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June 2008
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September 2006 ArchivesSports Illustrated's Don Banks says that every year some team rises from nowhere and he states the case that the Saints could be this year's team to do just that. ...Maybe Scott Cody was right. All of ESPN's experts pick the Panthers to top the Saints, except for Joe Thiesmann, who, coincidentally, saw the Saints in person last week. ...
Special teams player Steve Gleason, responsible for the blocked punt that lead to the Saints first touchdown early in the first quarter Monday night, said his phone was flooded with text messages and phone calls from ecstatic family members Read more. ...
Not only did we get a new anthem for our boys in Black and Gold, but Scott Fujita's 'Samurai Bow' should become a staple of celebrations for the defense on big plays. Read more. ...I'm not saying they'll win, but I don't look for a big letdown. What will be lacking in emotion compared to Monday's game will be made up in confidence that this team now believes it is good and can play with anyone. Read more. ...Rob Ninkovich is done for the year after suffering a knee injury during the Saints rout over the FalconsRead more. ...From the Associated Press: CHARLOTTE, NC -- Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith acknowledges that he wasn't at top speed when he made his season debut last Sunday at Tampa Bay. But Smith says he's getting stronger after missing most of the preseason and the first two regular season games with strained hamstrings in both legs. Smith had seven catches for 112 yards in the win against the Buccaneers. He says th... Sports Director Jim Henderson says Sean Payton is more in touch with New Orleans and its fans after three games then Jim Haslett was in six years here. ...Yes, half of CBS Sportsline's experts are picking the Saints to win at Carolina that's a lot of respect for a team everyone picked to finish last in the division against the team most picked would finish first AT the preseason favorite's home. ...FOX Sports has shown the Saints a than some of the other big sports outlets, ranking them 11th overall and AHEAD of the Falcons. ...
Yes, it's come to this already, the Saints are now seen as a measuring stick for a team struggling to get on track. Oh, fans are also asking the Charlotte sportswriter if the game in New Orleans was fixed. Wow! ...Linebacker Dan Morgan and tight end Mike Seidman won't play against the Saints on Sunday. ...Saints linebacker Scott Fujita was honored as the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts against the Falcons and quarterback Michael Vick. Fujita led the Saints in tackles, with eight and had one of the team’s five sacks of Vick during the emotional 23-3 win over the Falcons Monday Night. ...Even in France, the performance of the Saints, their fans, and the Superdome rang out triumphant. ...CBS Sportsline's Pete Prisco gives the Saints an "A" in his weekly grading system. ...Adam Schein of Foxsports.net believes the Saints, with new players buying into the concept of team-oriented football, are certainly capable of contending for a playoff spot. Read more. ...Lost in the celebration of the Saints 23-3 win over the Falcons was the injury to special teams player and back-up defensive end Rob Ninkovich. Read more. ...Slowly, but surely, the Saints are inching their way up the ESPN power rankings though most locals will probably still contend they are underrated. ...
CBS Sportsline's Michael Freeman says the script couldn't have been written any better for the Saints' return to New Orleans. ...ESPN's Michael Smith said that not only do the Saints have their team back, they have a pretty good team too. ...When the opposing head coach says that he even felt a little bit good for the city whose team had just crushed his, it tells you where the emotion was. ESPN's announcers - both the game crew and the myriad of analyst crews - had a hard time keeping their good feelings for the city and the fans in check. After a rocking pre-game show, and an emotional pre-game ceremony, the Falcons had to feel like the Washington Generals against the Ha... Visiting with the ESPN game announcers, film producer and director Spike Lee had a grim outlook on the city's immediate future. While he was excited about the evening, Lee said the fans were so excited about the Saints because it was basically all they had. He said that after the excitement of the game, the fans would go back to their trailers and he lamented that so little progress had been made on rebuilding. ...ESPN's Michael Smith, who grew up in New Orleans before heading for prominent newspaper reporting and ESPN television jobs, says the game tonight is a very big deal. ...ESPN's Tony Kornheiser says his days in New Orleans have been a real eye opener. ...Last year for the Saints was a season unlike any in NFL history says Brett Martel of the Associated Press. ...Michael Vick and Reggie Bush's similarities outnumber their differences, at least so says Larry Holder of the Biloxi Sun Herald. ...
The Saints homepage has information on all the pre-game festivities, including times for when Green Day and U2 will take the stage, who'll be performing at halftime, as well as their security procedures at the gate. Read more. ...Courtesy of NewOrleansSaints.com: Brees addresses the hype that's already been attached to Monday night's game against the Falcons. Read more. ...Nearly $200 million was generated by the federal government, insurance, refinancing bonds and the NFL in order to repair the Dome. That money could have gone toward fixing other damaged government buildings in the city. Deuce McAllister and Joe Horn believe it was a wise decision to not only use the money to repair the Dome, but improve it as well. >> Continue reading: Saints players defend decision to repair the Superdome Not to rain on our collective parade, but this story out of Bloomberg.com seems to indicate that the Saints could still leave the city after their lease ends in 2010. Read more. ...Sports Director Jim Henderson gives reasons the Saints can beat the Falcons and reasons why they can't. ...Former Louisiana resident Warrick Dunn, who has done community work and purchased homes for poor families in Louisiana in the past is looking forward to this week's game and he remains concerned about New Orleans. ...
From the Associated Press: Bush continues to field questions about a Yahoo.com sports report last week in which several people claimed the rookie running back and his family received about $100,000
From the Associated Press: Saints players and coaches have been echoing constantly the need to minimize distractions and focus on the Atlanta Falcons going into Monday night's reopening of the Superdome. But there's one thing they couldn't avoid: the inevitable crush of ticket requests made to players by their friends and relatives. ...USA Today's Skip Wood says the Saints first contest back in the Superdome is more than just a game. ...Want a ticket? You'll need to get one from someone who already has one, because there will be no single game sales this year. ...Former Saint and Falcon great Morten Andersen is returning to compete in the rivalry he has seen from both sides. ...ESPN's lates have the Saints up seven spots to number 17 overall. ...Buoyed by their early season success and with the natural storyline of the team returning to the Superdome for the first time in nearly two years the Saints are expecting a media blitz similar to a championship game. ...Head coach Sean Payton is trying to heep a rein on high expectations after his team has started 2-0. ... |