Fleur-De-Links Saturday, January 29: Reggie Bush Has Plumbing Emergency

by Hans Petersen on Jan 29, 2011 3:00 PM CST

This Saturday Afternoon Edition features a new Wang piece (TWSS), Q & A between Drew Brees and a NY Times writer, Senior Bowl bits, and Pat Y's NFC South Chat Summary.

Making the jump will also bring you up close and personal with some Pro Bowl Press, Saints player tweets (including the scoop on Reggie's water situation), and a report about injuries from the 2010 season.

Be sure to check back later this evening for a special bonus Fleur-De-Links featuring coverage of Super Bowl XLV. You're welcome.

Writer's Note (4:50 pm EST): My apologies if you read the 4:00 EST Accidental Edition of this - it was incomplete and I had to run out for an errand mid-composition. I meant to save it and set it for a later post time so I could return and finish it before it went up, but I screwed up the timing on the "save" function. Sorry, Charlie.

Twitter

T_Porter22 Lmao my boy @jacoby_jones12 just smoke these dudes in the 60m...lolol

ChaseDaniel At Capital Grille... Loving it here!

T_Porter22 At buffalo wild wings with @SSBgunna17th, @bighapp, and @epdballer (who never tweets smh)

BillyMiller83 First time in mammoth and I am liking what I see although it's 17 degree

reggie_bush Having a debate do Muslims/Nation of Islam still sell bean pies? If so what do they sell them for? I always thought it was to raise money...

robyslyfe Chill'n in the crib w/ snow on the ground (with more to come)...gotta love the Midwest..?! How r things in ur neighborhood..??

iWillSmith People in #EGYPT protest president. Getting serious out there. Pray they find peace. http://aje.me/ajelive

dmcallister26 Twit fam old and new hello. What's going on today

jgoody76 I need to find someone with a suite for next week lol.

HeathEvans Our 1st Super Sailfish Bowl is going great! Needless to say, my boat is not winning! #fb http://yfrog.com/h2vd2kj

HeathEvans The 44th Sailfish of the tourney was just caught by my boat! Maybe our luck is changing?!?! #fb

HeathEvans Jimmy Graham #80 idea of fishing my tourney! They just don't make rookies as tough as they once did! "The (cont) http://tl.gd/8fisrr

T_Porter22 Watching my bro @jAYdOTfERG play Delgado...lol should be fun

reggie_bush Woke up this morning to 2-3 inches of water in my bathroom and part of my living room! Good morning to me! http://plixi.com/p/73360049

Saints Beat

Nothing burns like an effigy! | moosedenied.com
One of the great things about the internets is that no matter how shortsighted, ill-informed and just plain ridiculous your kneejerk overreaction to a given event might be, you're never more than a few clicks away from a number of people who are more than happy to reinforce your belief that the reaction was actually perfectly reasonable. This comes in especially handy for sports fans after a particularly tough loss.

EOSB: Saints popular amongst top college senior players | wwltv.com | Eye on Black and Gold
Staff report - It appears New Orleanians aren't the only ones who would play for the Saints if they could so choose. Includes link to a Mobile Press Register story.

Gregg Williams' interest in Tennessee Titans' coaching vacancy uncertain | NOLA.com
Mike Triplett - New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator seeking versatile defenders at Senior Bowl.

30 Seconds With Saints Quarterback Drew Brees | NYTimes.com
Vincent M. Mallozzi - A short Q.& A. with New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees, the most valuable player in last year's Super Bowl. (HansDat note: More like 30 seconds in heaven...Sigh!)

Reviewing film of the NFC South chat - NFC South Blog | ESPN.com
Pat Y. - We talked NFL draft, free agency and a whole bunch of other things in Friday's NFC South chat. Here are some of the highlights.

Pro Bowl Press

New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees practices for Pro Bowl | NOLA.com
Staff Report - Game will be played Sunday at 6 p.m. on FOX.

Eagles WR Jackson sprained MCL vs. Pack, out of Pro Bowl | nfl.com
NFL.com wire report - Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson, who pulled out of the Pro Bowl with an unspecified injury, told the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday that he suffered a Grade 2 medial collateral ligament sprain and bone bruise in his left knee during a wild-card playoff loss to the Green Bay Packers.

First-time AFC Pro Bowlers relishing trip to Hawaii | nfl.com
Simon Samano - Texans running back Arian Foster walked into the first Pro Bowl players' meeting earlier this week with the likes of Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis, and that's when Foster was able to put being the AFC's starting running back into perspective.

Peyton Manning feeling right at home at Pro Bowl | NOLA.com
Associated Press - This is his 11th trip to game.

Lagniappe

NFLPA: Number of injuries increased this season | ESPN.com
Associated Press - The NFL players union says the average number of injuries has risen during the 2010 season.

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nice pants

You’re getting old, Dad.

Because something is happening here, but you don’t know what it is

by stujo4 on Jan 29, 2011 3:48 PM CST reply actions

HaHa! Stu - did you catch the incomplete version or the revised edition?

Happiness is a warm blanket.

by Hans Petersen on Jan 29, 2011 3:52 PM CST up reply actions

you should see me in sandals and black socks

Happiness is a warm blanket.

by Hans Petersen on Jan 29, 2011 3:53 PM CST up reply actions

Makes your calves look dreamey ~~~~~

Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!

I Want To Die In My Sleep Like My Grandpa – Not Screaming and Yelling Like His Passengers.

by Just 'Nother Day on Jan 29, 2011 5:55 PM CST up reply actions

how'd you get that picture of me, JND?

Happiness is a warm blanket.

by Hans Petersen on Jan 29, 2011 7:06 PM CST up reply actions

That requires shorts over top

or the NFL promo team needs is a bunch of girls, is Ryan and Vick in the same getup.

You think you know, and you don't know, and you never, ever will.-Jim Mora Sr.
Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica-Jim Halpert
My three best qualities? Hard worker, Alpha male, Jackhammer- Dwight K. Shrutte
Creed :It's pronounced "Colonel", the highest rank in the military. Andy: No, it's pronounced "Cornell" the highest rank in the Ivy League.

by metryman on Jan 30, 2011 1:08 AM CST up reply actions

is a bunch of girls

by metryman on Jan 30, 2011 1:09 AM CST up reply actions

My apologies if you read the 4:00 EST Accidental Edition of this – it was incomplete and I had to run out for an errand mid-composition.

FYI HansDat, you can save the draft without actually hitting “publish” at all. The only trick is that then you have to go to “stories” and then alter your default “Status Filter” setting to “draft” to find it again. (Or click on the “You have XX unpublished drafts.” link in the top right, in which the XX is replaced by a number which is also a link.)

For that matter, if you just walk away from the computer, SBN will auto-save your draft for you every few minutes. At worst you’ll lose an average of five minutes or so of work IF everything goes straight to hell in a hand-basket. And fairly often none at all.

by FriarBob on Jan 30, 2011 12:20 AM CST reply actions

thanks for the tip, FB!!

I’ll make a note of it…

Happiness is a warm blanket.

by Hans Petersen on Jan 30, 2011 6:00 PM CST up reply actions

Read somewhere that the NFL in an attempt to reduce injuries etc, are thinking of making thigh pads mandatory.

For the sake of all of our eyesight …let’s hope so.

"Aristotle was not Belgian. The central message of Buddhism is not 'every man for himself.' And the London Underground is not a political movement. Those are all mistakes, Otto. I looked 'em up."

by jeff.l.b on Jan 31, 2011 11:20 AM CST reply actions