Great article over on Nola about the 20 undrafted free agents linking up with the Saints. Given Coach Paytons ability to find some diamonds in the rough this list makes for interesting reading.
http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2011/07/new_orleans_saints_undrafted_f.html
On a separate but ridiculously brilliant note I am beyond happy that the Saints signed up Lance Moore for another 5 years. Not only is he a selfless team player but he's one of the most underrated receivers in the league, a reliable clutch go to guy for Brees and an all round contributer to the team ethic.
Less happy but not surprised that luxury of luxuries Reggie Bush is off to the Dolphins. I was always a fan of Reggies but even I can't ignore the production output when set against the cost of his contract.
It's the least surprising deal of the summer in many ways but good luck to him. With Mark Ingram in town along with Pierre 'Quality' Thomas and Chris 'Going Places' Ivory I have no worries that we'll cope.
Still we'll miss some of these moments.
Slightly more concerned about the site of Remi Ayodele packing his bags to the Vikings. He's a decent fill in the front 7 so I hope the back office know what they're doing on this one. Obviously we can't keep everyone but I'm still concerned about that under belly of our D.
Eyes to Twitter folks as no doubt more every minute!
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Monday, December 7, 2009
Saints Vs Redskins 2nd Quarter
We open the 2nd Quarter with the Redskins looking good here and leading the Saints 10 to 0. It's Saints ball at the Redskins 40 yard line.
3rd and 7.
Drew Brees drops back and finds Devery Henderson for a 1st. Henderson was hit hard but hung on to the ball. He's now getting some attention on the field. Respect to Henderson there.
1st down Saints at the Redskins 29.
Brees goes downfield to a wide open Jeremy Shockey inside the Redskins 10 but he's called back for pass interference so it will come straight back. 1st and 20 at the 39.
Brees to Pierre Thomas on another screen to pick up 5. 2nd and 15.
Brees to Jeremy Shockey at the 19 to continue his streak of 107 straight games with a reception and more importantly picks up a 1st. Well done big man.
1st down Saints.
Brees throws short to Robert Meachem for 3. 2nd and 7.
Brees throws but it's battered down by big ole Philip Daniels to bring up 3rd and 7.
Brees buys some time but comes under pressure again and throws incomplete. So the Saints will have to settle for a Garrett Hartley 34 yard field goal.
Saints 3 Redskins 10
1st down Redskins at their own 23.
Ganther carries for a couple before a mass team tackle. 2nd and 7.
Ganther again gets the call and picks up 4. 3rd and 2.
Mason takes the ball and runs into a Saints wall led by Remi Ayodele. Great front there by the Saints.
The Redskins punt to Reggie Bush who tries to make some moves and ends up loosing about 7 or so.
1st down Saints at their own 13.
Pierre Thomas hits the hole and makes his first positive run to pick up 5. 2nd and 5.
Mike Bell lowers his head and powers out to the 23 to bring up 3rd and 1. Great to see a couple of positive runs after the negative running yards in the 1st Quarter.
Battering Ram Bell powers behind Carl Nicks to pick up 1 for the 1st.
1st down Saints at their 24.
Brees has another ball batted down. 2nd and 10.
Brees finds Devery Henderson on the left sideline who picks up the 1st. Brees had to check down 3 receivers to find one open. The Redskins are doing a good job on coverage today.
1st down Saints at their 39.
Brees goes deep to Henderson but its well covered and knocked down. Just under thrown slightly. 2nd and 10.
Drew Brees steps up and completes to Robert Meachem at the 49 for another 1st.
1st down Saints.
Pierre Thomas carries over left tackle, makes a move and picks up a 1st. Nice play Frenchy.
1st down Saints.
Brees has hours of time looks deep and... TOUCHDOWN!! Marques Colston found some space and was waiting for the ball in the end zone after a nice slant and go move. That was a more positive drive, come on Saints.
Saints 10 Redskins 10
1st down Redskins at their 21 with 5.28 left in the half.
