Guarded Optimism and Five Questions Surrounding the New Orleans Saints
sportsscribes.net 7/14/2009 — The NFL is full of optimism right now. All of the records and rankings have been wiped clean.

New Orleans Saints 2009 Preview
nfltouchdown.com 8/1/2009 — If a man in a New Orleans Saints shirt ever passed a man wearing a Phoenix Suns hat on a street somewhere, you can be the two would briefly lock eyes and exchange looks of empathy. For, the man in the Suns hat knows what the man in the Saints shirt ...

Valuing the 2009 Saints Draft Picks
saintsgab.com 6/2/2009 — So many so-called experts only grade drafts by the rookies team use their picks to acquire, but the picks are used not just to draft rookies. Picks are like NFL currency and to truly grade them you have to include everyone they were used to acquire not just rookies but veterans as well. So ...

The Five Most Important Battles in Saints Training Camp
sportsscribes.net 7/11/2009 — It's 97 degrees in southern Louisiana and that means one thing: Saints training camp is less than a month away. As I gaze over the Saints' roster, there are a few positions that are already spoken for.

The Debate: New Orleans’ Defense
nationalfootballpost.com 5/13/2009 — This afternoon, I take on our own Michael Lombardi as I explain why the New Orleans Saints are soon to be the class of the NFC South — thanks to their defense under new coordinator Gregg Williams. Can he turn New Orleans into a defensive town? I think ...

What to Do to Repair Some of the Saints Issues
nflgridirongab.com 6/8/2009 — Over the past 2 seasons the Saints have ranked in the bottom of the league in rushing including 28th in 2008. Why is that? Is it the running backs? Is it the offensive line? Is it the defense? Could it possibly be the play calling? While many people debate over this the answers is yes to all. ...

Maybe Bush's time finally has come
myespn.go.com 6/24/2009 —     Crystal LoGiudice/US Presswire   Versatile running back Reggie Bush may be ahead of his time. Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- As obvious as it is, do not take the easy way ...

What is the Real Problem with the Saints Run Game?
saintsgab.com 6/8/2009 — Over the past 2 seasons the Saints have ranked in the bottom of the league in rushing including 28th in 2008. Why is that? Is it the running backs? Is it the offensive line? Is it the defense? Could it possibly be the play calling? While many people debate over this the answers is yes to all. ...

Grading the Saints 2009 Draft
canalstreetchronicles.com 4/29/2009 — I understand that it's way too early to be grading this years draft. Having never played a single down in the NFL there is absolutely nothing performance-wise to grade these players on. In fact, it probably takes about five years to ...

Bush the Key to a Big Season for the Saints
saintsgab.com 6/24/2009 — The Monroe News Star reports that if the Saints are going to take a step to the next level in 2009, the key is going to be RB Reggie Bush: To throw less and run more, the Saints need a healthy Reggie Bush, who missed six games with a knee injury. Pairing Bush and Pierre Thomas might allow ...

Black and Gold X's and O's | Identifying Concepts: The Swing Screen — Bleacher Report - NFL 6/22/2009
For the next eight weeks, I will write one column a week regarding different concepts the Saints will use either on offense or in defensive packages in 2009. Today's version talks about the intricacies of the Swing Screen. If you hear Jim ...

Veteran DT Glover retires after 13 seasons — FOXSports.com News for NFL 6/22/2009
Veteran defensive tackle La'Roi Glover is retiring after 13 NFL seasons. Glover, who turns 35 on July 4, spent the past three seasons with the St. Louis Rams. He was not re-signed following the 2008 season, when he had 30 tackles only one-half ...

New Orleans Saints 2009 Draft Report Card — Bleacher Report - NFL 6/23/2009
New Orleans Saints - Draft Report Card Written By: Eric Mattingly NEW ORLEANS  SAINTS Draft Grade ...

New Orleans Saints: Tormenting the Nerds — Bleacher Report - NFL 6/24/2009
Over the span of three seasons, the New Orleans Saints have been unable to compete against the NFL's quality ball clubs. Much like a school house bully, the Saints have been targeting the "nerdy kids" of the NFL (Lions, Chiefs, Raiders, and ...

Brad Pitt As Mayor of New Orleans: Will He Help Brees Age Backwards? — Bleacher Report - NFL 6/24/2009
Brad Pitt as Mayor of New Orleans? Don't laugh. The idea may not as far-fetched as you think. Tulane professor Thomas Bayer hatched the idea as a gag. A local businessman printed a batch of "Brad Pitt for Mayor" T-shirts and it turned ...