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Don't worry about recent turnover troubles for Saints
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Today
12:18 PM
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By Guerry Smith / New Orleans Sports Examiner
The 1983 Washington Redskins rolled through the regular season with an astronomical plus-43 turnover differential, by far the best in NFL history. They were plus-4 in two playoff games, advancing to the Super Bowl against the Los Angeles Raiders, who were minus-13 in the regular season and added five turnovers in a postseason victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
Yet, the Raiders beat the Redskins 38-9, returning a Joe Theismann interception for a touchdown in the first half and forcing three turnovers.
Inexplicable turnarounds like that one are the reason you should not be overly concerned about the Saints’ recent spate of 13 turnovers in four games.
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New Orleans Saints receiver Marques Colston eager for good game against Tampa Bay
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Today
10:55 AM
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By Nakia Hogan / Times-Picayune
It irks Marques Colston that he hasn't been overly productive the past two games.
It bothers him that after a scorching start to the season, he has had some uncharacteristic drops and a nearly costly fumble. He tries not to show it, but it annoys him that he's had so many lapses.
No one else in the New Orleans Saints' organization seems to be concerned with recent abnormal play by Colston, though.
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Mickles: Picture for playoffs still taking shape
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Today
09:38 AM
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By Sheldon Mickles / The Advocate
About this time of the NFL season each year, media and fans usually start trying to figure out what the New Orleans Saints and other teams have to do to make the playoffs.
With two games remaining in November and only seven games to be played overall, the playoff picture is really going to start taking shape in the next couple of weeks.
It can get rather complicated — and it usually does — when tiebreakers and other variables are factored into the equation that ends up sending 12 teams to the postseason.
Full Story –2The Advocate.Com
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Recent form not typical of New Orleans Saints top receiver Marques Colston
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Today
07:24 AM
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By Brian Allee-Walsh / New Orleans.Com
The Marques Colston we have seen the past two games is not the Marques Colston we are used to seeing.
Numerous drops, a fumble at the goal line, three catches for 62 yards and no touchdowns. No, this is not the same gifted 6-foot-4, 225-pound wide receiver that New Orleans Saints fans are accustomed to seeing since he first sprang on the NFL scene in 2006 with tentacles for fingers and butter for hands.
If we know it, then he certainly knows it, because Marques Colston is a consummate professional.
“Obviously, I’m bothered by it,’’ Colston said after spending extra practice time Thursday with his fellow wide receivers and quarterback Drew Brees. “No one likes to play less than their best. At the same time I know and I understand that I’m a better player than what I’ve been these past two weeks.
Full Story – New Orleans.Com
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Saints not perfect, but look to stay undefeated taking on the Bucs
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Today
12:03 AM
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By Associated Press / NFL.Com
Injuries have started to pile up for the New Orleans Saints' defense, and their offense has had trouble taking care of the ball.
Those factors, along with some recent close calls and their struggles of late against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, make Sunday's matchup far from a sure thing for the Saints even though they're facing one of the league's worst teams.
New Orleans (9-0) could be missing at least three defensive starters -- cornerback Jabari Greer (groin), defense tackle Sedrick Ellis (right knee) and cornerback Tracy Porter (left knee).
Full Story – NFL.Com
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New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams press conference
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
08:08 PM
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By Justin Macione / New Orleans Saints.Com
New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Q: What is your take on Chris McAlister?
A: I’ve known him for a long time and knew him when he was coming out, would have loved the opportunity to draft him when he was coming out, didn’t get that opportunity. I’ve competed against him a long time. He’s another guy for us to try to get ready to go. When he’s ready, I can’t tell you that. A lot of it will be dependent upon the health of the guys in front of him. I think it’s another compliment to the organization that I’m learning about being involved with this organization. I’ve been at places where you just did without. All of a sudden you get one of those defensive tackles to play corner or something like that. We always have a short list. I think Ryan Pace and his group upstairs do a tremendous job on who’s on the short list and bringing them in. I selfishly like veterans at this time of the year because I don’t have to catch them up as much. There are certain things he already knows about the National Football League, so we’ll just have to wait and see. He fits in well.
