nflgridirongab.com - 6/8/2009
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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 ...
Saints’ Thomas Sits Out
profootballtalk.com 6/8/2009 — New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas is choosing to be cautious after suffering a bruised left wrist during Saturday’s practice.
Thomas dislocated the same wrist during Week 15 last season and had to undergo surgery. He didn’t ...
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 ...
Saints to continue to march in New Orleans
nologoneeded.com 5/15/2009 — By Don Delco NoLogoNeeded.com staff writer Lost in the shuffle of the NFL Draft and the NBA playoffs, the New Orleans Saints have agreed to a lease extension April 30 that will keep the NFL team playing home games in an improved Louisiana Superdome through the 2025 season . I wish I had ...
Banks Says the Saints are Playoff Bound
saintsgab.com 5/12/2009 — The Saints have a fan when it comes to expectations for 2009, as SI.com writer Don Banks has thrown it out there that the Saints are headed for…(gulp!) the postseason!
Yes, Banks wrote recently that the Saints will make it to the dance, somewhat based on their very solid offense. Read ...
Easy Come, Easy Go!
chicksinthehuddle.com 5/6/2009 — 13 undrafted free agents minus 2 douchebags equals a relatively efficient post-draft offseason for the Saints. Biren Ealy, a.k.a Capt. Flash-a-Wang, and and Kolo Kapanui, b.k.a. Sgt. I.P. Freely, have both been released from the team after their ...
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 ...
Saints get their fill of undrafted free agents
blog.nola.com 4/28/2009 — The Saints finally have a choice among some power-running tailbacks. According to published reports, they agreed to deals with undrafted free agents Herb Donaldson from Western Illinois and P.J. Hill from Wisconsin....
Saints' New D Shines at Weekend Mini-Camp —
Bleacher Report - NFL 6/9/2009
A few random observations on this weekend's mini-camp:
The Saints' level of defensive intensity is much higher under new coordinator Gregg Williams. The difference is evident: pressuring the QB from all angles, batting down balls, defensive backs ...
Crystal Balling: NFC South —
Bleacher Report - NFL 6/8/2009
If the Carolina Panthers had any kind of grip on history and weren’t so concerned with winning (especially when it didn’t even matter), then they would have realized that letting the Saints win the final regular season game in 2008 would have marked ...