New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees walks out after a “paddle out” in honor of NFL star Junior Seau on May 6, 2012 in Oceanside, California.
If you had to caption this photo, what would it be?
TWEETS:
Thomas Morstead @thomasmorstead Felt great to be back on the field with my team mates today…. It’s gonna be a special @Saints season #WHODAT
Chase Daniel @ChaseDaniel What a great day on the field today! It’s great to have that camaraderie back with my teammates! Get better everyday!
Greg Bensel @GregBensel Mr Benson and Mickey Loomis watching the team’s first OTA of 2012 http://pic.twitter.com/EgbVtUI0
Andrew Tiller @BigTill66 Just got done with practice, now it’s time too sit back and relax in my room, definatly too hot too be outside now lol
Lindsay Jones @PostBroncos Porter said “it was in the back of his mind” that he might get punished by league because he was part of New Orleans defense
Tony Grossi @TonyGrossi #Browns LB Scott Fujita vows to clear name, but won’t say if he’ll sue #NFL over “bounty scandal” accusations. http://tinyurl.com/d97fsxe
cameron jordan @camjordan94 First day of OTA’s… This looks so promising… I know this’ll put us on a war path for this season #whodatnation #leggo
daniel kaplan @dkaplanSBJ Pash says Cowboys and redskins appeal of salary cap issue has been rejected by arbitrator.
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora DAL/WAS statement on salary cap decision: “We respect and will abide by the arbitrator’s decision to dismiss.”
Courtney Roby @robyslyfe Felt good to get back on the field..good 1st day of OTA’s. This train roll’n..don’t stand on tha tracks!!!!!
Mark Ingram @Mark_Ingram28 “@thomasmorstead: Felt great to be back on the field with my team mates today…. It’s gonna be a special @Saints season #WHODAT“👈THIS!!!
Jedidiah Collins @JedCollins45 “@UberFacts Secondhand smoke contains 50 cancer-causing chemical compounds & 11 of them are known to be Group 1 carcinogens” #WeAreMoving
Nate BUSSEY @NateBUSSEY59 Just finished the first practice of our OTAs… wats up wit u? RT “@MrBestShapeBaby: Waddup Bro!! @NateBUSSEY59 How’s it goin?!”
DougTatum @DougTatum Jimmy Buffett offers his pal Sean Payton a job parking cars at new casino (pretty sure Buffett was joking) http://www.nola.com/music/index.ssf/2012/05/jimmy_buffett_expands_his_marg.html
Matt Tennant @MattTennant65 Great first practice. Felt good to get out on the field again. Have to get better everyday.
Grandmaster Wang @moosedenied Dear Lexmark, deliberately programming your products to malfunction when loaded with 3rd party (read: reasonably priced) ink is a dick move.
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter NFL owners handed off issue of pushing back trade deadline two weeks to Management Council’s executive committee to discuss with NFLPA.
Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora At league meeting owners vote to make knee and thigh pads mandatory starting in 2013, but its subject to discussion with NFLpA
deuce mcallister @dmcallister26 1st ask yourself. Wht is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the Worst. – Dale Carnegie
Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter Professor Burbank dismissed the Redskins and Cowboys challenges to get back salary-cap space they lost.
Grandmaster Wang @moosedenied Heres the real reason re Drew: They’re gonna let #ChunkyChase lead & shine all summer, showcase him, trade him in August for a 1st. Book it!
Chris Mortensen @mortreport Expected to pass today at NFL meetings in ATL: Trade deadline from wk 6 to wk 8, plus one IR player may be activated post-week 8
Grandmaster Wang @moosedenied Kenny Wilkerson is pretty sure the holdup is because Drew can’t pass a physical. DUN DUN DUUUUUN!!!!!
Jedidiah Collins @JedCollins45 The question this morning is not “What will the @Saints do this season?” but is “what can the #whodatnation do for the @Saints this season?”
