Saints Camp Day 4: Links Roundup
by David "Satch" Kelly on Aug 2, 2010 5:15 PM CDT
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PrintHere's your daily dose of links from around the web. Of most significance that I see, Shockey misses another day of practice, Goodell visits, the heat continues to be hell, and WWL says Brees has a down session. Normally I'd cry blasphemy on a statement like that last one, but I guess it's possible every once in a while. Someone might have brought a slab of kryptonite to practice today and this interfered with his superpowers. Links galore after the jump.
Camp 2Dat: Focus on special teams coverage improvement at New Orleans Saints training camp
Saints Head Coach Sean Payton On AM Practice {8-2} - WWL - AM870 | FM105.3 | News | Talk | Sports
How hot is it at the New Orleans Saints training camp? No one really knows for sure | NOLA.com
Temperatures vary widely depending on the source
Preseason games will be key in backup quarterback battle | NOLA.com
Coach Payton understands the game situations are not replicable in practice.
Jeremy Shockey misses 2nd straight New Orleans Saints practice | NOLA.com
Team is being cautious on the big man's knee
Woods has shown he can take the heat - NOLA.com
"Some guys are like, 'oh, man, how do y'all play in this heat?' " the Saints' fourth-round draft choice and Elton native said. "And I'm like, 'I've been playing in this heat all my life.' So I guess I know how to prepare for it, things like what to drink, when to drink, when to stop drinking, and things of that nature.
Q&A with Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins
With Darren Sharper still recovering from offseason knee surgery, Malcolm Jenkins is receiving vital reps with the Saints first-team defense at free safety during training camp.
Saints looking to avoid Super Bowl hangover - NFL - CBSSports.com Football
Five of the last 11 Super Bowl champs missed the postseason the following year. For the Saints, all of their focus is on repeating and not the annoying talk of a hangover, Larry Holder says.
Lance Moore returning to breakout '08 form at Saints camp
Lance Moore isn’t wasting any time trying to recapture his 2008 form. Only five days into training camp, he’s already showing that he’s serious about finding a productive niche in the Saints’ stacked offense.
NFL Camps: Saints prepare to defend their title in NFC South
The New Orleans Saints will try to recapture their magic as they begin the 2010 season as defending Super Bowl champions. Elsewhere, the Carolina Panthers begin life without Jake Delhomme under centre, the Atlanta Falcons try to improve their defence enough to make a playoff run, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue to rebuild with youth across the board.
Ex-Colts coach Mudd lends hand to Saints | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star
IndyStar.com: Ex-Colts coach Mudd lends hand to Saints
NFL.com news: Jackson used physical gifts to overcome tough odds
Over his 15-year career, Rickey Jackson accumulated 128 sacks. But the league didn't count sacks in his rookie year of 1981, so that number should really be higher. Unofficially, he had 40 forced fumbles in his career. While that's not a verifiable stat, it's believed that's the highest of all time.
Camp 2Dat: Position-by-position report after one weekend
2theadvocate.com | Sports | McCray's career with Saints goes from off to on — Baton Rouge, LA
New Orleans Saints rookies working to master nuances of NFL | NOLA.com
Charles Brown's role 'total opposite' of style at USC
Green Bay Packers' Aaron Rodgers another admirer of Drew Brees | NOLA.com
"I was like, 'All right, I've got to see how he does this,'" Rodgers said about his thoughts when he became a starter. "And now, I'm a Pro Bowler and he's the Super Bowl champion. So it's the same kind of deal - continue to watch the things that he does because I want to get to that level."
Tracy Porter embracing new opportunities with New Orleans Saints | NOLA.com
"There's definitely throughout the Super Bowl, throughout the game, things I could have done better," he said. "That was just one play I made, being in the right place at the right time. But I definitely want to analyze how I can improve, how I can get better."
New Orleans Saints offensive line wins the Madden Most Valuable Protectors Award | NOLA.com
"There were a lot of choices during the regular season for which group of guys would take on this first ever honor," said John Madden, former NFL coach and analyst for whom the award is named. "But the Saints offensive line has been a model of consistency last season and are truly a deserving winner.
| Scott Shanle on defensive improvement this season |
USA Today writer impressed with Saints team and fans
Cody: Saints starting to emphasize the run game
| Garrett Hartley on the Saints kicking game |
| Tracy Porter says he can be better this season |
| Saints offensive line is given the Madden Award |
| Saints tight end Dave Thomas talks about getting playing time |
| NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on New Orleans and the NFL |
Look for one of these posts each day at about this time. I'll try to link to everything out there. Well, except for the Florio stuff.
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WOW!! Dude, you have been busy!
