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Archive for August, 2008

Practice Squad Already Ready to go For the Saints?

Rumor has it that the Saints have already cleared some players through waivers and have loose agreements with them for the Monday creation of the 8 man practice squad. Those players are Tyler Palko, Buck Ortega, Skyler Green, Lynell Hamilton, Orien Harris and Andy Alleman.
Alleman was a surprise cut after being a 3rd round [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Aug 31 2008

Saints Make Cuts to Get the Roster to 53

The Saints today made a number of roster moves to get down to the NFL manidated 53 players.  The team released former third-round guard Andy Alleman, who was a draft pick last season.  The team also placed CB Greg Fassitt (knee) on injured reserve and waived Tim Duckworth, LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar, WR Skyler Green, RB [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 30 2008

Saints Start Roster Moves; Arrington on IR; Cut Seven

Today the Saints placed seventh-round draft choice Adrian Arrington on injured reserve Friday and released seven other players. New Orleans also terminated the contract of recently acquired veteran safety Lance Schulters and waived defensive end Jeremy Geathers, tight end Ronnie Ghent, defensive end Marcus Pittman, safety David Roach, guard Isaiah Ross and tackle Brian Stamper.

Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 29 2008

Saints Announce First Round of Roster Cuts

Saints General Manager Mickey Loomis announced on Monday that the team has made the following cuts in order to meet the league maximum of 75 players on their active roster: WR Todd Blythe, S Curome Cox, FB Kevin Dudley, C Rob Hunt, and P Waylon Prather.
Blythe was an undrafted free agent from Iowa State. He [...]

Posted by Eric Palmer on Aug 25 2008

Saints Show Balance on Offense and Defense with a 13-0 Shutout

After a dismal showing last week against the Houston Texans, the New Orleans Saints defense finally stepped up and played well shutting out the Bengals. The Bengals had 11 offensive series, with 10 ending in punts, and one with a turnover by interception. The Saints also only allowed the Bengals to cross mid field once [...]

Posted by Robert Lewis on Aug 24 2008

Defense the Story as Saints Shutout Bengals 13-0

After last week’s poor performance by the Saints’ defense, the team gave its fans reason to hope by holding the Bengals to only 165 yards, 0 touchdowns, 4 sacks, one interception, and one forced fumble. The tradeoff for the team may be the injuries suffered by two major parts of the offense: Marques Colston who [...]

Posted by Eric Palmer on Aug 24 2008

Saints fall to Texans 31-27

First of all I would like to apologize to everyone for writing this article so late. Because I live in Dallas, I was not able to find a place to see the game. Luckily NFL network replayed the game so I was able to watch it later. The Texans traveled to New [...]

Posted by Tony Derbigny on Aug 19 2008

Saints Sign Schulters

The Associated Press reports that on Monday, the New Orleans Saints signed safety Lance Schulters; Schulters joined the team on Monday, making New Orleans his most recent stop that also include previous stints with the San Francisco 49ers, Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins.  According to Saints head coach Sean Payton, Schulters could play either [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Aug 19 2008

Romo or Brees - Who is the best QB in the NFC?

The AFC has Tom Brady and Peyton Manning; both are elite QB’s that can lead their teams to victory. Both are Super Bowl MVP’s and both will one day be inducted into the Football Hall of Fame.
The NFC however has two great QB’s, but it would be hard to place them in the elite column. [...]

Posted by Robert Lewis on Aug 16 2008

Saints: Best Depth in NFL

From what I have seen so far this year the Saints have the deepest roster in the NFL. For non Saints fans this may seem like blasphemy but hear me out. I literally looked at the depth chart for an hour yesterday and at several positions had no clue who the team would [...]

Posted by Tony Derbigny on Aug 15 2008