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Archive for July, 2008

Will the Real New Orleans Saints Please Stand Up!

Let’s face it, 2007 was a fluke. The Saints were one win away from playing in their first Super Bowl ever in 2006. They were preseason favorites to take it all the way in 2007.
Then came the 0-4 start, and losing their prized running back Deuce McAllister did not help either. Then came the four-game [...]

Posted by Robert Lewis on Jul 31 2008

Grant Moves from End to Tackle

Charles Grant, who normally lines up as a defensive end, lined up as a defensive tackle in Saints practice yesterday. A formation with Bobby McCray taking his spot at defensive end, rookie first round pick Sedrick Ellis lined up next to Grant at defensive tackle and Will Smith lined up as the other defensive [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Jul 30 2008

He’s In! First-Round Pick Ellis Agrees to Five-Year Deal

The Saints and their first round draft pick, defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis, have come to terms on a five-year deal that reports say will include $19.5 million guaranteed.  Ellis will be in camp Wednesday and will right away go to work for a Saints team that moved up in the draft to get him.
Out of [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 29 2008

How the Saints Will Lose the Super Bowl

If you have been watching the New Orleans Saints for awhile, you’ve gotten used to disappointment: twenty years before the first winning season, five playoff games before the first victory, only needing to win one more game out of the last four to get into the playoffs. Their history is full of times where they [...]

Posted by Eric Palmer on Jul 29 2008

Training camp Afternoon Notes 7/28/08

Another raw update from camp afternoon practice:
Before anyone else gets out there, Buck Ortega was out tossing the ball around with the coaches.
Blythe was out early, but not in pads again (concussion), but we heard that he should be allowed to practice tomorrow if everything continues as it is now.
Porter was out early in shorts [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Jul 29 2008

Saints….Healthy or Not?

Some would say that the 2008 season for the New Orleans Saints depends on the health of or more specifically, the return of health for key players. Unfortunately, health has been an issue on both offense and defense. Depending on what happens in the next 6 weeks, could be make or break for [...]

Posted by Tony Derbigny on Jul 28 2008

Saints 7/28 Morning Practice Notes

These notes were taken by James Blake and Jean-Paul Bergeaux while personally attending the Saints Training Camp practices. They are raw scribbles and are not meant to be grammatically correct. They may not be perfectly correct and sometimes may not even make sense to the “casual Saints fan”. With that disclaimer, here [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Jul 28 2008

Fifth-Round Pick DT Pressley Placed on IR

The Saints got bad news on the injury front today, as the team placed DT DeMario Pressley, their fifth-round draft pick, on IR with a right foot fracture.  The injury to Pressley is actually an old injury, and coach Sean Payton said that the foot was becoming more and more of an issue.  “We tried [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 27 2008

Saints and Ellis Inching Closer to a Deal?

Word is the Saints and first-round draft pick Sedrick Ellis may be on the verge of getting a deal done.  The Biloxi Sun Herald reported today that a deal could be struck within the next few days. “I think it’s getting closer,” coach Sean Payton said Saturday at camp.  One holdup could be the number [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 27 2008

Deuce Back on the Field After MRI on Knee

Good news for the Saints, as running back Deuce McAllister, who missed the morning practice with a swollen knee, was back on the practice field Saturday afternoon.  The back did wear a brace on knee, which he also had an MRI on.  He took handoffs as well as caught a screen in the PM session.  [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jul 26 2008