Joe Horn @JoeHorn87 whats good Twitter in honor of my new website Im giving away a signed 8×10 just order thru the site!! http://www.joehornbbq.com/
martez wilson @MartezWilson95 Thot 4 2day: be more concerned wit yo character than yo reputation. Character is what u really is. Reputation is what ppl say u are
Johnny Patrick @JohnnyPatrick32 It just got real!!!! Time to grind…..
Jermon Bushrod @j_bushrod7475 Up early for meetings, practice and weight room… Let’s get better today! Annnd I want you to have a good day!
Mark Ingram @Mark_Ingram28 Early bird get tha worm, I’m up way before ya!! Good morning y’all!!
Lance Moore @LanceMoore16 Back on the field today. Can’t wait to get out there n get busy. Have a great day everyone.
Drew Brees @drewbrees Concluded our golf tourney at La Costa in San Diego yesterday. Great turnout, very competitive…proud 2 say we net $200k for the foundation
Joe Horn @JoeHorn87 Joe Horns bayou87 smoked sausauge two Weeks will launch.The bayou87 food chain is growing get on board.The sausage is better than the SAUCE!
LINKS:
NFL says players must wear thigh, knee pads in 2013 – ESPN
The NFL has made thigh and knee pads mandatory equipment for the 2013 season, something the players’ union could oppose because the move was not collectively bargained.
NFL Votes to Require Players to Wear Full Pads in 2013 | RULING SPORTS
Bounty scandal, player safety to be addressed at NFL Owners’ meeting | wwltv.com New Orleans
With the Saints bounty case moving to grievance hearings and court, NFL owners will talk about player safety when they meet on Tuesday.
Greg Schiano emphasizes control of Bucs by trading Kellen Winslow – Peter King – SI.com
You make a good point that you have to pay a player for what he will contribute, not what he has contributed. But history is the best measure of what the future holds with quarterback play (when quarterbacks still have prime years left), and I believe a younger Brees, signing 20 months after Brady should eclipse Brady’s $18 million average, and not by a little bit. As far as me not being objective, well, I’ve been accused of being Brady’s biggest cheerleader, which comes with the turf. But I’m calling this one the way I see it.
Saints Nation: Top 5 Free Agents the Saints Should Look At | May
Browns’ Fujita says bounty charges “not true” | NFL Football | The Sun Herald
Cleveland Browns linebacker Scott Fujita says he is innocent in the New Orleans Saints‘ bounty scandal.
Besides Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints Draft Class Also Remains Unsigned
News continues to flow out of the NFL as teams begin to sign one draft pick after the another in preparation for upcoming mini-camps and OTA’s, meanwhile news on the New Orleans Saints picks remains slime to none.
Sports Radio Interviews ” Blog Archive ” Wade Phillips on Greg Williams Audio: “It made me sick. It’s something completely against what I believe in.”
I don’t know that they took it to heart and did it. I can’t say that somebody got up and said hey you oughta do this and that the players were doing that. I think a lot of them would say that themselves because I would imagine a lot of them went up and said hey I don’t feel right doing that. I’m sure some of the other coaches said hey you don’t need to do that and just play the game the way you play it.”
Brees, Saints playing franchise tender chicken | ProFootballTalk
As best we can tell, the current impasse arises from one fundamental disagreement: the Saints believe that Brees eventually will sign the one-year, $16.371 million exclusive franchise tender, and Brees currently has no plan to do so.
Jenkins thinks Brees’ absence will help defense learn new system | ProFootballTalk
Optimists see half-empty glasses as half full. Eternal optimists see fully-empty glasses as an opportunity to fill the glass. And that’s the attitude that Saints defensive back Malcolm Jenkins brings to Brees-free OTAs in New Orleans.
Buccaneers deal TE Winslow to Seattle, sign Clark | NFL Football | The Sun Herald
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded tight end Kellen Winslow to the Seattle Seahawks for a draft pick on Monday night and signed former Colts star Dallas Clark to replace him.
Malcolm Jenkins and Roman Harper say the New Orleans Saints players are ready for OTAs – New Orleans Saints Football NFL News – NOLA.com
‘It’s been a long offseason,’ safety says at golf outing
Could New Orleans end up hosting 2013 Pro Bowl? – New Orleans Saints Football NFL News – NOLA.com
League may make a decision Tuesday at its spring meetings
Saints upbeat despite Brees’ absence | New Orleans Saints | The Sun Herald
New Orleans Saints are confident quarterback Drew Brees will return in time for 2012 season.
