New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
New Orleans Saints rookie punter Thomas Morstead has been named the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Week for action that occurred during the NFL's week 11 action. Below are his list of accomplishments in winning the award: SPECIAL TEAMS: P THOMAS MORSTEAD , NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Morstead punted four times and had a 48.8-yard gross average with a 46.0-yard net average...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
With a seven-point lead, the Washington Redskins looked to be in good shape as the first half was creeping to a close Sunday at FedEx Field. But a bizarre sequence featuring a pair of mistakes by reserves in the secondary halted their momentum and allowed the New Orleans Saints to draw even at halftime. Saints punter Thomas Morstead had an awful day, averaging 33.3 yards a kick, but with...
New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
*During today’s first quarter, Pierre Thomas , the Saints leading rusher, showed his versatility coming out of the backfield as a receiver. Thomas, who has 648 yards with 5.6 yards per carry coming into the season, only ran the ball twice. However, he had three catches for 37 yards on three screen plays. Thomas’s season high for catches is five against Carolina, while...
New Orleans Saints, NFL (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
So you join us in the 4th Quarter with the Saints leading 31 to 17 and facing a key 3rd and 12 at their own 35. All Saints fans could do with a conversion here to keep alive another scoring drive and stretch this lead as it's still tight enough. Brees throws wide left and... it falls incomplete so Thomas Morstead will punt. Wes Welker fair catches at the Pats 15. 1st down Pats. Brady...
New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... 12-yard line, but were stopped on a third-and-four after a three-yard gain by RB Pierre Thomas . The Saints’ opening drive covered 53 yards in eight plays and took 3:46 off of the clock. The Patriots then drove 80 yards in 14-play, taking 7:40 off of the clock and scored the first touchdown of the game via a four-yard touchdown run by RB Laurence Maroney. The Patriots, after taking...
New Orleans Saints, NFL (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
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...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley and New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead have been named the NFC's top players for Week 11 of the NFL season.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, New York Giants linebacker Michael Boley and New Orleans Saints punter Thomas Morstead have been named the NFC's top players for Week 11 of the NFL season.
New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
Tampa – WR Robert Meachem has caught two touchdown passes from Drew Brees to give the Saints a 17-7 lead late in the first half at Tampa Bay. The Saints accepted the opening kickoff and following a 27 yard kickoff return by Courtney Roby , began their opening possession of the game at their own 23. RB Pierre Thomas , making the start, picked up seven yards on a delayed handoff on the...
New Orleans Saints, NFL (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
So the banged up New Orleans Saints visit the no hope Tampa Bay Bucs in a sunny but half empty Florida stadium straight out of Disney World. Way to show your support Bucs fans. Courtney Roby takes the Saints opening kick off to the 23 where Drew Brees will lead the mighty Saints offence onto the field. 1st play sees a nicely designed draw to Pierre Thomas which picks up 7. Brees dumps the
TBO > Sports (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
... Williams to work his magic with a steady stream of disguised looks and blitzes.Saints RB Pierre Thomas vs. Bucs rush defenseThomas might be more of a concern for the Bucs than Drew Brees. Why? Because the Bucs can't seem to stop the run. They're especially vulnerable to north-south type runners who hit the hole quickly and have the ability to slide off tackles, and that's what Thomas...
New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... (1C)-19 (1C)-9-104.6 (2L); Bucs-Josh Freeman (R): 32-63-417-4-2-79.9 RUSHING: Saints- Pierre Thomas : 94-492-5.2-5; Bucs-Cadillac Williams: 106-418-3.9-3 RECEIVING: Saints-Marques Colston: 39-613-15.7-6; Bucs-kellen Winslow, Jr. (TE): 42-454-10.8-5 OFFENSE: Saints- 426.1 (1L); Bucs- 276.3 TAKE/GIVE: Saints +6 (3C); Bucs Even (0) DEFENSE: Saints- 343.0 yards per game; Bucs- 379.2 yards per...
Canal Street Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
... graded games) Bobby McCray 1.86 (7 graded games) Troy Evans 1.67 (2 graded games) SPECIAL TEAMS: Thomas Morstead 3.08 (8 graded games) Courtney Roby 2.71 (7 graded games) John Carney 2.67 (8 graded games) Below are the number of Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Game awards handed out in my Player Grades posts: defense: Darren Sharper 3 Will Smith 1 Roman Harper 1 Tracy Porter...
New Orleans Saints (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
... energy. The series of visits began at Drew Elementary School in the 9th Ward where Punter Thomas Morstead and Tight End Darnell Dinkins delivered the program’s message, targeting the 3rd-5th grade students. A following visit was made by a trio of Saints defensive backs at Gregory Elementary School in Gentilly including Safety Usama Young and Cornerbacks Tracy Porter and Malcolm...
Panthers Gab (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... in it early in the third quarter when after a 63-yard catch and run by Devery Henderson, Pierre Thomas went over from 10 yards out to make it 17-13. After another Panthers field goal made it 20-13, things got back to even as Brees hit Robert Meachem with a 54-yard score. On their next possession, the Saints started at their 2 and drove 76 yards in 13 plays to go ahead 23-20 on John Carney’s...
