Published on: 29th September, 2010
The agent for kicker John Carney, Jack Mills, announced on Tuesday that the New Orleans Saints have re-signed their former kicker. So what now? This raises more questions than it does answer them. What role will Carney play? Is he the full-time kicker or will the 46-year old handle shorter kicks (say from 29 ...Published on: 14th September, 2010
NFL Week One is in the books. Now, it's time to look forward to Week Two.The New Orleans Saints survived its NFC Championship rematch with the Minnesota Vikings, and the San Francisco 49ers got thumped by the Seattle Seahawks.The Saints played an ugly game but at least they didn't lose ...Published on: 9th September, 2010
The NFL season is finally upon us. No more training camp and preseason games. It's time for some real football.The Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints will open the regular season tonight in the highly anticipated rematch of the NFC Championship Game.The Saints won that game in overtime, 31-28.New Orleans ...Published on: 7th September, 2010
Drew Brees has led the NFL in touchdowns in each of the past two seasons, and is attempting to become the first player to lead the league three years in a row since Brett Favre did it from 1995-97.Brees is in the prime of career, and has more ...Published on: 2nd September, 2010
In its eight years of existence, the NFC South has never had a repeat winner. Carolina, Tampa Bay, and New Orleans have each won the division multiple times, but no team has won it in consecutive years.In fact, the team that finished in last place one season has finished in ...Published on: 23rd August, 2010
Drew Brees led the New Orleans Saints to two touchdowns on his three drives, but he was just one of many players who looked sharp in the Saints' 38-20 win over the Houston Texans in preseason Week Two.Coach Sean Payton challenged everyone on his team, from the starters to fourth-stringers, ...Published on: 15th August, 2010
Shortly before the New Orleans Saints opened up training camp, I made some predictions regarding the final 53-man roster. While some of the position groups are easy to gauge, like quarterback and wide receiver, the outside linebackers gave me trouble. And it shows. I had Scott Shanle slotted to start at weakside ...Published on: 27th July, 2010
The New Orleans Saints' quest to claim a second straight Lombardi Trophy is just about underway. All players report to camp on July 29 and the first practice is July 30. Saints fans will have over 20 opportunities over the next month to see their favorite team up-close and personal at ...Published on: 25th July, 2010
In anticipation of its August 10 release, the Madden 11 team and player ratings have been released. The Saints' overall rating of 92 is by far the highest rating in the the NFC South (Atlanta 83, Carolina 75, and Tampa Bay 69) and edges out the Indianapolis Colts by a point ...Published on: 21st July, 2010
For more than four months, the New Orleans Saints have been shackled. The Saints, being the Super Bowl champions that they are, qualified as one of the eight teams whose movement in free agency was severely restricted. Basically, a rule stated that in an uncapped year the top eight teams in the NFL ...