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Bradley Handwerger: October 2008 ArchivesPaul Davis over at bleacherreport.com has a swell idea for the NFL to make up stealing a home game from New Orleans this season - give the Saints a Thanksgiving game next year. It's not a bad idea. The only problem is we're dealing with the NFL. Common sense doesn't cut it. ...The New Orleans Saints found themselves a new punter and kicker today. Of course, that could all change in a couple of weeks when and if the new kickers don't do well. But as of now, it's kicker Garrett Hartley and punter Glenn Pakulak. Hartley is a rookie out of Oklahoma who originally signed with Denver. A two-time second-team All-Big 12 selection, he was 47-of-58 on field goals and 169-of-176 on extra points in his c... If you're like me, you're interested to see what the blokes in London are saying or writing about this thing they call American Football. As of Wednesday afternoon, not a whole heck of a lot. A look through the British tabs pulled up these stories: A story in the London Mail chronicling... Jake Delhomme has engineered 15 game-winning drives, 10 of which have come in the final two minutes of a game. His most recent two came to open the season, bringing the Panthers back in the final 2½ minutes to beat San Diego 26-24 and helping Carolina defeat Chicago 20-17 in the final four minutes. So when New Orleans (3-3) plays Carolina (4-2) on Sunday in Charlotte, N.C., no lead will be safe unless it's a two-score advantag... ESPN did it. And now so did SI.com. They ranked NFL stadiums, factoring in ticket prices, atmosphere, players and other things and the Superdome and Saints came in 15th, which I guess is not bad. In fact, it's average, what with 32 teams in the league. So, fans, are y'all average? Tell us what you think. ...Post Practice Report Limited in practice were TE Jeremy Shockey (hernia), CB Aaron Glenn (ankle), S Kevin Kaesviharn (back) and WR Marques Colston (thumb). In regard to Bush sitting out with knee swelling, Sean Payton had this to say: The good news for the Saints after beating Oakland 34-3? They moved up in ESPN's latest NFL rankings. The bad news? They only moved up to No. 18 after beginning the weekend ranked at No. 22. ...I'm not necessarily sure I agree that what Sean Payton has done thus far - guide a team a team that should be at least 5-1 to a 3-3 record - has warranted throwing his name in the stack for NFL Coach of the Year, but Dallas Morning News writer Rick Gosselin thinks Payton should be in the conversation. I certainly see whe... (4th Quarter) It should be noted that McCray gave the Gator chomp after the fumble. This will be my last transmission until the end of the game as I prepare to go downstairs for post-game interviews. Sain... METAIRIE - Saints rookie cornerback Tracy Porter had surgery to repair a dislocated wrist, New Orleans head coach Sean Payton said Tuesday. Porter injured his wrist in coverage when the Vikings completed a touchdown pass to Bernard Berrian on third-and-16 at the New Orleans 33. Porter got up slowly and had to be helped off the field after the play. "We'll be able to have announcement about it soon in regard to the time frame," ... Game over interesting play-calling, that's how. i'm no expert, but I wonder why Saints head coach Sean Payton pulled away from the run game at the crucial time. Instead of using the run and running the clock down, he called for two passes and both were incomplete. Then Martin Gramatica missed a lead-taking 46-yard field goal attempt. Then Minnesota drove down for a 30-yard...
New Orleans rookie defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis went through individual drills during practice Thursday, but went into the locker room with a right knee injury. Head coach Sean Payton said medical staff was looking at the knee and didn't know anymore of that. Payton said Ellis felt his knee kind of "click" during practice. ----- New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month fo...
Sean Payton said Monday during his weekly news conference that he had to find a way to get offensive penalties under control, specifically false starts. Wednesday, early in practice, Payton stayed true to his word - an undisclosed offensive player jumped early and the head coach punished the offense by making them run a lap. It was the first time Drew Brees said he can remember being forced to run during practice in a long time. ... |
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