Campbell to Mr 'impossible to bring down' David for 9. 2nd and 1.
Campbell to Santana Moss for 4 before he's wrapped up by Malcolm Jenkins.
1st down Redskins at the 36.
Campbell to Santana Moss again on the sidelines for 8. 2nd and 2.
Campbell is pressured by Scott Shanle and Troy Evans and throws incomplete. 3rd and 2.
Campbell goes deep to Santana Moss and completes all the way down to the 17. He burnt Malcolm Jenkins on that 34 yard pickup.
1st down Redskins.
Campbell to someone for 6. 2nd and 4.
Campbell to Moss this time on the left side and picks up the 1st.
1st and goal at the Saints 5.
Campbell throws and it's batted down by Fresh Prince Will Smith. 2nd and goal.
Campbell to Devin Thomas who takes it at the 3, turns the corner and dives for a... Touchdown.
The secondary got picked apart their by Mr Average QB himself Jason Campbell. He looked very comfortable and always seems to save his best for the Saints.
Saints 10 Redskins 17
1st down Saints at their own 21.
Brees to Reggie Bush on the left, cuts back and picks up 9 before running out of bounds to bring up the 2 minute warning. 2nd and 1.
Brees throws incomplete after loosing his footing. 3rd and 1.
Reggie Bush carries and dives but is stopped short. 4th and 1.
Thomas Morstead punts away and... it hits a Redskin down field and Usama Young recovers.
1st down Saints at the Redskins 41.
A Redskin jumps offside. 1st and 5.
Brees to Reggie Bush down to the 28.
1st down Saints.
Brees to Jeremy Shockey and can't hold on. 2nd and 10.
Brees has to throw it away under pressure. 3rd and 10. The Saints are called for Jahri Evans being down field and so ineligible being a massive hulking lineman. 2nd and 15.
Brees drops back and is sacked big time by the Redskins safety. He came late and unblocked. 3rd and 26.
Brees is under big pressure again manages to get away and throws deep... and it's picked by Moore who gets up and returns it... and is then mugged by Robert Meachem who returns it for a TOUCHDOWN!! That was a huge play by Meachem. But it's all going to be reviewed to ensure it was a pick and to check whether Moore was down by contact... And the Refs decide... The ruling on the field stands so it's a Saints TOUCHDOWN!! Excellent.
So we can all pay homage to Robert Meachem for an incredible play there. Officially a 44 yard fumble return by Robert Meachem, about the most unexpected thing you could have expected when Brees was picked.
Saints 17 Redskins 17
OK so we end the half with Brees being rushed far too much, the running game not firing all to well and the Saints secondary under attack. Let's hope for some half time fixes as this is uncomfortable to say the least.
The Redskins Are This Much Better Right Now
3rd and 7.
Drew Brees drops back and finds Devery Henderson for a 1st. Henderson was hit hard but hung on to the ball. He's now getting some attention on the field. Respect to Henderson there.
1st down Saints at the Redskins 29.
Brees goes downfield to a wide open Jeremy Shockey inside the Redskins 10 but he's called back for pass interference so it will come straight back. 1st and 20 at the 39.
Brees to Pierre Thomas on another screen to pick up 5. 2nd and 15.
Brees to Jeremy Shockey at the 19 to continue his streak of 107 straight games with a reception and more importantly picks up a 1st. Well done big man.
1st down Saints.
Brees throws short to Robert Meachem for 3. 2nd and 7.
Brees throws but it's battered down by big ole Philip Daniels to bring up 3rd and 7.
Brees buys some time but comes under pressure again and throws incomplete. So the Saints will have to settle for a Garrett Hartley 34 yard field goal.
Saints 3 Redskins 10
1st down Redskins at their own 23.
Ganther carries for a couple before a mass team tackle. 2nd and 7.
Ganther again gets the call and picks up 4. 3rd and 2.
Mason takes the ball and runs into a Saints wall led by Remi Ayodele. Great front there by the Saints.
