Fleur-de-Links September 1, 2010: New Orleans Saints @ Tennessee Titans - Nashville, Here We Come!

by HansDat on Sep 1, 2010 9:45 AM CDT

Today is "travel to Tennessee" day following a morning walk-through. Some folks will stay behind in New Orleans for injury rehab, while some won't even see the field Thursday night.

Just in time for your morning coffee/water break or for an early lunch hour, the Fleur-de-Links post arrives to fill your cup with warm, aromatic (anyone else Smelling Greatness?) Saints news and notes.

Read on to find out what Sean Payton has deemed appropriate for us to know about Thursday's game so far.

If you make the jump, you can also read a busload of Tweets sorted by content, Les East's desire for meaningful games, Handwerger's analysis of the offense and defense thus far in the preseason, Pat Y's ranking of NFC South offensive linemen, nfl.com's season preview of the Saints (this one is a week old, so if you already posted this, let me know - a CSC search for the title turned up nothing, though), and a link to a Preseason Week 3 Top 10 Plays of the Week video.

In today's embedded videos, we have Sharper speaking about his injury, Les and Brian's August 31 report, and Payton talking about Thursday's game and what it means to fringe players.

Twitter

Birthday Love to Lance

robyslyfe Happy birthday to my bruh @LanceMoore16 he turned 37 today, enjoy ur day heim...

usama_young28 Happy 37th birthday @LanceMoore16! Keep ballin young man

LanceMoore16 RT @usama_young28: Happy 37th birthday @LanceMoore16! Keep ballin young man.....haha ur crazy man, I'm 27!!! Don't be putting years on me.

Pierre_Thomas happy birthday to my homeboy @LanceMoore16 .....27 huh? maan u gettin old, haha

BillyMiller83 Everybody wish my fellow mixed homeboy @LanceMoore16 a happy B Day!

dmpressley Happy Birthday @LanceMoore16 AKA "Lance Lightening"...(I gave him that nickname, jus FYi) lol now it's gonna stick 2 u

bobbymccray Ohh its his B-day..he sure did keep it a secret..that Chump.we could have tied him up with Patrick to the gold post.

LanceMoore16 Had a great day today and I really appreciate all of the birthday love that everyone gave me. #thankful

HeathEvans @LanceMoore16 Beth wanted 2 know if you wanted Brownies or ChocChip Cookies for your B-day? Not that @ReggieBush wouldn't eat them all..?

Food for Thought

T_Porter22 Maaan y is Rasin Canes so stingy w/ketchup? Lol I have a box full of fries and they gave me 2 packets smh

HeathEvans Just got home-Daddy/Daughter date! How do a 3&6 yr old love Sushi so much? Daddy ate way 2 much=Is gluttony 1 of the 7 deadly sins? #fb

MalcolmJenkins Just had a great meal @ Emeril's ... i love that place.

93 Octane Gets a Haircut

bobbymccray At the Barbershop starving. Can't wait till I get home to eat. I think I need toothpicks to keep my eyes open.

T_Porter22 Yessssss I am soooo happy u there. Lmao RT @bobbymccray: At the Barbershop starving.

bobbymccray Aww u got jokes...I miss my camp fro already..RT @T_Porter22: Yessssss I am soooo happy u there. Lmao

Words of Wisdom

JeremyShockey Think ahead, it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark..

BillyMiller83 RT @JeremyShockey: Think ahead, it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark..>* Ok Moses I like it give us more of that U knowledge LOL

JonVilma51 I have so much fun with my guys on the team, its hard to call it work lol...just win baby win!!!

jgoody76 Lol just saw the verizon commercial we did in the offseason. Can u say several hours of shooting for a split second of camera time.

jgoody76 Espn's 30 for 30 show is one of the best shows out right now.

BillyMiller83 You ever talk to someone for a long period of time just to find out they have no clue what they are talking about

j_bushrod7475 "@BillyMiller83: What is smfh?" .... "shake my f@$!#% head"!!!

Wednesday Morning Tweets
usama_young28 Good morning. Woke up this morning with a mission to get better. Complacency can be one of ur worst enemies. Let's keep getting better

T_Porter22 Up and at'em tweeps...the goal today is to get better from yesterday..have a #blessed one

alexbrown96 Headed to the facility ready to head to Tennessee to take on the titans and get this pre season over and put complete focus on da Vikings!

alexbrown96 Good morning tweet world!

JonVilma51 Been getting treatment since 630am?!?...its Literally an all day affair getting back to 100%

Tuesday Practice Reports/Injury Updates

Drew Brees and other starters won't play Thursday for the New Orleans Saints | NOLA.com
The team is hoping to avoid injuries. Triplett's Tuesday news roundup includes much of what's already been posted on CSC.

Saints TE Shockey sits out Tuesday’s practice | wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
Handwerger's injury report from Tuesday's practice.

Kristian: No Brees Vs Titans - WWL - AM870
Garic's Tuesday Saints report. Injuries and roster moves.