Full Story – New...
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New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton press conference transcript
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
06:20 PM
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By Justin Macione / New Orleans Saints.Com
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Opening Statement/Injury Report: Lance Moore (ankle) did not practice. Jabari Greer (groin) did not practice. Reggie Bush (knee) did not practice. Tracy Porter (knee) did not practice. Darren Sharper (knee) was limited. Jonathan Goodwin (ankle) was limited. Dave Thomas (knee) was full. Sedrick Ellis (knee) was limited.
Q: Can you discuss Reggie Bush’s status?
A: There’s swelling still. We backed off it today and we just have to see where he’s at tomorrow and monitor his progress and reha
Full Story – New Orleans.Com
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The Bayou Bulletin: Fr-Fr-Fr-Freeman
Posted By: TheBayouBullet
Posted On Yesterday
05:49 PM
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Fr-Fr-Fr-Freeman
By Lee Stephen
This Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will face off against NFC South rival Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers (1-8) are coming off the hot hand of rookie quarterback Josh Freeman, who is currently 1-1 (and nearly 2-0) as a starter. Freeman has sparked Tampa Bay’s offense, giving the practically-already-eliminated Bucs new life in 2009, if for nothing else, to play spoiler to those teams on their schedule who are still in the hunt. Though New Orleans is all but guaranteed a playoff spot already, there is much on the line for the Saints, including a race with Minnesota for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. It is for this reason that, for New Orleans, every game counts. Games against teams like the Bucs must be won, and so for the Bucs, this is a great opportunity to stick it to a division rival that can’t afford to lose.
I’ve looked at everything in respect to Josh Freeman, and beyond all of his statistics, collegiate accomplishments, and tendencies behind center, there’s one thing in particular that stands out above everything else. More so than anything else, it will be most influential factor in the Bucs’ chances against New Orleans’ high powered offense and surprisingly adept defense. No, I’m not talking about accuracy, or power, or anything mechanical. I’m not talking about field vision, the “it” factor, or ability under pressure. I’m talking about something God-given. Something Freeman was born with—a...
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New Orleans Saints first-and-10: Don't worry about Drew Brees' turnovers
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
10:17 AM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
One of the uglier trends in the New Orleans Saints' otherwise exquisite 9-0 start has been their propensity for turnovers.
New Orleans has 19 giveaways this season. Only four teams in the league have committed more. The Saints and Cardinals are the only two teams in the bottom 10 of giveaways with winning records.
The Saints have succeeded largely because they've offset their own miscues by forcing a bushel of their own. The Saints lead the NFL in takeaways with 25.
Full Story – Nola.Com |
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Evans report: New Orleans Saints fullback Heath Evans' blog for Nov. 18
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
09:38 AM
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By Heath Evans / Times-Picayune
New Orleans Saints fullback Heath Evans, who last month had season-ending surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, writes an occasional diary for The Times-Picayune:
At the start of Sunday's game against the Rams, I only had a weak knee. By the end of the game, I had a weak heart to go along with it! "Too close for comfort" is the phrase that comes to my mind.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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Putting the Saints' 9-0 start in perspective
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On Yesterday
06:37 AM
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By Guerry Smith / New Orleans Sports Examiner
Recent history says the Saints’ unprecedented 9-0 start won’t help them win the Super Bowl, but really, who cares?
If you’re a long-suffering Saints fans, enjoy the ride as long as it lasts and worry about the consequences later. New Orleans is in rare air. Only 15 teams won their first nine games from the start of the Super Bowl era in 1966 through 2008.
This decade, though, the lucky few have not been fortunate in the playoffs. Five teams started 9-0 from 2000 to 2008, and three of them lost their first postseason game.