The Redskins punt to Reggie Bush who tries to make some moves and ends up loosing about 7 or so.
1st down Saints at their own 13.
Pierre Thomas hits the hole and makes his first positive run to pick up 5. 2nd and 5.
Mike Bell lowers his head and powers out to the 23 to bring up 3rd and 1. Great to see a couple of positive runs after the negative running yards in the 1st Quarter.
Battering Ram Bell powers behind Carl Nicks to pick up 1 for the 1st.
1st down Saints at their 24.
Brees has another ball batted down. 2nd and 10.
Brees finds Devery Henderson on the left sideline who picks up the 1st. Brees had to check down 3 receivers to find one open. The Redskins are doing a good job on coverage today.
1st down Saints at their 39.
Brees goes deep to Henderson but its well covered and knocked down. Just under thrown slightly. 2nd and 10.
Drew Brees steps up and completes to Robert Meachem at the 49 for another 1st.
1st down Saints.
Pierre Thomas carries over left tackle, makes a move and picks up a 1st. Nice play Frenchy.
1st down Saints.
Brees has hours of time looks deep and... TOUCHDOWN!! Marques Colston found some space and was waiting for the ball in the end zone after a nice slant and go move. That was a more positive drive, come on Saints.
Marques Colston Runs A Perfect Post Pattern
Saints 10 Redskins 10
1st down Redskins at their 21 with 5.28 left in the half.
Campbell to Mr 'impossible to bring down' David for 9. 2nd and 1.
Campbell to Santana Moss for 4 before he's wrapped up by Malcolm Jenkins.
1st down Redskins at the 36.
Campbell to Santana Moss again on the sidelines for 8. 2nd and 2.
Campbell is pressured by Scott Shanle and Troy Evans and throws incomplete. 3rd and 2.
Campbell goes deep to Santana Moss and completes all the way down to the 17. He burnt Malcolm Jenkins on that 34 yard pickup.
1st down Redskins.
Campbell to someone for 6. 2nd and 4.
Campbell to Moss this time on the left side and picks up the 1st.
1st and goal at the Saints 5.
Campbell throws and it's batted down by Fresh Prince Will Smith. 2nd and goal.
Campbell to Devin Thomas who takes it at the 3, turns the corner and dives for a... Touchdown.
The secondary got picked apart their by Mr Average QB himself Jason Campbell. He looked very comfortable and always seems to save his best for the Saints.
Saints 10 Redskins 17
1st down Saints at their own 21.
Brees to Reggie Bush on the left, cuts back and picks up 9 before running out of bounds to bring up the 2 minute warning. 2nd and 1.
Brees throws incomplete after loosing his footing. 3rd and 1.
Reggie Bush carries and dives but is stopped short. 4th and 1.
Thomas Morstead punts away and... it hits a Redskin down field and Usama Young recovers.
1st down Saints at the Redskins 41.
A Redskin jumps offside. 1st and 5.
Brees to Reggie Bush down to the 28.
1st down Saints.
Brees to Jeremy Shockey and can't hold on. 2nd and 10.
Brees has to throw it away under pressure. 3rd and 10. The Saints are called for Jahri Evans being down field and so ineligible being a massive hulking lineman. 2nd and 15.
Brees drops back and is sacked big time by the Redskins safety. He came late and unblocked. 3rd and 26.
Brees is under big pressure again manages to get away and throws deep... and it's picked by Moore who gets up and returns it... and is then mugged by Robert Meachem who returns it for a TOUCHDOWN!! That was a huge play by Meachem. But it's all going to be reviewed to ensure it was a pick and to check whether Moore was down by contact... And the Refs decide... The ruling on the field stands so it's a Saints TOUCHDOWN!! Excellent.
So we can all pay homage to Robert Meachem for an incredible play there. Officially a 44 yard fumble return by Robert Meachem, about the most unexpected thing you could have expected when Brees was picked.
