December 24th, 2009 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Saints brought back John Carney as a kicking consultant on Thursday, two days after releasing him. Saints coach Sean Payton announced the move after practice, saying the 45-year-old Carney’s knowledge of the game from his 21 years in NFL will be invaluable to second-year kicker Garrett Hartley. By accepting the job, Carney can’t kick [...]
Archive for December, 2009
Week 15 Bloggers Blitz, Part 1
We sat down with BucEm.com blogger Niko and asked him a few questrions about this weeks opponent- the Tampa Bay Bucanneers. While the Bucs have had a rough first year under new coach Raheem Morris, Niko shares his optimism about the future of the franchise. SG: Josh Freeman showed a lot of poise in the [...]
Week 16 Roster Moves
The Saints have made a few moves the last couple of days. The biggest splash this week has been the departure of veteran PK John Carney. This move seemed inevitable with the emergence of Garrett Hartley this season and the Saints not wanting to keep two kickers on their roster for the post season. Carney, [...]
Brees’ MVP Chances Aren’t Hurt After Saturday’s Performance
In New Orleans, the papers are head-lining how Drew Brees is falling behind in the MVP Race and how Peyton Manning is jumping way ahead. Well, I guess the writers didn’t do their research. If they would have they would have noticed that Drew is still right there with Peyton here are some stats between [...]
The Unknown Who Dat: Maybe He’s Not so Lucky?
The Who Dat Nation went crazy when a man named Bill Harris was identified during the Redskins game a few weeks ago. He was surrounded by ‘Skins fans and he never gave up hope. He was dancing around and cheering for the Black and Gold even when the game began to look ugly. Many Saints [...]
Saints-Cowboys Post Game Analysis
Raise your hand if you saw that loss to the Cowboys coming. Anyone? After a few close calls the last couple of weeks, the Cowboys put together a complete game against the Saints and gave them their first loss of the season. Why? How did the struggling Cowboys come to the Superdome and beat the [...]
Cowboys Shock Saints 24-17
Mama said there’d be days like this. Isn’t that how the song goes? The Saints played one of their worst games of the season and Dallas capitalized to beat the Saints for the first time this season. The win moves the Saints to 13-1, still atop the NFC for best record and home field advantage. [...]
What Do the Saints Mean to You?
It’s Saturday here in New Orleans and downtown is fast filling with tailgaters and partygoers getting ready for tonight’s Saints game. It’s amazing to see so many happy people come together and celebrate sports and a team that is deeply New Orleans. In fact, Louisiana was recently named the happiest state in America in a [...]
