More photos » by Bill Feig - AP 2 days ago: New Orleans Saints safety Darren Sharper (42) intercepts a pass in front of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White (84) in the second half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009. The Saints defeated the Falcons 35-27 to remain unbeaten. (AP Photo/Bill Feig) Browse more photos » Below are the grades for the defensive and...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has spent a good amount of time in Washington, D.C. over the past couple of days, and I can't say that he appears to have enjoyed himself too much. He got ripped by Congress for the disgusting way the league treats its former players, and now, according to Pro Football Talk , he's asking the nation's legislative body to close a loophole that he and everyone else in the...
MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 2 ATLANTA FALCONS (4-2) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (6-0) SERIES LEADER: Atlanta leads the all-time series, which dates back to 1967, 44-35. STREAKS: The New Orleans Saints have won five-of-the-last six games against the Falcons. COACHES VS OPP.: Saints Head Coach Sean Payton owns a 5-1 record against the Falcons as a head coach. Atlanta’s Mike Smith is 1-1 against the Saints....
T Jon Stinchcomb prepped at Parkview (Lilburn, Ga.) HS and was a four-year starter at Georgia from 1999-2003. DE Charles Grant prepped at Miller County (Ga.) HS and starred for the Bulldogs from 1999-2001. Secondary coach Dennis Allen coaching assistant MIke Cerullo , defensive line coach Bill Johnson and quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi served on the Falcons coaching staff. Atlanta CB Chevis Jackson...
by J. Pat Carter - AP View full size photo uploaded October 25, 2009 Below are the grades for the Saints ' defensive players and special teams @ Miami. The grade represents the player's performance in the game, and the GPA represents the player's cumulative grade for the season. Saints vs Dolphins recap Saints vs Dolphins boxscore Will Smith : C (2.56) Smith disrupted the Dolphins ' passing attack...
YES, says Charles Grant. His presence would improve the global credibility of the EU NO, says Henry Porter. He co-authored the Iraq war and is not a convinced democrat YES. His presence would improve the global credibility of the EU On current trends, the 21st century looks like being dominated by a "G2" of the US and China. That is not good news for Europe. The US and China (like most other...
This weeks prediction results can be found after the break. We had three members get all of their prognostications correct. Check them all out, including a few silly predictions from Giants fans, then vote on who you think deserves this weeks title as most accurate. Nobody had the score prediction correct, probably because most expected a closer game, but 10up and ArithMattic were closest with their...
More photos » by Bill Haber - AP Browse more photos » See below for the grades of the Saints ' defense and special teams vs. the Giants . The letter grade represents the player's grade for the game, and the GPA in parentheses is their cumulative GPA for the season of all games combined. Giants vs Saints coverage Giants vs Saints recap Giants vs Saints boxscore DEFENSE: Will Smith : C- (2.67)...
Make no mistake about it, the game on Sunday is the toughest test the Saints will experience at this point in the young season ( Giants vs Saints coverage ). Throwing out the two undefeated records for a second, this is the most complete team the Saints have faced by a significant margin. The Giants represent both the best offense and the best defense the Saints have seen, hands down. The most important...
After a week five bye, the New Orleans Saints (4-0) host the New York Giants (5-0) at the Superdome in this weekend’s match-up of two of the NFL’s five remaining undefeated teams. A balanced approach on offense, defense and special teams has spurred New Orleans’ third 4-0 start ever. The team has improved to 5-0 twice, in 1991 and 1993. Prior to their bye, the Saints enjoyed a strong...
We now continue with our first quarter MVP selection series. This time we're talking about the defense and special teams. It's up to you to decide which player has been most crucial to the success of the Saints up to this point of the season. Here are your nominees: Darren Sharper Sacks Interceptions Tackles G Sacks YdsL Int Yds IntTD Solo Ast Total 2009 - Darren Sharper 4 0 0 5 275 0 10 4 14 Sharper...
More photos » by Dave Einsel - AP about 1 month ago: Houston Texans' Mario Williams, bottom, sacks New Orleans Saints' Drew Brees, left, as Texans' Charles Grant(94) moves in during the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009, in Houston. (AP Photo/Dave Einsel) Browse more photos » In part one we talked about how the Cardinals defense needs to start playing...
Henry Kissinger is said to have once remarked, when asked if he was planning to consult with Europe on something or another, “Who do I call'” Well, there may soon be an answer to that question, following the approval by Irish voters this past weekend of the European Constitution. It now appears very likely that the only two remaining countries whose approval is required, Poland and the...
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