Saints 17 Redskins 17
OK so we end the half with Brees being rushed far too much, the running game not firing all to well and the Saints secondary under attack. Let's hope for some half time fixes as this is uncomfortable to say the least.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
NO Jerseys Vs Bucs 2nd Quarter
NO Saints 7 TB Bucs 7
The 2nd Quarter opens with a hand off to Pierre Thomas on a draw play and the white jersey spins his way for 7. 2nd and 3.
Brees to Devery Henderson who looses 2. 3rd and 5.
Drew Brees to David Thomas and the ball pops out of Thomas's hands and falls incomplete. Thomas goes from living legend to vaguely appropriate status. Thomas Morstead punts.
1st down Bucs at their own 30.
Ward picks up 5.
Ward again but he is stuffed by Remi Ayodele. 3rd and 3.
On the next play Freeman demonstrates his inability to hit a barn door with his passes and the Bucs will punt.
Devery Henderson gets jacked up on the return and the Saints will start at their own 33.
1st down Saints.
Brees incomplete to Pierre Thomas. 2nd and 10.
Brees to Thomas again who spins, ducks, dives, weaves and other such actions on his way for a pick up of 6. Great effort Mr 23. 3rd and 4.
Brees to David Thomas for a 13 yard pick up and Thomas returns to MVP status.
1st down Saints.
Brees looks deep to Robert Meachem and... the ball is incomplete but a beautiful yellow flag comes out and then... inexplicably goes back in. That was pass interference all the way. Damn zebras. 2nd and 10.
Brees short to the Saints 21 jersey filled amply by Mike Bell for a pick up of 3 to bring up 3rd and 5 at the Bucs 43.
Brees to Jeremy Shockey but the ball is broken up by Barber so the Saints will have to punt AGAIN.
The Thomas Morstead punt is batted down at the one by Courtney Roby and Usama Young downs it there to give Freeman a headache when he takes the field. Great play by the Saints special teamers there. They must have been practicing extra hard since the poor mid term grade.
1st down Bucs.
Derrick Ward is tripped up in the end zone by Roman Harper but just about gets out. That was damn close to a safety.
Next play Freeman to Graham for a pick up of 6 on the play fake bringing up 3rd and 3. Come on D!
False start by Buc 65 helps the D no end and pushes them back to a 3rd and 8 situation.
Next up Freeman completes somehow against Saints rookie Malcolm Jenkins. Jenkins had great coverage but Freeman proved he can actually hit something even smaller than a barn door with that 21 yard pass completion.
1st down Bucs.
Hard running for 7 by some guy in red. 2nd and 3.
Scott Fujita comes in and shows the Saints running D how it's done by taking Ward down for a loss of 1. 3rd and 4.
Next up Freeman looks down field and... It’s picked by Malcolm Jenkins for his 1st NFL INTERCEPTION! Congratulations to Malcolm Jenkins and family.
1st down Saints at the Bucs 29.
Hamilton up the middle for 3. 2nd and 7.
Brees throws incomplete bringing up 3rd and 7... It's being challenged however by Tampa as they think they intercepted a ball that clearly bounced off the ground first... idiots. But hey that's 2 failed challenges already by the Bucs so congrats to them for helping us in our hour of need.
Brees to Courtney Roby on the crossing pattern but he's tackled a yard shy of the 1st down marker. Brees wants to go for it on 4th and 1.5 but is told to 'get off the field please' by John Carney as his mum wants to see him kick a field goal for the first time in years... and he's good!!
Saints 10 Bucs 7. 4.11 left in the half.
1st down Bucs at the Bucs 23.
Cadillac Williams for 5. 2nd and 5.
This time Williams hits a Saints wall led by Jonathan Vilma to leave the ball with 3rd and 4 to go.
Freeman is rushed by Scott Shanley and throws incomplete so the Bucs will punt. Freeman is now 4 of 10 and clearly got the money I left for him in that brown paper bag this week.
1st down Saints at their own 31.
