dave Lawrence / (New Orleans Saints) New Orleans.Com
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Opening Statement:
“As an injury update, Scott Fujita (calf) did not practice; Sedrick Ellis (knee) did not practice; Jonathan Goodwin (knee) did not practice; Lance Moore (ankle) did not practice; Kendrick Clancy (knee) did not practice; Malcolm Jenkins (ankle) and Marvin Mitchell (foot) were limited. Danny Gorrer was signed by St. Louis off of our practice squad and then we since have signed Mark Parson, cornerback, to our practice squad. Today wasn’t so much a typical Wednesday but it was base for us, first and second down. We backed off some of the reps and took the pads off. Tomorrow we’ll be in our normal routine with third down.”
Do you anticipate Fujita practicing this week?
“I’m hopeful. It’s getting better so we’re shooting for it.”
Full Story – New Orleans.Com
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New Orleans Saints' Wednesday injury report
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-04-2009
11:55 PM
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By Mike Triplett / Times-Picayune
Saints receiver Lance Moore did not practice Wednesday with a sprained ankle. The injury was originally thought to be a bruised shin, so this might be a little more serious, but ankle injuries can vary in severity. So the Saints will probably keep us guessing all week.
Center Jonathan Goodwin (knee bruise), linebacker Scott Fujita (calf), defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis (knee) and defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy (knee) also did not practice Wednesday. Cornerback Malcolm Jenkins (ankle) and linebacker Marvin Mitchell (foot) were limited.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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New Orleans Saints wary of Jake Delhomme
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-04-2009
11:50 PM
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By Mike Triplett / Times-Picayune
This has been a rough year for Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme.
It began in January, when the Lafayette native threw five interceptions in a playoff loss to the Arizona Cardinals, and it carried over to this season. Carolina lost its first three games and got off to a 2-4 start, with Delhomme throwing 13 interceptions, fumbling twice and being sacked 13 times in his first six starts.
Then when the Panthers were finally playing their best game last week, a 34-21 victory at Arizona, he got knocked out during the third quarter with a chest injury that sent him to the emergency room.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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To heck with history: Saints winning despite turnovers
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-04-2009
07:40 PM
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By Guerry Smith / New Orleans Sports Examiner
As if we needed any more evidence that history holds no sway on the streaking Saints, now they’re winning while giving the ball away repeatedly.
Despite committing eight turnovers in their last two games, they are one victory shy of their first 8-0 start ever.
“We’re happy to be 7-0, but there’s some things last week and this week that will get you beat,” quarterback Drew Brees said after the Saints held off the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night. “First off, turnovers. Four last week and four this week. I thought we had all that figured out for a while, then all of a sudden, the last two games have been horrendous.”
Full Story – Examiner.Com
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New Orleans Saints film study: The Saints' No. #1 fan is Jon Gruden
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-04-2009
02:48 PM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
Listening to the re-broadcast of the game it was obvious Gruden is the Saints' No. 1 fan in the national media. The broadcast was like a three-hour infomercial on the team and its leaders.
Normally I use this space to break down plays in the game and take you behind the Saints' strategic calls, but I think it's important to note Gruden's analysis. He is a former coach and he has keen insight into the Saints and their personnel. Not only did he coach against this team the past few years but he's also close friends with Saints coach Sean Payton. So when Gruden speaks, it's important for Saints fans to listen. He's not just another talking head. He knows the Saints up and down. His takes throughout the game were extremely accurate
Full Story – Nola.Com |
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New Orleans Saints players absolutely should believe team can finish undefeated
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-04-2009
11:13 AM
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By John DeShazier / Times-Picayune
Each and every time a New Orleans Saints player mumbles something these days about going undefeated this regular season, it's headline news. The wisdom of the proclamation is debated and the arrogance-versus-confidence angle comes into play, and a big to-do commences.
And you have to wonder: Just what, exactly, is Reggie Bush, or Pierre Thomas, or Drew Brees, or any other Saint, supposed to say?
That he sees a loss on the horizon? That a future opponent is a better team? That the Saints are playing with house money, on borrowed time, and can't possibly navigate the regular season without emerging blemished?
Full Story – Nola.Com |
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New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers Scouting Report
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-04-2009
08:36 AM
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By Nakia Hogan / Times-Picayune
Carolina Panthers at Saints, Sunday, 3:05 p.m.
Winners of three of their past four games, the Carolina Panthers are returning to their old form.
At least it appeared that way in Sunday's 34-21 victory against the Arizona Cardinals when the Panthers reverted to the style of football that Coach John Fox covets: a strong, ball-controlled running game and an opportunistic defense.
The Panthers showed they still can be a dominating running team, as they gashed the then-No. 1 ranked Cardinals rushing defense. The Panthers gained 270 yards rushing in the game, the second most in franchise history.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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Saints stay humble, say talk of perfect season is 'premature'
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-04-2009
07:13 AM
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By Jarrett Bell / USA Today
Saints fever is an intoxicating mixture of pride, performance and potential, which fueled an instant listener poll on WWL-AM not long after the local football juggernaut improved to 7-0 with a 35-27 victory against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night.
