Tom Planchet: August 2007 Archives

The Saints terminated the contract of linebacker Dhani Jones and waived offensive linemen Ben Archibald, Brian Ferentz and Rob Petitti, wide receiver Derrick Doyle, tight end Ronnie Ghent, and defensive linemen Rodney Leisle, Scott Scharff and Brandon Villarreal.

>> Continue reading: Saints trim 9 from roster

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Sean Payton intends to hold most of his starters out of Thursday's game, but at least a couple of receivers who have been on the sideline will play some.

>> Continue reading: Colston, Henderson to play; Brown to sit against Miami

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The Saints made three cuts Tuesday, including two players who scored touchdowns last season.

>> Continue reading: Saints cut Branch, Jones, Hanson

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Granted, the Madden video game is not the be all and end all of player rankings, but it's interesting to note that the highest rated Saint is 69th - Jammal Brown - with Brees at 70. You have to go a long ways to find another one. Check out the list.

>> Continue reading: Madden Ratings: No Saints in top 50

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Realfootball365 says the mystery surrounding Marques Colston's knee injury (two MRI's have already come up negative) is concerning.

>> Continue reading: Real Football 365: Colston knee injury a concern

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Don Pierson, MSNBC's NFL expert says that the Saints are more than capable of repeating their Cinderella run of last year.

>> Continue reading: MSNBC: Saints capable of Cinderella encore

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Sheldon Mickles of the Baton Rouge Morning Advocate hazards a guess at the Saints final 53 man roster.

>> Continue reading: Who will be the final 53?

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Larry Holder of the Biloxi Sun Herald says the Saints are now clicking on all cylinders. Too bad the season is still a few weeks away.

>> Continue reading: Saints clicking on all cylinders

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Injury update: Sean Payton says that Jammal Brown needs to get his flexibility back and get the soreness out of his knee. There is no timetable on his return. Payton said the Saints ‘dodged a bullet’ with Brown’s injury.

>> Continue reading: Monday injury update: Jammal Brown, Fujita, Patten, Faine, McKenzie

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Saints linebacker Scott Fujita explained his injury that occurred at a water park last week. Fujita was on crutches last week with what was described as a 'bruised heel.'

>> Continue reading: Fujita talks about his wild water ride

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Juan Kincaid says the Saints got just what they wanted out of Friday's game even if it didn't end with a win.

>> Continue reading: Kincaid: Saints first unit looks good

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Sean Payton said after the game that the Saints had great energy and executed better than the week before. He said the team was crisp on both sides of the ball. However, he said he didn't like the second half sloppiness and the fact that the team lost the game.

>> Continue reading: Payton pleased with effort, energy

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CBS' Solomon Wilcots said after the game with the Bills that he's expecting a big year from Reggie Bush, that could push the Saints offense to a new level.

He said that 10-6 last season was no fluke.

>> Continue reading: CBS announcer likes Saints chances

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FOX Sports ranks the NFL coaching staffs. The Saints come in tied for 9th, probably due to only one year of success. The Eagles are number one.

>> Continue reading: FOX Sports: Saints coaching staff ranked 9th overall

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The Saints will end training camp a day early and travel to Cincinnati for a pair of scrimmages with the Bengals.

>> Continue reading: Saints to scrimmage with Bengals next week

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The Saints got a reality check Sunday night, according to Larry Holder of the Biloxi Sun Herald. While the score didn't really matter, the effort and some exposed weaknesses certainly do.

>> Continue reading: Saints get reality check

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It was just preseason, but Sean Payton was not at all pleased with the effort in the loss to the Steelers in the Hall of Fame game.

>> Continue reading: Payton not pleased with Saints effort

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Saints coach Sean Payton had little positive to say about his team’s loss to the Steelers.

>> Continue reading: Payton: We were sloppy and sluggish

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NFL Network announcer Cris Collingsworth said during the second quarter of the Hall of Fame game that he hadn't seen a single Saints DB that looked like he was ready to play at the NFL level on the field tonight. He talked about Mike McKenzie, Jason David and Jason Craft getting beaten. Collingsworth has continued to talk about the Saints giving up big plays.

>> Continue reading: Collingsworth down on Saints DB's

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Brady Aymond of the Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi profiles cornerback Usama Young who's stock is fast rising.

>> Continue reading: Usama Young turning heads at corner

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There's no question who is number one, so the battle at the quarterback position in preseason will center on the backup spot.

>> Continue reading: Battle for backup QB position looms

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Roman Harper, whose rookie season was cut short by injury, is listed by Sporting News as a breakout defensive player for the coming year.

>> Continue reading: Roman Harper listed as 'breakout defensive player' by Sporting News

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CBS Sportsline.com's Pete Prisco says the one thing that might drive the Saints the most in 2007 is the stinging NFC Championship game loss.

>> Continue reading: CBS Sportsline: NFC title loss will drive Saints

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Former LSU linebacker Trev Faulk is hoping to find a roster spot with the New Orleans Saints.

>> Continue reading: Trev Faulk seeking another chance with Saints

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David Brandt of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger says the Saints are in big trouble if Drew Brees gets injured, especially since the backup quarterback situation is still undecided.

>> Continue reading: Saints in trouble if Brees gets hurt

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