Seau’s suicide prompts worries about post-NFL life | NFL Football | The Sun Herald
Junior Seau’s suicide is troubling NFL players.
Jimmy Buffett expands his Margaritaville brand to Biloxi casino | NOLA.com
Ahead of tonight’s grand opening of the Margaritaville Casino, Buffett discusses Jazz Fest, Sean Payton and the ingredients of success
Only Drew will do: Letter to the editor | NOLA.com
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson setting chess pieces in motion with recent promotions
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson setting chess pieces in motion with recent promotions.
Was the penalty against Jonathan Vilma too severe? [Poll] – latimes.com
Writers from around the Tribune Co. will discuss the NFL ‘s one-year suspension of New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma for his alleged role in the Saints ‘ bounty program. Check back throughout the day for their responses and join the conversation by voting in the poll and leaving a comment of your own.
Daily Special, May 22, 2012 – Who Dat Social Club
Bountygate is a rotten house. There’s nothing at all behind the façade, and when it falls apart it will happen suddenly, overnight. And already there are people gathering with sledgehammers.
ProFootballWeekly.com – Better NFL offense: Giants or Saints?
In the third matchup of our video series facing the NFL’s top offenses against each other, we look at the Giants vs. the Saints.
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Watch 5-18-12 5:20pm Darren Sharper in the WWL Audio with Bobby Hebert
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More than a week ago we were offered two predictions about when Drew Brees would sign a new long-term contract, one from Times-Pic beat man Mike Triplett and the other from former Saints Executive VP Jim Miller. Triplett believed the “chances of Drew Brees signing a long-term contract with the Saints before the first OTA practice May 22nd are practically zero” while Miller told us we “can bet, or merely feel reasonably confident, that Brees will be signed by that date.”
Related: Jim Miller or Mike Triplett: Who is Right About the Drew Brees Signing?
Well, today is that day. And, unfortunately, Brees still doesn’t have a new contract. Which means Triplett is our winner, Miller the loser. So what does all this mean? Not much, really. I suppose it means Triplett might know what he’s talking about and Miller’s opinion simply can’t be trusted. I will let each of you form your own opinion, but I definitely wanted to make sure I followed up with this and reported the outcome.
As far as the predicting prowess of our readers is concerned, it’s a pretty even split. Most of you agreed with Triplett that Brees wouldn’t be signed but many were a little too hopeful. Here is how you guys voted at the time:
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Mike Freeman, Pete Prisco, and Skip Bayless are all card-carrying members of the trash talkin’ Saints hatin’ club. In fact, they are just the tip of the iceberg of media members and outlets who have relentlessly piled on the New Orleans Saints since the bounty scandal broke in March. It is clearly obvious that the media has come after the Saints without remorse because they are jealous of their success, while their darlings in Dallas toil in mediocrity. As Saints fans that’s what we’d like to believe.
That type of reaction to the media is what we take solace in. We’re used to being the underdog, the unwelcome guest. The role of being the favorite has never fit the Saints well (see: every matchup against the NFC West since 2010). We as Who Dat Nation are hoping the Saints take this attitude onto the field this season as well. “They talk about us like were criminals, they write about us like we’re mercenaries, we’ll show them mercenaries,” they’ll say. We’ll cheer on our rebels and the media will stew and cringe.
In reality the media could care less.
To the national media the New Orleans Saints = insert team name here. A sports franchise that found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. There was never any bias against the Saints in the media before the scandal broke, the Saints were victims of circumstance. Before the scandal, I doubt Prisco or Mike Florio could’ve even picked Jon Vilma out of a lineup with his #51 jersey still on. They, like others, are just sensationalist writers looking for an angle to exploit. These “journalists” would be burying Philadelphia just as easily as they are burying New Orleans if this were Philly’s burden to bear.
