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Saints Head To Indy With Gustav Moving In


Posted by Matt Loede on Sep 01 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

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

Non-starter Saints to Watch Tonight

Fans often bemoan the pre-season because after the first quarter or so they don’t recognize many names and the score really doesn’t matter anyway. So here is a list of players who are not starters to watch for in tonight game against the Cardinals
Sedrick Ellis (98) – DT
Who is he? Saints 1st [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Aug 07 2008

Are The Stars Aligning For Saints RB Thomas?

Last year the Saints traded up to get Antonio Pittman in the 4th round. I remember watching last year’s preseason games, and saying to myself “That Thomas guy looks good, but he will probably not make the roster”, man was I wrong.
The Saints instead released Pittman, and kept the undrafted rookie from Illinois. The Saints [...]

Posted by Robert Lewis on Aug 06 2008

Don?t Worry The Saints Will Be Ready Come Regular Season

There have been allot of questions, the last few months on how much injuries will affect the 2008 season for the New Orleans Saints.
Deuce McAllister is by far a big component of the Saints offense, without a big bruising back coming out of the backfield; the Saints will only have a passing game. It will [...]

Posted by Robert Lewis on Aug 05 2008

Video: Saints 2008 Preview


Posted by Matt Loede on Aug 04 2008

Saints TC Report: Did the Saints Find Another Gem?

After the Saints found two nearly pro-bowl caliber starters in the 2006 draft with WR Marques Colston and OG Jahri Evans, the Saints found another rising star in UDFA Pierre Thomas in the 2007 TC. This year’s surprise gem maybe another 7th round wide receiver, like Colston. The Saints traded with Green bay [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Aug 02 2008

Don’t Look for the Saints to Pickup A Veteran Running Back

In an interview on Sirius radio, Saints head coach Sean Payton revealed a little more of the thought process behind the Saints not picking up a veteran running back to shore up the position in free agency or even a rookie running back in the draft.
His confidence in the RB positions depth, particularly [...]

Posted by Jean-Paul Bergeaux on Aug 02 2008