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Archive for October, 2008

Saints Lose Reggie Bush In Loss To Panthers


Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 20 2008

Bush Staying Home - RB to Have Knee Examined

The Associated Press reports Saints RB Reggie Bush is expected to have Dr. James Andrews examine his injured knee, according to head coach Sean Payton. Bush will not travel with the team to London. The Saints believe Bush has injured the meniscus in his left knee and won’t be able to play in Week 8.

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 19 2008

Carolina’s Defense Too Much for New Orleans in 30-7 Loss

This was not a good game for Saints fans as New Orleans still was able to get yards but not scores. Drew Brees had his worst game of the season by the numbers as he completed only about half his passes, throwing for 231 yards, one interception, and no touchdowns.
The Panthers gave a strong [...]

Posted by Eric Palmer on Oct 19 2008

Cooper Brought Back to the Team Four Days After His Release

The Saints today brought back WR Terrance Cooper, just four days after he was released. Cooper was cut to make room for defensive end Jeff Charleston. It seemed that Cooper would not come back after the team signed WR Courtney Roby on Thursday, but the team decided to bring Cooper back anyway. [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 18 2008

Offense Finds Its Stride vs Raiders; Needs to Keep it Going

As bad as Monday night’s loss to the Vikings was, the game Sunday at home vs the Raiders was the Saints needed.  It would have been easy to take the excuse of a short week and turn it into the Raiders coming in to have a close game.  Instead, the Saints took advatage of a [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 13 2008

Brees and Bush Make it Look Easy as the Saints Defeat the Raiders 34-3

Interim Raiders coach Tom Cable had his debut ruined as his overmatched team met a powerful Saints offense hitting on all cylinders. Brees put on a phenomenal show, looking as if he could do whatever he wanted and Bush had two touchdowns for the second week in a row. Not to be overlooked was an [...]

Posted by Eric Palmer on Oct 12 2008

Key Fantasy Matchups for Sunday’s Raiders-Saints Matchup

From: KFFL.com
Raiders TE Zach Miller vs. Saints SS Roman Harper
The Raiders finally let Miller loose last week after defenses had clamped down on him through three games. He had five receptions for 95 yards, including a career-best 61-yard touchdown catch that came when four receivers ran vertical routes and quarterback JaMarcus Russell found him in [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 10 2008

Breaking Down the Radiers Matchup w/ the Saints

The Oakland Raiders are hoping a shift at the top of their coaching ranks will pay off as they travel to New Orleans on Sunday to take on the struggling 2-3 New Orleans Saints. Al Davis finally did what he said he was going to do for sometime, and that was fire coach Lane Kiffin [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 09 2008

Saints 2nd round Pick and Starting CB Out for the Season

The Saints announced that Rookie stand-out Tracy Porter needed surgery to repair a dislocated wrist. Porter had been impressive as a rookie, winning the starting CB spot across from Mike McKenzie. Due to the surgery, Porter was placed on season ending Injured Reserve. This means that Randall Gay will probably step up [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Oct 09 2008

CB Porter Dislocates Wrist; Done for the Season

Losing like they did to the Vikings wasn’t the only blow to the Saints Monday night. The team also lost CB Tracey Porter for the season after dislocating his right wrist during the loss. Porter had surgery today on the wrist, and was placed on IR, meaning his season is over. “I [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Oct 07 2008