Am I saying Roger Goodell and the NFL are justified in the way they have handled this situation? Absolutely not. I am saying that the media would have consumed whoever the NFL’s target was, only because it benefited them financially. As Saints fans, the Saints are squarely the center of our focus but to the media and sports writers they are middle of the road NFL fodder.
If any semblance of bias exists whatsoever, it is likely that the advertising money driven sports media actually laments the fact that the Saints are the story here. It would potentially be far more lucrative for them if this were the Dallas Cowboys bounty scandal. If you thought the media coverage was relentless now, imagine if this were about the Dallas Cowboys or Chicago Bears. If Brian Urlacher was hit with a year long suspension, the coverage would be absolutely suffocating. Major sports media outlets would be pulling in countless advertising dollars due to huge increases in viewership and readers.
The media, though, will take what they can get, and what they got was the Saints. Tough break for them, catastrophic break for us. News out of Dallas, New York, and New England is like printing money for media outlets. New Orleans, Green Bay, and Pittsburgh are not ideal but they can spin those angles. They’re just glad this story didn’t break in Buffalo or Atlanta, ugh. Negative stories sell ads and new faces to negativity get people interested. If Plaxico Burress is involved in a strip club shooting it will get headlines for a while, if Tim Tebow is involved in the same shooting, your television would melt right before your eyes. Positive sells movies, negative sells headlines.
The Saints made for a good media story from 2005-2010 but the feel-good angle ran its course, and as much as America loves a rags to riches story we also love to see the mighty fall from good graces. This angle is working against us right now and it’s leaving a bitter taste in our mouths. The media thrives off sensational stories and this one is right in their wheelhouse. It works out perfectly for them because they can cover it ad nauseum without having to carry any of the emotional weight of a true scandal like Penn State. They can spin this any way they wish and can feign morality where no true moral issues exist.
Now, when the fleur-de-lis comes up on ESPN, I have a Pavlovian response where I cringe and wait for more bad news to follow. I have been conditioned to respond this way by the media, but they don’t do it out of spite or hate for us. They really don’t care about us enough to hate us. They would do it to any fanbase and they have.
To whom much is given (media attention), much is expected (stories and scandal). The higher the Saints climb the ladder of marketability, the greater the scrutiny against them will become. Just remember, it’s not personal, it’s business.
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TWEETS:
Jimmy Graham @TheJimmyGraham OTA’s start tomorrow. This off season has given me more than enough motivation to work harder than I’ve ever worked. Can’t wait!
New Orleans Saints @Saints “Everyone knows the goal – to get to the Super Bowl. No matter what else is going on, guys know that is the thing we play for,”- @iWillSmith
Brian Folkerts @BrianFolkerts OTA’s start tomorow! Excited to play with some of the veteran Saints. We’ll see how many reps a new guy gets though…
Jeff Darlington @JeffDarlington Bucs source tells me free agent TE Dallas Clark, who visited Tampa’s facility last week, is expected to sign with team as early as today.
Malcolm Jenkins @MalcolmJenkins Just hit my first natural par!!! On the last hole of the day….
Drew Brees @drewbrees Just got done w @ToddDurkin workout at FQ10. Quote of the day from one of my favorite actors of all time, John Wayne. http://pic.twitter.com/OifWa6JA
deuce mcallister @dmcallister26 I am not a saint, unless you think of a saint as a sinner who keeps on trying. – Nelson Mandela
David Hawthorne @D_Hawthorne57 Love being in tha south where we take pride in southern hospitality..My neighbors are amazing! I hope one is a dentist. http://pic.twitter.com/fSbVnPya
New Orleans Saints @Saints Photo gallery from today’s @Saints Hall of Fame Golf Tournament: http://bit.ly/KszVy5
deuce mcallister @dmcallister26 S/O to Mrs Cunningham’s first grade class At Madison Station for being a great listening group today. Congrats to her as well for 35 years
New Orleans Saints @Saints Most eye-catching golf attire at the tournament: Former Saints FB Buford Jordan http://twitpic.com/9nr3v2
Lance Moore @LanceMoore16 When some-thing or some-one gets u down, just remember that it could always be worse. Be thankful and learn from your mistakes
JUNIOR GALETTE @JuniorG93 I Been Gettin Overlooked All My Life Dis UnderDog Sh*T Ain’t New I Can’t Stop Ahk I’m Waist DEEP! #15OB
Lance Moore @LanceMoore16 Violence is never the answer. RIP to former wshs wildcat baller Travis Martin. Senseless killing smh. We have to do better people!