Sharper Still Hoping To Play Vs. Vikings - WWL - AM870 News
AP report on sharper, injuries, and the Titans.

Keeping Darren Sharper on PUP list right move for New Orleans Saints | neworleans.com
B A-W provides a Sharper image on his outlook. Article concludes with Saints notes and a quote.

New Orleans Saints have five remaining draft picks on their roster | NOLA.com
Varney details the standing of each draft pick still on the Saints roster.

Lagniappe

Saints: Forget the Titans - let’s get it on | neworleans.com
Les East – The New Orleans Saints’ exhibition finale at the Tennessee Titans on Thursday means everything to those players fighting for their NFL lives, but to the rest of us it means nothing, nada, zilch.

Saints trending towards top once more | wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
The Saints again can boast to having an unstoppable force on offense. Defense? Not so much.

Ranking NFC South offensive linemen - NFC South Blog - ESPN
All five New Orleans starters are in the top 15.

NFL.COM news: Defending champions should continue to contend
Defending champions should continue to contend. Season preview that originally ran last week, but I didn't find it until today.

NFL.COM's Top 10 Plays of the Week

Not surprising, we have two highlights that made the list. D.H. and Ivory, playing in perfect harmony. It's an NFL.COM video, so no embedding is allowed.

V-Roll Roll Call

neworleans.com Allee-Walsh and East's Aug. 31 VLOG

Saints coach Sean Payton on roster moves & Thursday's game

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Comments

I’m a little dismayed that Bobby McCray doesn’t realize it’s actually called a “goal post”. But then again Payton didn’t know the name of the song was actually Baba O’reilly.

by jeff.l.b on Sep 1, 2010 11:18 AM CDT reply actions

Payton...

doesn’t strike me as a Who fan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qais_eGMnWk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39GH-nzrY_I&feature=relatde

by tlsk1066 on Sep 1, 2010 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions

And why is Malcolm Jenkins at Emeril’s, and Tracy Porter has to make do with chicken fingers?

It was worth the wait.

by MtnExile on Sep 1, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions

Malcolm's contract is larger - 1st Round 09 vs. 2nd Round 08 $$$$

It's gonna be a great year.

by HansDat on Sep 1, 2010 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Cause Raisin Canes makes some darn good chicken fingers! But come on Tracy, you gotta go with their special sauce. Ketchup is a rookie mistake.

"I want to hand this trophy to the MVP of the Super Bowl -- and the MVP of the entire league.''
-- Saints coach Sean Payton, handing the Vince Lombardi Trophy to Drew Brees after Super Bowl 44.

by VAsaintsfan on Sep 1, 2010 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions

what's the special sauce like?

It's gonna be a great year.

by HansDat on Sep 1, 2010 11:46 AM CDT up reply actions

tell me it's not just mayonnaise left out in the sun

It's gonna be a great year.

by HansDat on Sep 1, 2010 11:47 AM CDT up reply actions

lol... it's like ketchup and mayo and some cajun seasoning.

It’s good… ask for no slaw, extra bread, extra sauce when you go… unless you like slaw.

Want to go to the Saints vs. Cowboys game? I've got an extra ticket.

by Dan Kelly on Sep 1, 2010 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions

crap….now i’m hungry.

by jeff.l.b on Sep 1, 2010 11:54 AM CDT up reply actions

I miss the crap out of raising canes

Missing home and my Saints.

by Brazil meets LA on Sep 1, 2010 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions

November and i am back baby

Missing home and my Saints.

by Brazil meets LA on Sep 1, 2010 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions

Are you.....my twin?

Oh when Brees, marches down the field, Oh when Brees gets into the redzone, Oh how I want to see him throw a TD! Oh when Brees marches down the field.

by Jon Banks on Sep 1, 2010 12:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

:-) "great minds"?

now I need to see if there’s a Cane’s on my errand route today.

Want to go to the Saints vs. Cowboys game? I've got an extra ticket.

by Dan Kelly on Sep 1, 2010 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I haven't been to one in years.

There is one a little west of Galleria in Houston. Always crowded. But since thats 2 hours away I just have to dream it.

Oh when Brees, marches down the field, Oh when Brees gets into the redzone, Oh how I want to see him throw a TD! Oh when Brees marches down the field.

by Jon Banks on Sep 1, 2010 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Realy

With all the great food in N.O. we are talking about chicken fingers. I dont care who’s salary, chicken fingers realy?

by cscmember on Sep 1, 2010 12:23 PM CDT reply actions

(I’m in Dallas…. you could say the same thing about the great Mexican adn great BBQ here… which I love, but sometime I like a little variety.)

Want to go to the Saints vs. Cowboys game? I've got an extra ticket.

by Dan Kelly on Sep 1, 2010 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions

It's not their chicken fingers

It’s the sauce I like. And the sauce can be kinda thought of as cajun.

Oh when Brees, marches down the field, Oh when Brees gets into the redzone, Oh how I want to see him throw a TD! Oh when Brees marches down the field.

by Jon Banks on Sep 1, 2010 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions