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June 2008
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Tom Planchet: July 2007 ArchivesSkip Wood of the USA Today profiles Reggie Bush the superstar athlete and the entrepreneur. ...Safety Roman Harper had a promising rookie season cut short but he's back, with some needed extra weight. ...Some of the longest shots on the Saints training camp roster hope to impress coaches and get some time playing time. ...From the Associated Press: Don't count Aaron Stecker out just yet. The versatile veteran running back said he wasn't about to assume his time in a Saints uniform was up when New Orleans traded up in the fourth round of the NFL draft to take Ohio State running back Antonio Pittman. ...From the Associated Press: Brees and coach Sean Payton often talk about how well their philosophies mesh when in comes to game planning and play-calling during the game. Saturday afternoon, they appeared to be like-minded in community relations, too. ...Pro Football Weekly has the Saints ranked second among all NFC teams and fifth among all NFL teams in their preseason power rankings. ...Taft Coghill Jr. of the Fredericksbug Free Lance-Star says that fourth round pick Jermon Bushrod feels he has something to prove after a pre-draft snub by the NFL combine. ...Both Archie Manning who is still considered by many the most famous player in Saints history, and his son Peyton, say they are looking forward to an emotional opener with the Saints in September. Archie said he will be torn. ...The Advocate's Sheldon Mickles, has his five reasons that the Saints will be better in '07. ...Oddsmakers have the the Saints pegged at 9.5 wins for the coming season. Of course, they won't win nine and a half games, unless a tie, which never happens, is considered a half a win, but it's interesting that - given that the NFC is considered the weaker league - the Saints number isn't higher. ...If Fantasy football ratings are any gauge, the Saints Reggie Bush is set for a breakout year. ...According to a Tampa Bay Bucs unofficial site the Saints top priority in training camp should be to establish a receiver rotation with linebacking as the second choice. ...Even though he is still relatively early in his NFL career, Devery Henderson is now one of the grizzled Saints veterans. He is profiled in the Opelousas newspaper. ...Reggie Bush is the focus of at least nine major ad campaigns, which has him pushing Peyton Manning as the league's top pitchman. ...Peter King of CNNSI.com has the Saints as the NFC's top rated team, but they are only fourth overall. King also says he expects Reggie Bush's yards per carry to increase by at least one yard from last season. ...The city of New Orleans, perhaps on the outs as a potential Super Bowl host is seeking perhaps the NFL's second biggest prize. ...Sporting News rated all of the NFL training camps on a scale of '1' to '5,' with 5 being the toughest and 1 a walk in the park. The Saints were one of four teams that got a '5.' ...Tom Curran of NBCSports.com ranks Reggie Bush as the eighth best all-around back in the league. While that may be true for now, look for his stock to rise. ...Three Saints offensive players are among the Top 20 most desired fantasy football players for the coming season. Either Deuce or Reggie might rank higher if they didn't share carries with each other. The next Saint on the list is Marques Colston at 40. Among defenses, the Saints are listed as 24 out of 32. While that may alarm some, it's not based on yards allowed, as muc... ESPN's Insider, which says it is offering a free preview, has the Saints running game ranked 6th in the league. Previously, they rated the Saints receivers 12th (mea culpa, I had taken it as the entire passing game and was called on it by a viewer) and Brees w... ESPN.com's Insider - free at the moment - has the Saints passing game only rated as the league's 12th best! That's barely above average. Former Eagles' linebacker Dhani Jones will join the Saints parade at linebacker. ...A quick look at the NFC South by FOX Sports' Brian DeLucia. ...CNNSI's expert ranks the NFL's top 25 receivers. And while Marques Colston does check in at #25 one has to wonder if that is too low, and one has to wonder how this team made the NFC Championship. Yes, they had Joe Horn too, but he isn't even on the list. ...Merrill Hoge says the Saints are the NFC's best team, even though he doesn't rate them as the top offense. This while the guy who does rate them as the best offense, doesn't rate them as the best team, but sees an NFC championship rematch. ... |
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