Brees' pass it tipped and falls incomplete after 4 Bucs dived for it. 2nd and 10.
A Pierre Thomas draw picks up 2. 3rd and 8.
Brees is hit as he throws and the ball flies into the sidelines. This really is pretty ugly stuff.
1st down Bucs at their 22.
Williams is dropped for 0 gain after Vilma got in there early and stuffed the run to bring up the 2 minute warning. 2nd and 10.
Freeman throws another incomplete. Malcolm Jenkins had pretty good coverage and is looking sound so far today. 3rd and 10.
Freeman again incomplete as Jonathan Vilma gets his bear claw in there to break it up. Bucs punt.
1st down Saints at their own 36.
Brees to Colston for 16 to the Bucs 47.
1st down.
Brees pressured and throws it away.
Brees to Colston over the middle for a pick up of 19 to the Bucs 26. 45 ticks on the clock.
1st down Saints.
Brees to Colston again for 20 to the Bucs 6, 35 secs to go.
1st down Saints.
Drew Brees rolls out right and... TOUCHDOWN ROBERT MEACHEM!! That's Meachems 6th TD of the season off just 16 receptions. Great pass and catch and a perfect example of how the Saints offence seems to click when under pressure. 63 yards in 5 plays in 1.10... Maybe we should play hurry up offence on every drive today?
Saints 17 Tampa Bay 7 with 28 secs left in the half.
1st down Bucs at their 28.
Freeman to Winslow who is taken down by Jonathan Vilma who has been all over the field today. Ball spiked so 3rd and 5 with 5 to go on the clock.
Leigh Torrence and Roman Harper converge on Freeman for a QB sandwich and sack to take us to half time.
So the Saints are again a little indifferent today. Josh Freeman is enjoying far too much time in the pocket for my liking. We're just lucky he's young and pretty stinky at this point in his career. On the other side of the ball Drew Brees is getting pressured more than is comfortable so it would be nice to calm that side of things down in the second half. Overall we're professional without being explosive. But it's all about chalking up win number 10 and keeping enough of the roster healthy.
The 2nd Quarter opens with a hand off to Pierre Thomas on a draw play and the white jersey spins his way for 7. 2nd and 3.
Brees to Devery Henderson who looses 2. 3rd and 5.
Drew Brees to David Thomas and the ball pops out of Thomas's hands and falls incomplete. Thomas goes from living legend to vaguely appropriate status. Thomas Morstead punts.
Thomas Morstead doesn't even bother getting suited up these days.
1st down Bucs at their own 30.
Ward picks up 5.
Ward again but he is stuffed by Remi Ayodele. 3rd and 3.
On the next play Freeman demonstrates his inability to hit a barn door with his passes and the Bucs will punt.
Devery Henderson gets jacked up on the return and the Saints will start at their own 33.
1st down Saints.
Brees incomplete to Pierre Thomas. 2nd and 10.
Brees to Thomas again who spins, ducks, dives, weaves and other such actions on his way for a pick up of 6. Great effort Mr 23. 3rd and 4.
Brees to David Thomas for a 13 yard pick up and Thomas returns to MVP status.
1st down Saints.
Brees looks deep to Robert Meachem and... the ball is incomplete but a beautiful yellow flag comes out and then... inexplicably goes back in. That was pass interference all the way. Damn zebras. 2nd and 10.
Brees short to the Saints 21 jersey filled amply by Mike Bell for a pick up of 3 to bring up 3rd and 5 at the Bucs 43.
Brees to Jeremy Shockey but the ball is broken up by Barber so the Saints will have to punt AGAIN.
Thomas Morstead really wishes he had put his pants on now
The Thomas Morstead punt is batted down at the one by Courtney Roby and Usama Young downs it there to give Freeman a headache when he takes the field. Great play by the Saints special teamers there. They must have been practicing extra hard since the poor mid term grade.
1st down Bucs.
Derrick Ward is tripped up in the end zone by Roman Harper but just about gets out. That was damn close to a safety.
