There are a few certainties in the NFL. The Houston Texans won’t make it to the playoffs until 2020. Eli Manning will hold the record for most times a QB shakes his head and adjusts his shoulder pads. And you won’t make the playoffs without winning games on the road. That last statement is something the New Orleans Saints are aware of, but they can’t seem to do anything about. The Saints sit at…
Is there a voodoo doctor in the house? Something needs to be done to exorcise the New Orleans Saints’ demons. They’ve been dominated two weeks in a row against divisional opponents, and even stellar quarterback Drew Brees was to blame in Sunday’s loss to Atlanta. Brees threw three interceptions and was seen losing his cool on the sidelines as he chewed out tight end Jeremy Shockey. The score may…
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I received a text message Friday night from a friend asking me if I thought Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was a worthy candidate for Most Valuable Player honors in the National Football League. “No,” I replied, “but he is the offensive rookie of the year, no question.” Well, I may end up paying some overage fees for texts, because after watching Ryan help dismantle the flustered New…
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S.O.S. stood for “Save our Saints” a few years ago. In 2008, it should mean “Save our season.” The Saints find themselves behind the 8-ball in Week 10 as they prepare to face the surprisingly solid Atlanta Falcons. The days of showing up and beating the Falcons — who are 5-3 — are gone, and the Saints still have to battle their NFC South rival twice. A loss this weekend would drop the Saints to…
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Sometimes it just doesn’t seem fair what has happened this season to the New Orleans Saints. A team chock full of potential has been hit time after time with injuries to key players. Reggie Bush? Check. Marques Colston? Check. Jeremy Shockey? Of course. Now the injury gods are stepping onto the other side of the ball and having their way with New Orleans’ defense. With New Orleans having placed…
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Maybe there is some bad mojo going on in New Orleans, but the Saints seem to have quite a hard time getting a consistent kicker. Earlier this month, head coach Sean Payton released kicker Taylor Mehlhaff and punter Ben Graham and signed Garrett Hartley to replace the former; to take Graham’s place, the Saints signed … Graham. The signings come after a week in which Mehlhaff shanked an extra…
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The door was open for Saints running back Deuce McAllister to regain his name after running back Reggie Bush went down with a torn meniscus in Week 7. McAllister made headlines, but not in the way he wanted. In fact, he failed an NFL drug test after testing positive for a weight-loss diuretic. The substance McAllister used, Bumetanide, has been ruled as a masking agent for covering up anabolic…
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In 2006, the New Orleans Saints took a chance on free agent Drew Brees; back then, the San Diego Chargers were concerned about taking that very chance on the injured quarterback. Arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum and a partially torn rotator cuff, along with pressure to play 2004 first-round pick Philip Rivers, was enough for the Chargers to let Brees go. Now the Pro Bowl quarterback…
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Is Jeremy Shockey’s mouth running? Then you’d better go catch a pass for his team; after all, he won’t be for a while. The often disgruntled tight end fired off complaints to anyone who would listen after New Orleans’ embarrassing 30-7 loss Sunday in Carolina. Shockey returned too soon from sports-hernia surgery and re-aggravated the injury on the Saints’ first offensive play. The pain later led…