Thanks for the hard work…
I need to bring my dinner to the PC. It’s gonna take a while to get through all that… even if I am skimming. :-)
rec’d for the magnitude of the effort.
Want to go to the Saints vs. Cowboys game? I've got an extra ticket.
Interesting point by the USA Today writer
With all the pundits saying we can’t repeat because we won’t be able to replicate all of those turnovers from the 2009 season, this writer suggested we might not need them. With improved play from the defensive line and an improved, healthy secondary, a stronger defense (even a statistically middling one ((“middling” in this case meaning at or around the middle for those with different definitions, wink, wink))) more three and outs for opposing offenses may play the same role as those excess of turnovers from last year.
It could play out that way.
All that will definitely help and things are sure starting to look like that will be possible. What the pundits fail to recognize, however, is the emphasis that Gregg Williams puts on causing turnovers not only in training camp but in all practices throughout the season. That’s why we had so many last year. We can expect more of that because they will still continue to practice that way. The pundits seem to want to call all those turnovers last year fortunate accidents or us getting lucky. That seems like shortsighted and lazy reporting.
I rewatched the NFCCG yesterday and those two forced fumbles caused by Will Smith and Tracy Porter a little later were things of beauty. The punch-out by Porter was really great and a product of G-Dub’s insistence on constantly having them practice stripping the ball. I don’t see any indication that the turnover well will suddenly dry up for us this year.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Aug 2, 2010 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I couldn’t have said it better myself. rec’d
A few of them may have been “gifts”, but a huge majority were because of practice, film study, defensive scheme, and athletic talent.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why the entire MSM doesn’t get the tremendous value of causing turnovers or the fact that they can be taught and practiced.
…The only thing I can think of is that they are difficult to categorize… did the defense cause the INT or was it just a bad throw? On some plays (like the Porter punch-out) it’s obvious, on others not so obvious. So, they don’t want to give credit to a good defense when they can blame all turnovers on the offense.
They love to vilify Favre for throwing against his body in the NFCCG, but Porter made a DAMN GOOD play on the ball… he wasn’t just standing in a zone and old man Favre just threw it to the wrong guy.
If that was 70-80% of the CB’s in the league, Favre would have completed another ‘miracle’ pass, and the Vikes would have probably gone to the Super Bowl.
Want to go to the Saints vs. Cowboys game? I've got an extra ticket.
However
even though the Saints’ D is continuing to focus on turnover drills, a stronger defense may actually cut down on the total amount of turnovers at year’s end. If opposing offenses are having more three and outs, that means less chances for a Saints interception or strip and recovery. But, if that does happen, it should pretty much come to the same result in winning games. I’m excited to see the Saints D continuing to focus on stripping the ball and other turnover drills, but the 39 turnovers last year is still big accomplishment no matter how you practice during the offseason. I love the thought of having a fierce, turnover forcing defense, but I love even more the idea of a defense that doesn’t have to fully rely on them.
by AJG on Aug 2, 2010 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Observations
I’m just now getting around to watching these videos. Didn’t have a chance to when I posted them.
1. That Madden Award for the offensive line is huge! It looks like a big, carved piece of granite. Very fitting for the men who received it.
2. Does Sean Payton never wear a short-sleeved shirt? Every time I see him, he’s wearing a long-sleeved shirt. How can he stand it in that heat and humidity? I see other coaches wearing the same thing. I understand the need for coaches to wear some kind of uniform that easily identifies them, but I’d probably need to wear a “wife-beater” t-shirt in that heat.
"As soon as Tony (Dungy) said we had no chance, I knew we had 'em right where we wanted 'em"--Coach Sean Payton right after Super Bowl XLIV with the Lombardi Trophy firmly in hand. WHO DAT!!
by David "Satch" Kelly on Aug 2, 2010 8:21 PM CDT reply actions
Tatoos could explain it.
People I’ve known who always wear long sleeves do that to hide embarassing tatoos. On the one hand, he doesn’t really impress my as a tatoo kind of guy. On the other hand, he seems to enjoy drinking to excess from time to time ( Hell, who doesn’t?), and that’s the perfect time to decide to get a permanent & embarrassing ink stain on one’s body. What if he’s got a great tatoo of a daisy chain involving Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Jerry Jones, and Roger Godell? If so,best to wear long sleeves for now.
"Dang! The Saints won the Super Bowl!" - my wife, Meso "Happy" Hu Dat.
He's in a short sleeve shirt in the photo found in the link above
for the OL getting the Madden Most Valuable Protectors award. Check it out—I don’t see any inkwork, but you never know LOL!
"It's about time that something good like this happened." - Drew Brees
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