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June 2009
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August 2008 ArchivesTo keep my mind off what might be in the gulf, I've decided to put my mind on what might be with the Saints 53-man roster. As I pull out the hiliters and attacked the current roster (minus the cuts from today), there were 45 players that didn't require much hesitation. Starting right off the top numerically with No. 1 Martin Gramatica. He hasn't missed a field goal as a Saint when it counts. He's proven and Taylor Mehlhaff isn't. ... Disclaimer: The blog will be updated with most recent stuff up top tonight. Well this game meant nothing. New Orleans went down 14-10, but played virtually no starters and came away from the game unscathed, losing no one to injury. So now the team moves onto the regular season. Should the city be evacuated, the franchise will temporarily move operations to Indianapolis before returning Friday. The game against... I know this is what you've been waiting for - the Saints made their first cuts of the season. So, who was cut? Safety Curome Cox (groin) and fullback Kevin Dudley (ankle) were waived-injured while punter Waylon Prather, center Rob Hunt and receiver Todd Blythe were all just cut. The next round of cuts have to come by 4 p.m. EST on Saturday. Practice squads can be made starting on Sunday. ...For some added depth in the secondary, the Saints have signed former Pro Bowl safety Lance Schulters. ...ESPN.com asked fans to vote for the best player in their franchise's history and they have questions about the responders' pick of Bobby Hebert. ...(To follow this blog, updates will be at the bottom) Well, the season - at least preseason - has arrived. And that means starting lineups for home games are upon us. You excited? Here we go. Per the TV in the press box showing us the starting lineups: Starting offense
The Saints went through about a 55-minute walk through in jerseys and shorts, no helmets Thursday afternoon. After three physical practices against the Houston Texans the past two days, head coach Sean Payton likely wanted his team to begin recuperating in time for Saturday night's game. Hollis Thomas showed up, hours after having surgery to repair a torn right triceps. And Reggie Bush, who didn't practice in the morning, talked about ... METAIRIE - Well, it finally happened. The Saints and Texans got in a little scrum and it appears New Orleans lineman Jahri Evans has a future as a rugby player. The guy knows how to scrum. He and Houston DE Earl Cochran, a third-year player out of Alabama State, got into a little scuffle about midway through practice during 11-on-11 drills. Maybe it was the heat of the day getting to everybody. Regardless, it wasn't something ... Saints defensive tackle Hollis Thomas tore his right triceps muscle during workouts Wednesday morning at Airline Drive and head coach Sean Payton says he would likely be out for two months. Thomas had surgery to repair the muscle and Payton said it went well. The injury opens up the defensive line a little bit. First-round pick Sedrick Ellis and veteran Kenrick Clancy, who both were working with the first team at the position, ... New Orleans' offense picked things up in the afternoon compared to Wednesday morning, especially in 11-on-11 drills. While the O-line looked tired and unmotivated in the morning, they were able to come up with much better blocking in one-on-one drills in the afternoon. Mario Williams, Houston's defensive end that was the No. 1 pick in 2006, did make some big plays from the corner. The big surprise, though, was that the teams st... The Saints picked camp back up in New Orleans Wednesday morning, practicing for nearly two hours at their Airline Drive facility with the Houston Texans. Seems like a good idea: Break camp in a city three hours away and return home to practice against another team. It breaks up the monotony of practicing against yourself and it also makes the players more focused despite returning home. And the players and head coach S... This is the morning training camp practice report from WWLTV.com reporter Bradley Handwerger: The Saints and Houston Texans went through a morning practice in helmets, shorts and shoulder pads for nearly two hours Wednesday at New Orleans' Metairie facility. TE Jeremy Shockey (leg), WR David Patten (age), WR Adrian Arrington (toe) and LB Mark Simoneau (back) all were held out of the session. DT Hollis Thomas missed most of prac...
