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Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts found this 5/11/2008 on www.nola.com [flag]
In 1982, three years before Taylor Mehlhaff was born, the Saints made their last leap of faith by using a draft pick to select a kicker. It was a left-footed place-kicker, from a Big Ten school, whose accuracy and leg strength made him one of the most dependable kickers ever in the NFL. If he's lucky, the Saints' sixth-round pick this year -- also a left-footer from a Big Ten school -- might ... [link]

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Saints News: 5.11.08
Published 5/11/2008 by Saintsational at Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... The second article from the Times-Pic is about new kicker Tyler Mehlhaff and whether or not he could be the next Morten Anderson. Man, they put pressure on these kids early. The similarities are eery. Aside from the fact that the Saints haven't drafted a kicker since Morten Anderson in 1982, they are both left footed, they both played for Big Ten schools, and they both have strong and accurate legs. ...

NFL Sunday: Shockey Uncertainty; Cowboys, Williams Clear Air
Published 5/11/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
NFC News Giants: Even Gilbride Unsure About Shockey (Star Ledger) Giants: Kenny Phillips Embraces Sean Taylor’s Number, Spirit (Daily News) Cowboys: Williams, Cowboys Defensive Coaches Clear Air (Dallas Morning News) Buccaneers: Power of GM Bruce Allen Seems to Be Growing (St. Petersburg Times) Saints: Sixth-Round Pick Has Thunder in His Leg (Times-Picayune) Saints: Rookies Receive Wake-Up Call (Times-Picayune) Bears : Angelo Finally Weighs In on ...

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