Who dat?
Callers were invited to chime in with opinions on where their New Orleans Saints are headed this season, and which upcoming opponents might have the audacity to smear the record of a team that has flirted with defeat in back-to-back outings.
Full Story – USA Today.Com
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Disabled child helps cheer Saints to victory
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
04:02 PM
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By Matthew Pleasant / Staff Writer- Houma Today
Dalton Pierce of Cut Off wrote a journal entry in his elementary-school class that pulled at the heartstrings of his elders, who then pulled some strings of their own.
The 8-year-old, who copes daily with cerebral palsy, wrote of wanting to see the Saints play at the Superdome. His wish was answered Monday with help from a stranger who petitioned the Saints coach’s TV show for tickets.
Dalton and his parents, Dean and Debbie Pierce, watched the team continue a winning streak with seats courtesy of the “Sean Payton Show.” He may not have gotten the experience if it weren’t for the three-sentence journal entry he wrote.
Full Story – Houma Today.Com
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Deke - Saints finding ways to win
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
03:51 PM
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By Deke Bellavia / WWL.Com
In a sixteen game season it’s hard to look your best each week. But at the end of the day it’s about winning and it’s about surviving. The New Orleans Saints are doing both. The Saints had more gas in the tank than their rivals from the East and they improved their record to 7-0.
The Saints took the Falcons’ best shot and still came out with a win over the hated Dirty Birds of Atlanta. In a game that featured more drama than the reunion episode of the Real Housewives of Atlanta, the Saints found a way to win a close game.
The Saints offense sputtered at times, the defense gave up big plays and a lot of rushing yards to Michael Turner and the special teams were okay at best. But this team found a way to win. Why? The Saints are a complete team.
Over the course of the last few weeks many were talking about how the Eagles game or the Giants Game would be the toughest of the season. What kind of talk is that? When you’re undefeated and the big dog in your conference, each game only gets more difficult to win.
Full Story – WWL.Com
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New Orleans Saints defense a force, not a farce
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
01:25 PM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
When Atlanta Falcons Coach Mike Smith broke down the New Orleans Saints' game tape last week in preparation for their Monday night showdown at the Superdome, he marveled at the big plays, the highlight-reel catches and runs.
He wasn't watching New Orleans' high-powered offense. Smith was breaking down the tape of the Saints' defense.
A few days later he watched the unit break the heart and will of his Atlanta Falcons in a tenacious 35-27 Saints victory.
New Orleans is 7-0 for the second time in the club's 43-year history. And the Saints have done it in part because of their opportunistic big-play defense.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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NFL Power Rankings Week 10: The Week the New Orleans Saints Get Some Respect?
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
01:20 PM
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By Saul Relative / Associated Content
NFL Power Rankings for Week 9 should show a couple of moves, especially since the New Orleans Saints won their seventh game and remained undefeated after Monday night's tough game against the Atlanta Falcons.
In fact, the NFL Power Rankings Week 10: The Week the New Orleans Saints Get Some Respect?
Date: November 2, 2009
New Orleans Saints probably had an extra incentive to win just so they can get to the top of everyone's NFL power rankings list, a place they should have been two weeks ago.
Full Story – Associated Content.Com
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These truly aren't the Saints of old
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
12:57 PM
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By Pat Yasinskas / ESPN
Before I say this, please understand that my right hand is raised and my left side is hooked up to a polygraph machine.
All right, the New Orleans Saints really, really, really are a different football team than last year, the year before and at any point in their history.
Yeah, I know I’ve been writing for seven weeks now about how different the Saints are now that they have a real defense. And how great the offense is with Marques Colston and Jeremy Shockey and the presence of an actual running game. And how Sean Payton is a much better coach than he was even a year ago.
Full Story – ESPN.Com
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Grading the New Orleans Saints' performance against the Atlanta Falcons
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
12:54 PM
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By Doug Tatum / Times-Picayune
OFFENSE: Three fleurs-de-lis
Drew Brees was his usual exceptional self, throwing for 308 yards and two scores, and he shouldn't be knocked for his one interception, which was a great play by Atlanta defender Brent Grimes. Marques Colston and Jeremy Shockey turned in Pro Bowl -- or should we say All-Star -- performances as they grabbed several jump balls. And Sean Payton's three-headed monster at running back combined for three touchdowns and 143 rushing yards, but they have to work on ball security. Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell both fumbled late.