Full Story – Examiner.Com
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Know who to pull for Week 11
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
10:23 PM
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By St Dude / Saints Report.Com
The perennially hapless Saints are having quite a hapful year. Indeed this could be the most hapful Saints team ever. On top of the Saints winning every week, most of the teams we need to lose do so week in and week out.
The ball that has rarely bounced our way now seemingly always does. How far have the Saints come? We now have fans who complain about the way we win. Cha ching bada bing.
Our division rivals are floundering. The Buccaneers, this week's opponent, are almost mathematically eliminated. The Panthers need a miracle finish to get a wild card. The Falcons are four games behind the Saints, four and a half if you count the head to head tiebreaker.
Some folks might be making the mistake of looking ahead to New England. That is a mistake on a number of levels. Tampa has played well lately. They beat Green Bay two weeks ago and should have beaten Miami last week. They are easily as good a team as the Rams who were a big ben away from beating the Saints. Tampa is a bigger game for the Saints than New England(see below).
Full Story – Saints Report.Com
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New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton press conference transcript
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
07:42 PM
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By Dave Lawrence (New Orleans Saints) / New Orleans.Com
New Orleans Saints Head Coach Sean Payton
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Opening Statement:
“A couple of notes in regards to the injury report, Jonathan Goodwin (ankle) did not practice; Lance Moore (ankle) did not practice; Jabari Greer (groin) did not practice; Darren Sharper (knee) was limited; David Thomas (knee) did not practice; Reggie Bush (knee) did not practice; Tracy Porter (knee) did not practice; Sedrick Ellis (knee) was limited. We signed cornerback Chris McAlister and waived quarterback Chase Daniel.”
What do you foresee McAlister’s role being?
Full Story – New Orleans.Com
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McAlister Hits The Ground Running
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
06:44 PM
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By Doug Miller / New Orleans Saints.Com
Freshly signed cornerback Chris McAlister has put the “new” in New Orleans Saints.
The rangy and gifted 32-year old McAlister arrived in New Orleans yesterday for a workout, signed a contract this morning upon arriving at the team’s facility and quickly set about acclimating himself to his new teammates with the Saints.
It’s not the only thing he has to acclimatize himself with, as he is wearing a new uniform number (#29), as opposed to the #21 he wore while with the Ravens. But most importantly, McAlister first must learn defensive coordinator Gregg Williams’ playbook and will certainly be putting in extra time with defensive backs coach Dennis Allen and assistant secondary coach Tony Oden.
Full Story –New Orleans Saints.Com
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Geller: Saints' "Big Will" a huge thrill
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
06:41 PM
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By Steve Geller / WWL.Com
It's no secret that the Saints 9-0 record is due largely in part to the defense's ability to wreak havoc on the opposition.
The fleur-di-lis D has caused 25 turnovers (17 INT's, 8 forced fumbles). The Saints defense has 21 sacks and has scored an astonishing 7 touchdowns.
A guy who has been making his presence felt is Will Smith. He is thriving in the new defensive scheme and is once again playing like one of the top defensive ends in the league.
Smith struggled last year with just 3 sacks, because he was hurt. You try doing anything; much less play football with a sports hernia.
Full Story – WWL.Com
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New Orleans Saints mailbag: Should fans believe what Sean Payton says about injuries?
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
04:46 PM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
Welcome to this week's first installment of the New Orleans Saints Mailbag. A variety of interesting subjects are discussed today, including the team's recent struggles, leaky pass protection, Coach Sean Payton's philosophy on injuries and the always popular topic of play-calling.
It's not too late to submit questions if you have them. Send them to Saintsmailbag@timespicayune.com. Don't forget to include your name and place of residence or I can't include them in the mailbag, per editors' orders. Now on to the Q&A:
Q: I know I'm paranoid, but do you believe Payton's statement that Tracy Porter only has a strained MCL and should return in 4-6 weeks?
Full Story – Nola.Com
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The New Orleans Saints are treading dangerously by committing so many turnovers
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
09:22 AM
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By Nakia Hogan / Times-Picayune
One day after the Saints held on for an uninspiring 28-23 victory against the lowly St. Louis Rams, the mood still hadn't changed in the Saints' locker room.