Two things stood out from Monday afternoon's practice: Kenny Chesney needs to stick with singing and WR Marques Colston is a fairly good player. Saints head coach Sean Payton and Chesney are good pals going back to his days as an assistant coach in Dallas and with the New York Giants. A year ago, Chesney met up with the team in Cincinnati and caught a punt. He did it again this year, only this time, he worked out the entire pr... The prevailing thought among media members polled Monday morning was that the Saints should just cut camp a day short and move on back to New Orleans for an afternoon practice in their gleaming indoor facility in Metairie. But here's the thing: Head coach Sean Payton doesn't necessarily care what we think, nor should he. So, he put the team through a half hour practice inside the Millsaps College gym. No player wore pads. Fans...
With heavy weather expected in the Jackson-area during the next 24 or so hours, head coach Sean Payton decided to make Sunday morning's practice the real deal. He canceled the afternoon session and, instead, went full contact in several drills during the nearly two-hour morning practice. TE Jeremy Shockey (leg), WR Adrian Arrington (turf toe), DE Bobby McCray (calf), DT Brian Young (knee) and G Andy Alleman (hip) didn't practi... The USA Today gives the Saints high marks for its offseason acquisitions and activity. ...Matthew Berry of ESPN.com has his draft rankings for your Fantasy Football Draft and, while I know most place a higher value on RBs and WRs than QBs...really, Bush ahead of Brees? ...Don Banks of CNN/Sports Illustrated says that there are several positive signs for the Saints in '08, including a very deep and talented defensive line that reminds him of last year's Giants and a more svelte and explosive Deuce McAllister. ...
Even the smallest things need tending to, especially during the preseason. On Wednesday, it was all about pregame warmups for the Saints. Head coach Sean Payton worked the team out for 45 minutes on Millsaps College's stadium field. And when I say worked out, I mean that in the loosest sense of the term. They went through how to lineup for stretching, punt return, kick return, yada yada yada. Information gleaned from t... The most noticeable thing about the past few days at camp since Saturday's scrimmage is that Sean Payton has definitely pulled back. He's cut the past two practices short and they've been in helmets and jerseys instead of full pads. Wednesday morning's practice will be 45 minutes instead of the normal 2 hours, 10 minutes. The team will eat and bus to the airport to fly to Arizona for their Thursday game with the Cardinals. ...New Orleans signed Jeremy Geathers, the son of former Saints defensive lineman Jumpy Geathers, after releasing defensive tackle Tim McGill. Geathers was signed by the Saints in May, then released during the summer. He's now back with the franchise. He played two years at UNLV and started 22 of 23 games. ...From the Associated Press. Deuce McAllister and Jeremy Shockey are among several projected regulars that Saints coach Sean Payton already has decided to keep out of the lineup when New Orleans plays its first preseason game Thursday at Arizona. Cornerbacks Mike McKenzie and Tracy Porter, as well as wide receiver Devery Henderson, will sit out as well, Payton said Monday. Most of the players are resting... It's not that no one looked good during the afternoon practice, It's that head coach Sean Payton didn't put his team through much work. No one wore pads and it was more of a walk-through than anything. Highlights: -And Robert Meachem did make a pretty catch in traffic in the end zone from Mark Brunell. But tha... The main show during practice Monday morning was goal line and the defense stiffened up a during some crucial plays. So, in the first go-round with the first team offense, Drew Brees dropped a snap and on fourth-and-goal, Marvin Mitchell tipped a Brees pass away to stymie the offense. When the second-team offense went, Aaron Stecker scored right away on a 3-yard touchdown before Mark Brunell rolled to his left and found fullba... Lightning chased the Saints from the practice field Friday morning, cutting short the early practice by about an hour. The Saints will practice in the afternoon. Sports Director Jim Henderson said the highlights of practice came on two long TD connections between Drew Brees and Lance Moore. Henderson said that Brees has looked especially sharp lately. Jim also said that no one left the practice field due to injury and those w... At least that's the opinion of FOX Sports columnist Michael Rosenbergwho says there are so many good stories outside of whether or not Brett Favre will play this year. One of those is the Saints and whether they can resurrect the careers of Jeremy... The Morning Advocate's Sheldon Mickles writes that Sean Payton spent the offseason collecting defensive backs like Jon Gruden collects quarterbacks and it's all in an attempt to remedy the team's issues in the secondary. ...FOX Sports.net takes a look at 5 players in their third year that they contend have reached make or break status. Their verdict on Bush: He'll make it. ... |
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