DEFENSE: Three fleurs-de-lis
This unit should be knocked for giving up 151 rushing yards to Michael Turner and a 68-yard touchdown bomb to Roddy White, but it's hard to criticize a group that keeps making play after play. Cornerback Jabari Greer's interception return for a touchdown was the fifth of the season and cornerback Tracy Porter and Darren Sharper made important interceptions in the final period. Defensive end Will Smith should get a game ball for his two sacks and providing constant pressure on Matt Ryan.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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Crowd was part of Saints' arsenal
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
12:51 PM
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By Lee Feinswog / For the AJC
The Falcons did everything they could to quiet one of the loudest Saints crowds in the 34-year history of the Louisiana Superdome.
They elected to receive after winning the opening coin toss, the best way to keep the ball from the Saints’ high-powered offense. It paid off in the form of a long drive and 7-0 lead.
And they simply shocked and shushed the 70,088 on hand in a big way when they took a 14-7 lead, their last, on defensive end Kroy Biermann’s fumble recovery and 10-yard touchdown run.
Full Story – AJC.Com
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Saints stay unbeaten
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
07:10 AM
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By Sheldon Mickles / The Advocate
For the second week in a row, the undefeated New Orleans Saints got a real scare.
For the second straight week, they survived.
The Saints turned the ball over three times on two fumbles and an interception and John Carney missed a 37-yard field goal, but they held on for a 35-27 win over the Atlanta Falcons before 70,088 raucous fans in the Superdome.
Full Story – 2The Advocate.Com
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Saints Down Falcons 35-27; Improve to 7-0
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-03-2009
01:14 AM
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By Doug Miller / New Orleans Saints.Com
The Saints, through the first seven games of the season, have proven they can win pretty, can win ugly, can win via the comeback, and can protect a late lead, if need be. The also proved, perhaps most importantly, that they can win against the NFC South, and against their next closest competitor.
RB Pierre Thomas capped an 11-play, 81-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown reception from Drew Brees to put the Saints ahead of the Falcons, 35-24, with just under three minutes to go in the game.
“When my number was called, I knew I had to make a play,” Thomas said. “I had to help my teammates and make a play. Coach Payton called a great play that got us into the end zone. It was a struggle, and Atlanta put up a great fight. We have to eliminate the fumbles and the turnovers, and if we do that, we will be a tough team to stop.”
Full Story – New Orleans Saints.Com
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Original Stories
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 The Bayou Bulletin: Wanting Jake
Posted On 11-05-2009
Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Wanting Jake
By Lee Stephen
First and foremost, my apologies for the bulletin being so late this week. The lateness of Monday Night Football and a string of busy days are the culprits. It’ll be good to be back on schedule next week.
So here we are, sitting on the cusp of the weekend that the Saints will face the Carolina Panthers. Is it just me, or does this game just sort of seem like a side dish after the main course? Maybe it’s the short week, or the hype of a Monday night game against our arch-rival, but it’s been hard to get in “Panthers mode” for the coming game. Hopefully the black & gold aren’t having the same issues!
I will be the first to confess that I came into this season expecting the Panthers to be our number one threat. Their slow start to the season shocked me, as did the ineffectiveness of Jake Delhomme. While he’s never been the greatest quarterback, and while he’s always had a little bit of interceptionitis, I never dreamt he’d get off to as horrible a start as he has. Fortunately for him, he may have gotten back on track last week.
Lucky us!
So after pondering the Panthers and Jake Delhomme, and the fact that they seem to have our number in the Superdome (Jake has never lost there, a fact I didn’t learn until this week), I’ve found that one question lingers over pretty much everything else:
WHY???
How can, of all team, the Panthers have our number? How are the Panthers more of a home threat...
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Fearless Predictions: WEEK EIGHT Saints vs. Falcons
Posted On 10-31-2009
By Scott Balot | Saintsreport.com Staff Writer
Posted Oct. 31, 2009
Another week, another signature win for the 2009 New Orleans Saints. Week Eight brings one of several games Saints' fans have had circled on their calendar all off-season, as long-time rival Atlanta Falcons come to town for a Monday Night showcase. Let's take a look at the SAINTS-FALCONS and the rest of WEEK EIGHT in the NFL.
QUICK THOUGHTS
-Hands down, last week's second half comeback against the Dolphins was the best win of Sean Payton's career. Prior to last week, the 2006 Cowboys' game had been the benchmark for the highlight of Payton's four year tenure. Allowing Drew Brees to attempt a running play at the end of the first half may be the single greatest gameday decision he has made, as it allowed the opportunity for his team to aggressively wipe out what was otherwise one of the worst two quarter performances we have seen since 2007.
-Darren Sharper was named the NFC's Defense Player of the Month for October for his outstanding play as the Saints' defensive leader. For his career, October has statistically been his worse month, with November being one of this best. Let's hope that trend continues.
-I'm not a big fan of getting ahead of ourselves, but I'm going to allow myself to indulge a bit. According to www.playoffstatus.com , the current statistical NFL Post-Season probabilities for the Saints are as follows: 19% chance of winning Super Bowl, 36 % chance of going to the Super Bowl, 59% chance of...
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