Players on Monday continued to figuratively kick themselves over the mounting turnovers. They openly chastised themselves for yet another sloppy performance. Somberly, they reflected on the penalties and the mistakes. This certainly didn't appear to be the locker room of one of the NFL's two 9-0 teams (the other is the Indianapolis Colts), one with a four-game lead in the NFC South.
"The victory is obviously great, but you still feel that kind of sourness in the back of your mind that OK we are winning but we have some things that we need to correct, " Saints running back Reggie Bush said. "It's fixable. It's not like it's not fixable. It's something that we can correct, and we are going to work on correcting.
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New Orleans Saints scouting report for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
09:03 AM
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By Bob Fortus / Times-Picayune
Tampa Bay is 1-8 and in last place in the NFC South, but the Buccaneers are beginning to play better.
Two weeks ago at home against Green Bay, rookie quarterback Josh Freeman, Tampa Bay's first-round draft pick, made his first start. The Bucs overcame a 28-17 fourth-quarter deficit, scoring three consecutive touchdowns to win 38-28.
Tampa Bay lost 25-23 to Miami on Sunday. A Dolphins' field goal with 10 seconds remaining sunk the Bucs. But the team displayed heart after being sloppy in the first half and falling behind 19-6. Led by Freeman, Tampa Bay scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, including a go-ahead score with 1:14 remaining.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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New Orleans Saints film study: Reggie Bush responds against St. Louis Rams
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-18-2009
07:23 AM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
Reggie Bush is off to a slow start this season and New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton seemed intent on getting the elusive scat back involved early and often against the St. Louis Rams this past Sunday.
Bush played on 11 of the Saints' first 17 snaps and had five touches on those snaps. That's more touches than Bush had in the entire game two weeks ago, when he was limited to a career-low four touches in a win against Atlanta. Against the Rams, Bush played on 17 of New Orleans' 26 first-half plays, scoring two touchdowns. As usual, he yielded tPierre Thomas and Mike Bell in the second half, when the Saints went to their power rushing attack. Bush played just five of the Saints' 30 plays in the second half.
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Saints add insurance with veteran CB McAllister
Posted By: Andrus
Posted On 11-17-2009
08:02 PM
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November, 17, 2009
By Pat Yasinskas
ESPN.com
The New Orleans Saints, apparently concerned that injuries to starting cornerbacks Tracy Porter and Jabari Greer could linger, brought in some insurance Tuesday night.
ESPN’s John Clayton reports the Saints have signed veteran cornerback Chris McAllister.
Porter has a sprained MCL and could miss several weeks and Greer missed Sunday’s game against St. Louis. The Saints have decent depth at cornerback with veteran Randall Gay and rookie Malcolm Jenkins.
But McAllister, a 10-year veteran and three-time Pro Bowler, could step right into the mix as one of the top three corners with Gay and Jenkins if Greer and Porter remain out. McAllister, 32, has been out of the league since the Ravens released him in February.
The undefeated Saints already have had good luck in bringing in one veteran defensive back. They signed safety Darren Sharper, 33, as a free agent and he’s been an instant leader and one of the league’s most productive defensive players.
Full Story - ESPN.com
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Saints Notebook: Ugly victory OK while starting secondary sits
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-17-2009
06:49 PM
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By Guerry Smith / New Orleans Sports Examiner
Four thoughts after the Saints’ ugly 28-23 win in St. Louis left them with a very pretty 9-0 record:
1) Winning ugly doesn’t matter as long as New Orleans is injury-depleted.
If the Saints had struggled to put away the Rams with a healthy secondary, an alarm warning would have sounded. But they played the entire game without Jabari Greer (injured groin), the best cornerback in franchise history, and free safety Darren Sharper (sprained right knee), a leading candidate for NFL Defensive Player of the Year. They played all but one down of the second half without cornerback Tracy Porter, who suffered a strained MCL when he was unintentionally leg-whipped by teammate Usama Young.