Next play Freeman to Graham for a pick up of 6 on the play fake bringing up 3rd and 3. Come on D!
False start by Buc 65 helps the D no end and pushes them back to a 3rd and 8 situation.
Next up Freeman completes somehow against Saints rookie Malcolm Jenkins. Jenkins had great coverage but Freeman proved he can actually hit something even smaller than a barn door with that 21 yard pass completion.
1st down Bucs.
Hard running for 7 by some guy in red. 2nd and 3.
Scott Fujita comes in and shows the Saints running D how it's done by taking Ward down for a loss of 1. 3rd and 4.
Next up Freeman looks down field and... It’s picked by Malcolm Jenkins for his 1st NFL INTERCEPTION! Congratulations to Malcolm Jenkins and family.
1st down Saints at the Bucs 29.
Hamilton up the middle for 3. 2nd and 7.
Brees throws incomplete bringing up 3rd and 7... It's being challenged however by Tampa as they think they intercepted a ball that clearly bounced off the ground first... idiots. But hey that's 2 failed challenges already by the Bucs so congrats to them for helping us in our hour of need.
Brees to Courtney Roby on the crossing pattern but he's tackled a yard shy of the 1st down marker. Brees wants to go for it on 4th and 1.5 but is told to 'get off the field please' by John Carney as his mum wants to see him kick a field goal for the first time in years... and he's good!!
Saints 10 Bucs 7. 4.11 left in the half.
1st down Bucs at the Bucs 23.
Cadillac Williams for 5. 2nd and 5.
This time Williams hits a Saints wall led by Jonathan Vilma to leave the ball with 3rd and 4 to go.
Freeman is rushed by Scott Shanley and throws incomplete so the Bucs will punt. Freeman is now 4 of 10 and clearly got the money I left for him in that brown paper bag this week.
1st down Saints at their own 31.
Brees' pass it tipped and falls incomplete after 4 Bucs dived for it. 2nd and 10.
A Pierre Thomas draw picks up 2. 3rd and 8.
Brees is hit as he throws and the ball flies into the sidelines. This really is pretty ugly stuff.
1st down Bucs at their 22.
Williams is dropped for 0 gain after Vilma got in there early and stuffed the run to bring up the 2 minute warning. 2nd and 10.
Freeman throws another incomplete. Malcolm Jenkins had pretty good coverage and is looking sound so far today. 3rd and 10.
Freeman again incomplete as Jonathan Vilma gets his bear claw in there to break it up. Bucs punt.
1st down Saints at their own 36.
Brees to Colston for 16 to the Bucs 47.
1st down.
Brees pressured and throws it away.
Brees to Colston over the middle for a pick up of 19 to the Bucs 26. 45 ticks on the clock.
1st down Saints.
Brees to Colston again for 20 to the Bucs 6, 35 secs to go.
1st down Saints.
Drew Brees rolls out right and... TOUCHDOWN ROBERT MEACHEM!! That's Meachems 6th TD of the season off just 16 receptions. Great pass and catch and a perfect example of how the Saints offence seems to click when under pressure. 63 yards in 5 plays in 1.10... Maybe we should play hurry up offence on every drive today?
TD number 6 for the Robert Meachem Stats sheet
Saints 17 Tampa Bay 7 with 28 secs left in the half.
1st down Bucs at their 28.
Freeman to Winslow who is taken down by Jonathan Vilma who has been all over the field today. Ball spiked so 3rd and 5 with 5 to go on the clock.
Leigh Torrence and Roman Harper converge on Freeman for a QB sandwich and sack to take us to half time.
So the Saints are again a little indifferent today. Josh Freeman is enjoying far too much time in the pocket for my liking. We're just lucky he's young and pretty stinky at this point in his career. On the other side of the ball Drew Brees is getting pressured more than is comfortable so it would be nice to calm that side of things down in the second half. Overall we're professional without being explosive. But it's all about chalking up win number 10 and keeping enough of the roster healthy.
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