Lance Moore @LanceMoore16 The power or positivity and doing the right thing is amazing. Imagine if we all could just learn to pay it forward
Roman Harper @Harp41 @thomasmorstead @zachstrief @ghartley5 @gregbensel just eagled number 1. Y’all catch up
Jedidiah Collins @JedCollins45 Instead of stressing today try laughing and see where your day Goes Stress kills Laughter heals #ThinkPositive
Malcolm Jenkins @MalcolmJenkins Bout to tee off http://pic.twitter.com/YQyJgn2A
Jedidiah Collins @JedCollins45 People will perform consistently to how they think you expect them to perform Why not tell them u see Greatness? #ShowSomeLove
cameron jordan @camjordan94 Yesterday I saw rocky IV and today Rocky II I’m Lowkey inspired start my training montage cutting into past memories!!! #dale
LINKS:
Gleason: What we take away from football is more than Super Bowl wins, it’s the people | wwltv.com New Orleans
On Friday afternoon, an announcement was made that Tom Benson, Jim Henderson and Deuce McAllister were to be inducted into the Saints Hall of Fame. Steve Gleason was also honored.
New Orleans Saints tight end David Thomas talking about OTAs and Drew Brees’ contract situation – Video | NOLA.com
New Orleans Saints tight end David Thomas talking about OTAs and Drew Brees‘ contract situation at the Heath Evans Foundation charity softball game
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore talks about Drew Brees’ contract siutation – Video | NOLA.com
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Lance Moore talks about Drew Brees’ contract situation along with Chase Daniel filling in until Brees returns
Sports Radio Interviews ” Blog Archive ” Former Saints DB Darren Sharper: Players Hope Vilma’s Case Leads to Less Goodell Power
“During the collective bargaining negotiations this topic had been brought up. But before this topic was brought up, they were trying to make sure we got the money situation straightened, the health benefits — which were the top two issues on the board. Those dragged on a little bit, so when it got to the deadline, this issue of Commissioner Goodell being the judge and jury, there wasn’t enough time. … We went ahead and signed the deal. Now, looking back on it, we wish we would have spent a little bit more time trying to take away his ability to hand out fines and then also be the guy who hears the appeals of the fines. Now we have to deal with it for the next six years, but this case right here with Jonathan Vilma is going to try to take away a little bit of steam.”
New Orleans Saints’ bounty case likely to get some attention at NFL owners meetings – New Orleans Saints Football NFL News – NOLA.com
They begin Tuesday in Atlanta
Brainfarts. Lots Of Those In A Peter King Column | Kissing Suzy Kolber
When we last left Monday Morning Wicket Wanker, Peter King, he was extolling his love of breastfeeding, so long as it’s done where prying eyes that aren’t
Sports Radio Interviews ” Blog Archive ” Drew Brees: “Until we see proof or evidence I really don’t see how you could believe anything that is being said.”
“The second thing is I think a lot of people initially believe what they read in the paper and what they heard on the news and obviously you can’t believe everything you read. I think throughout this process our big issue has been just to see that proof and that evidence that has caused this accusations, that has caused the NFL to report the things they have tried to report and until we see proof or evidence I really don’t see how you could believe anything that is being said.”
Daily Special, May 21, 2012 – Who Dat Social Club
Brees remains unsigned. Did you know that? If you didn’t, if you’re unaware of the status of contract negotiations, go read Jeff Duncan’s piece at Nola.com. He manages 850 words without a single new fact or insight. Now that’s journalism. Seriously, you guys have no idea how hard that is. (Gotta give them credit, though: the photo illustrating the article is a hoot. If you’re not a Saints fan, I mean.)