Full Story – Examiner.Com
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Payton pleased with Saints' survival skills
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-17-2009
12:51 PM
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By Brett Martel / AP Sports Writer
For Saints offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb, it's all about perspective.
Since he was drafted by New Orleans in 2003, Stinchcomb's been part of only two winning teams. The second of those is this year's edition, which reached the franchise's first-ever 9-0 record at St. Louis on Sunday despite one of its least impressive performances all season.
“I enjoy being able to talk about how we're winning, because I've been around the Saints long enough to appreciate the line of questioning being that we're not winning by the huge margins that we could be,” he said. “It's not easy to win in this league.”
Full Story – Daily Comet.Com
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New Orleans Saints realize that there are no gimmes
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-17-2009
08:55 AM
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By John DeShazier / Times-Picayune
Nobody said maintaining perfection was going to be easy, only that it's possible.
"Easy" vanished out the side door a month ago. Given the near certainty that the Saints couldn't maintain the incandescent pace they set, opponents have New Orleans in their sights as they concentrate on being the first to take down the Saints.
That has been on display since the Saints' epic comeback in Miami, and Sunday's 28-23 victory at St. Louis over the previously inept Rams did little to settle the stomach.
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Forecast: Fasten your seat belts for a bit of turbulence Saints fans
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-17-2009
08:48 AM
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By Ralph Malbrough / WWL-TV Contributing Writer
OPINION:
The greatest football party ever has officially been put on hold.
Until the last few weeks the 2009 Saints season has been one blowout after another.
High octane offense, touchdown scoring defense, and 14-point leads before you were even finished your first slice of pizza made Sundays different then Saints fans had ever experienced.
Full Story – WWLTV.Com
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Hobbled New Orleans Saints defense has been getting humbled
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-17-2009
07:08 AM
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By Jeff Duncan / Times-Picayune
Gregg Williams is fond of telling folks he gets way too much credit for X's and O's. His strength as a coach, he says, is psychological rather than tactical. He thrives on overhauling attitudes and changing cultures.
Despite his rhetoric, the Saints might need Williams to work some magic with his X's and O's down the stretch because frankly he's running out of Johnnys and Joes.
The secondary, the best unit on the team during the first half of the season, has lost three starters to injury in the past two weeks.
Full Story – Nola.Com
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Adversity helps confirm elite status of New Orleans Saints
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-17-2009
07:05 AM
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By Les East / New Orleans.Com
So this is what it’s like when your NFL team becomes one of the elites. It’s virgin territory around these parts, but we’re starting to figure it out.
For most of the last 43 years, the New Orleans Saints and their fans couldn’t turn their noses up at any victory, no matter how ugly. Now it’s easy to do.
The Saints are 9-0, the only undefeated team in the NFC, and – if not for a Bill Belichick brain cramp – they might have been the last undefeated team in the NFL. Watching the Colts join New Orleans at 9-0 by beating the Patriots in as good a battle as those two teams have had, it was clear they were both several notches above where the Saints were earlier in the day when they scrambled to hold off the 1-7 Rams, 28-23, in St. Louis.
Full Story – New Orleans.Com
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What others are saying about the New Orleans Saints (part 2)
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-16-2009
02:03 PM
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New Orleans Saints say cornerback Tracy Porter has sprained MCL
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-16-2009
01:59 PM
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By Doug Tatum / Times-Picayune
New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton announced Monday that starting cornerback Tracy Porter strained his left medial collateral ligament in Sunday's victory over the St. Louis Rams. Payton did not give a timetable for Porter's return but other players on the Saints' roster who have had similar injuries were out four to six weeks.
Porter, a second-year player out of Indiana, was hurt Sunday when he was accidentally leg-whipped by teammate Usama Young as both players were trying to make a tackle.
