Fleur-de-Links: December 7, 2011
by David "Satch" Kelly on Dec 7, 2011 4:00 PM CST
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New Orleans Saints tailback Mark Ingram misses practice with injury - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Linebacker Jonathan Casillas, defensive end Turk McBride also miss practice for Saints
Saints know there’s plenty to work on despite 4-game win streak | wwltv.com New Orleans
The Saints have racked up four straight wins after dispatching with the Lions 31-17. They’ve increased their lead in the NFC South to 2½ games. They’re fighting tooth and nail to somehow capture the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs.
Saints have been offensive juggernaut since 2006 | wwltv.com New Orleans
When the Saints play at Tennessee on Sunday, they’ll get to remember what playing on sod feels like and have a chance to remember how the elements can affect a game.
Titans glad to be playing at home and not in the Superdome | wwltv.com New Orleans
The Titans have faced Andy Dalton, A.J. Green and Cincinnati. They’ve faced Cam Newton, Steve Smith and Carolina. And now they’ll face Drew Brees and his bevy of receivers and options.
Talking Saints with WR Robert Meachem | ProFootballTalk
Mike Florio talks to New Orleans WR Robert Meachem about his role in a win over Detroit, the team dynamic heading as the Saints make their playoff push, and how it would feel to help QB Drew Brees shatter single season QB records.
moosedenied " Blog Archive " Strap on your boots tight and you might be alright.
Detroit Lions' Brandon Pettigrew apologizes for personal foul vs. Saints | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Lions' Brandon Pettigrew issued a statement today apologizing for his personal foul in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to New Orleans. Pettigrew was flagged for unnecessary roughness with 4:07 left and the Lions down 14 points when he shoved a defender and made contact with an official after dropping a pass.
New Orleans Saints' 'Sunday Night Football' ratings show New Orleans leads all markets in viewership | NOLA.com
WDSU doubles rating for Detroit's NBC affiliate.
Great week for Detroit's Matt Stafford in loss to the New Orleans Saints | NOLA.com
STAT BASED GLORY by Chris Lee, Fake Football Expert Gritty win for the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome against the Detroit Lions this week. And despite Matt Stafford's eye-popping yardage - 31/44 for 408 yards - he still only threw for one TD. In fact, the story of this game was the Saints defense, which racked up 3 sacks,...
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Former New Orleans Saints fullback Heath Evans on a training camp incident with Nick Saban - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Former New Orleans Saints fullback Heath Evans was on a Miami radio show this morning and the subject of Nick Saban with the Dolphins came up. Evans was in training camp with the team while Saban was there and related a disturbing story. Here's the link
New Orleans Saints vs. Tennessee Titans, quick notes - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
This is the 13th meeting between the franchises
Tennessee Titans Coach Mike Munchak has nothing but praise for the New Orleans Saints offense - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
He coached with Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams in Nashville a few years back
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JeffDuncanTP Jeff Duncan
Payton said he’s been teased frequently by staff/players that the off. is “rolling right along” since he was injured & stopped calling plays
There’s still that one game debacle in St. Louis that happened after Payton was injured. I hope no one in the locker room is forgetting how much everyone sucked that game. Sure as hell can’t say the offense was “rolling right along” in that one.
"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 Dec 7, 2011 4:31 PM CST reply actions
That game is a dirty stain on the season
Don’t get me wrong, I’m very optimistic about this year. But that Rams game had me extremely worried for awhile, and I don’t think I’ve completely shook it off.
The O-line has improved a lot since that game.
De La Puente is getting more comfortable at Center and we have Strief back at RT instead of Brown. Plus, the coaches added more chipping from RBs and TEs to help out. I don’t think we’ll have that poor O-line play again this season, barring any injuries.
More data-mining in the Saints Nation article.
Although nobody will confuse the Saint’s DL with the Lion’s DL, it is improper to look at some average statistics and say the DL is not stopping the run. The DL works in concert with the Linebackers and Strong Safety, who have responsibility when the run is bounced outside. Instead of just looking at YPC averages, the author should also look at variance (i.e., standard deviation). If YPC has gone up but variance has gone up more, then this indicates there are more short gains and more long gains compared to the average. Then one must look at game film to determine if the long gains are the fault of the DL or the Linebackers.
I don’t have the resources to review the film/games, but I sense that the Saints are in fact stopping the run between the tackles as the season goes along, not so much outside. But at least I have the courtesy to say it’s an opinion, not cite a bunch of inappropriately analyzed statistics.
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by Dave Cariello on Dec 7, 2011 6:05 PM CST up reply actions
Jeff Duncan, The Times-Picayune | The Times-Picayune | 12 hours ago
Improved
Frankin and Rogers have played better in the middle part of the season. The problem in the run game has been the play of the linebackers. The Saints are undersized there and tend to get walled off a lot on the edges. You don’t see too many teams just pounding the Sains right up the middle. Instead, they use a lot of zone reads to the edges and often gash the Saints with cut backs to the back side. This has been an issue all season.
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