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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 Orleans to play [...]

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 [...]