Was penalty against Vilma too severe? – baltimoresun.com
NFL must prove guilt
Making sense of LeSean McCoy signing; wondering how much Drew Brees is worth – Peter King – SI.com
I’m going to show you some numbers, and then I’m going to make a point about why I think Brees is more in the right in this case of Saints vs. Brees in the big-money department.
New Orleans Saints Brees, Loomis looking out for their franchises long-term
New Orleans Saints Drew Brees and general manager Mickey Loomis are both looking out for their future in taking a great deal of time with the current contract talks.
No joy in Whodatville: A monologue by Terri Troncale | NOLA.com
With “Bountygate” and the contract impasse between Drew Brees and the team, the replays from the 2009 championship run just aren’t appealing
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Just caught Peter King’s Monday Morning Quarterback article for Sports Illustrated this week, and it includes a little bit of conversation about the Drew Brees contract negotiations. Surprise!
King basically attempts to put a number to Brees’ value and does so by looking at contracts of the other two top quarterbacks in the league, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, over the past six years.
But I’m going to show you some numbers, and then I’m going to make a point about why I think Brees is more in the right in this case of Saints vs. Brees in the big-money department.
After reading each of King’s arguments, I can’t really say I disagree. Brees is the best quarterback in the league, he’s younger than Brady and Manning, and he’s stayed healthy since 2005. All signs point to: pay the man!
So how does King think it will all eventually play out?
I think the Saints will pay him before the middle of August, and it’ll be somewhere around $21 million a year. Looking at the precedents, that’s only fair.
The dollar amount seems right, but I’m really not crazy about the timeline. Can’t we get Drew signed by the end of May? Please?
What do you guys think about the numbers, timeline and argument that King is throwing around here?
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It’s time, once again, for another edition of our ‘What Up With Dat?’ mailbag series, where you guys submit your Saints-related questions and I answer them. I know, I know, but please try and contain your excitement. You guys should all know by now how this whole thing works. Let’s not waste anymore time.
So if you’ve got a burning question you’ve been dying to know my answer to, send an email to [email protected], send me a tweet @csctweet, post on our wall at Canal Street Chronicles Facebook page or just ask me in the comment section below. They can be about the Saints, the NFL, the blog or even personal. Don’t forget to leave your first name and last initial so we can give you credit for your question if we wind up using it. I will round up the best questions and answer them in a timely fashion in a second follow-up post.
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New Orleans Saints Clearly ready for gameday! RT @bright_julie how about this fan http://pic.twitter.com/YTjPjkwa
cameron jordan Back to my apt today, loved fam time
Corey White On the road to New Orleans
JUNIOR GALETTE Gr8 Service @ Church Blessings R Hidden Behind Pain & Suffering Just Continue 2 Serve God Thru Tough Times B Faithful & Humble God Is Love
Held Over Hakim: It’s okay, NFL Shield; Mama Rog will protect you. http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2012/5/20/3032389/hakim-its-okay-nfl-shield-mama-rog-will-protect-you (Photoshop)
Held Over Hakim: Rita’s new job – the one even Fletcher Mackel didn’t know about! http://hakimdropstheball.blogspot.com/2012/05/ritas-got-brand-new-job.html (Photoshop)
Alfredo @hakimdropsball you ain’t got to admit it but…if you had the chance to own tge Saints & Hornets by marrying Rita, you’d think it.
Held Over @NOLA_Fredo I’d marry it.
Lance Moore Whoa whoa whoa!!! RT @Zander_David: Fazolis? @LanceMoore16
Lance Moore Can’t wait to be home next wknd w family n friends. It’s been a while. Gonna be a great one! And it’s @NickMoore_1 last wknd…..whoa!
Sedrick Ellis Everybody hit my boy. @frostruck and tell him to come hang with his boys for memorial weekend….#mancode!
Jermon Bushrod Off to brunch http://pic.twitter.com/08tDkG9W
Lance Moore Always having fun!!! RT @its_Barb: GIMME MOORE OF THAT @LanceMoore16 http://pic.twitter.com/HlDK43nc
Lance Moore Hey @JoshEllis66 just remember that tough times don’t last, tough people do. Things will get better. U gotta believe!
