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Former Saints HC Haslett denied job in St. Louis

9:41 AM Fri, Jan 16, 2009 |
Bradley Handwerger

Jim Haslett, well-known in New Orleans as a coach with diminishing returns, is out of the running to become the next head coach of the St. Louis Rams.

Haslett, who was 45-51 as the Saints' head coach from 2000-05, went 2-10 with the Rams this year as the interim head coach after the franchise fired Scott Linehan following an 0-4 start.


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Saints make hire...just not at D Coordinator

10:56 AM Tue, Jan 13, 2009 |
Bradley Handwerger

The Saints made some moves on the offensive side of the ball Monday, hiring one coach and shuffling the jobs of others already on staff.

On the other hand, the search for a new defensive coordinator has been quiet since Gregg Williams interviewed for the position late last week.

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List of D-Coordinator candidates could be long

11:01 AM Thu, Jan 08, 2009 |
Bradley Handwerger

Larry Holder of the Biloxi Sun-Herald says the list of candidates to become Saints defensive coordinator could be a little lengthy as several coordinators have been released from their jobs already.

But he thinks the Saints could go another way, waiting to talk with coaches of teams still in the playoffs. That means the search could take longer than fans would like.

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SI: Shockey biggest TE bust in 2008

2:36 PM Wed, Jan 07, 2009 |
Bradley Handwerger

Scroll on down until you see the tight end position on this list and you'll see what lots of people have been discussing amongst friends and co-workers at the water cooler this season in New Orleans: Jeremy Shockey was the biggest bust at the tight end position.

Now, to be fair, he was injured for much of the season and I don't ...



Meachem to break out in '09? Sporting News says yes

3:18 PM Mon, Jan 05, 2009 |
Bradley Handwerger

Here's something you haven't heard in a long time, if ever: The Sporting News says that Robert Meachem is one of the likeliest candidates to have a breakout season in 2009. It'll be his third year, though second if you don't count his injury-plagued first season.

The sports mag is assuming the Saints will have trouble holding...