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Saints still perfect for season
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-16-2009
10:32 AM
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By R B Fallstrom / AP Sports Writer
ST. LOUIS – Reggie Bush helped the New Orleans Saints overcome another bundle of mistakes to stay unbeaten for the best start in team history
Bush scored twice for the first time in more than a year and Drew Brees compensated for two interceptions with two touchdown passes that allowed the Saints to escape with a 28-23 victory Sunday over the St. Louis Rams.
“We’re not content with where we’re at, and we’re certainly not content with the way we’ve played these last few weeks,” Brees said. “We need to close the game out when we’re given the opportunity.”
Full Story – Hattiesburg American.Com |
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What they're saying about the 9-0 New Orleans Saints
Posted By: mvtrucking
Posted On 11-16-2009
10:26 AM
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By Times-Picayune
The undefeated New Orleans Saints are still marching to 9-0 tune after topping the St. Louis Rams 28-23 at the Edward Jones Dome.
Yes, we know it was a win. But it still game down to the last jump ball and the tone of much of the commentary and analysis seems to hew to the notion that the Saints are lucky to be undefeated after yesterday's squeaker against the Rams.
ESPN says the Saints pulled out the win despite some sloppy play against the Rams yesterday
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Original Stories
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 The Bayou Bulletin: Fr-Fr-Fr-Freeman
Posted On Yesterday
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Fr-Fr-Fr-Freeman
By Lee Stephen
This Sunday, the New Orleans Saints will face off against NFC South rival Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers (1-8) are coming off the hot hand of rookie quarterback Josh Freeman, who is currently 1-1 (and nearly 2-0) as a starter. Freeman has sparked Tampa Bay’s offense, giving the practically-already-eliminated Bucs new life in 2009, if for nothing else, to play spoiler to those teams on their schedule who are still in the hunt. Though New Orleans is all but guaranteed a playoff spot already, there is much on the line for the Saints, including a race with Minnesota for home field advantage throughout the playoffs. It is for this reason that, for New Orleans, every game counts. Games against teams like the Bucs must be won, and so for the Bucs, this is a great opportunity to stick it to a division rival that can’t afford to lose.
I’ve looked at everything in respect to Josh Freeman, and beyond all of his statistics, collegiate accomplishments, and tendencies behind center, there’s one thing in particular that stands out above everything else. More so than anything else, it will be most influential factor in the Bucs’ chances against New Orleans’ high powered offense and surprisingly adept defense. No, I’m not talking about accuracy, or power, or anything mechanical. I’m not talking about field vision, the “it” factor, or ability under pressure. I’m talking about something God-given. Something Freeman was born with—a...
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The Bayou Bulletin: The Way Things Ought to have Been
Posted On 11-12-2009
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
The Way Things Ought to have Been
By Lee Stephen
Oh yes.
We’re going there.
Earlier this season, conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh was invited to be part of a team that sought to purchase the St. Louis Rams. When news of his inclusion was leaked, all hell broke loose. We all know the story. Protest groups went up in arms, players refused to consider playing for the Rams, and the NFL decided that America was little too free for its taste. Sorry, Rush. We only let people we like own franchises. Did the NFL make a mistake? Wholeheartedly, undeniably, yes. It was said time and time again that the NFL didn’t need Rush Limbaugh. I disagree. I think, perhaps more than any other team, the St. Louis Rams did. Yes, I said it. The St. Louis Rams needed Rush Limbaugh. In fact, they still do.
On defense.
Just imagine the glory of Rush Limbaugh on the defensive line, especially on a defense that currently ranks at the bottom of the league in just about every category. I’d go so far to say that Rush Limbaugh could have made such an impact, he’d have become a first-ballot Hall of Famer. You’re skeptical, aren’t you? You think I’m pulling this out of thin air. But I’m not. I am dead serious. I have never been more serious about anything in my entire life, including all of my past lives (though granted, more often than not I was a bug). But the point is, I have points. And here they come:
1- Plugging up holes. This one’s too easy. Last...
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