Johnny Patrick What movie should I go see today?
Jermon Bushrod lol “@JudyBoggan: @j_bushrod7475 I knew before I clicked it,it would be shoes,and not food that I would see. Lol”
Johnny Patrick Is battleship worth seeing?
Thomas Morstead #WHODAT #WhoDat4Life #WhoDatNation #saints #NewOrleans #NoWhiteFlags #NOLA #FreeVilma
Matt Tennant Anyone remember the movie “The Phantom” will Billy Zane? Just watched it again. Some of the lines are ridiculous, but not bad 4 the time.
Thomas Morstead “@ellisoptical: @thomasmorstead What’s happening on a Sunday afternoon?” Got bikram yoga today
Andrew Juge Boom RT @Jim_Eichenhofer: An Indiana fan behind the Miami bench keeps holding up a Pacers sign that reads: “Built Not Bought”
Jedidiah Collins “If u learn how to control your mind, u may not be able to control WHERE you end up, but u will be able to control HOW you get there” #45
team gleason I can’t stop repeating Codex by Radiohead… -SG http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5c9w6uWBOI&feature=youtube_gdata_player “…jump off the edge. Into a clear lake…”
Pierre Thomas Chillin on the patio at fifty watching this sox cubs game w @mahoneyfifty50 go sox! http://instagr.am/p/K3ItFOMQ8x/
Lance Moore Not mad at u!!! RT @vjdancer93: Hey I am driving almost 40 minutes to get to a Chipotle! Just gotta have a chicken burrito bowl today!
Lance Moore Since when has Danny granger been goonie??? @NickMoore_1 @JH_3034
Albert Breer Saints announce promotion of Rita Benson to Vice Chairman of the Board, and Dennis Lauscha to Team President.
Albert Breer Also, Saints owner Tom Benson added Chairman of the Board to his business card. Seems to put granddaughter Rita in line as his successor.
Chase Daniel Last round of @Drewbrees Golf Championship! http://instagr.am/p/K3Mg5cAWvF/
team gleason Who’s watching the solar eclipse today? I’m told we can’t see it here in New Orleans. -SG
Lance Moore Shane Battier kinda reminds me of @NickMoore_1
team gleason Solar Eclipse: http://pic.twitter.com/ZDRhs5s5
Pierre Thomas Congrats to the @whitesox on the sweep, lets keep it goin!
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Front Office Shuffle
New Orleans Saints Announce Front Office Promotions; Lauscha Named Team President | neworleanssaints.com
The Team’s official announcement.
New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson revamps leading edge of the front office | NOLA.com
Mike Triplett – Organization grows in myriad directions.
Benson promotes Lauscha to Saints president | NFL.com
Brian McIntyre – New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson has kept busy this offseason. His most recent move was a front office reshuffling in which Dennis Lauscha was named the team’s president.
Report: Loomis will oversee basketball operations of New Orleans Hornets | ProFootballTalk
Mike Florio – Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Loomis “likely” will oversee basketball operations for the Hornets.
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Law & Order: Vilma Victims Unit
New Orleans Saints LB Jonathan Vilma’s lawsuit Q&A: Part 1 | NOLA.com
James Varney and Peter Ginsberg
New Orleans Saints LB Jonathan Vilma’s lawsuit Q&A: Part 2 | NOLA.com
Varney and Gabe Feldman
Sean Taylor Memorial Meast Of The Week – Random Offseason Edition | Kissing Suzy Kolber
Christmas Ape – Featuring Jon Vilma and Ed Reed.
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When Saints owner Tom Benson bought the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets, we joked that Saints coach Sean Payton could spend his one-year suspension working for the team.
As it turns out, Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis will spend his half-year suspension doing just that.
Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Loomis “likely” will oversee basketball operations for the Hornets.
Report: Loomis will oversee basketball operations of New Orleans Hornets | ProFootballTalk
Mike F. makes a big leap with what he takes away from this story. But that’s kind of his schtick, isn’t it?
