Saints Training Camp: Oxnard Day Four Recap
by Jon Banks on Aug 25, 2011 9:27 PM CDT
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PrintThe Saints practices in Oxnard are almost over. After Sunday, the Saints will pack up and head back home to New Orleans, where the Saints will play their final preseason game against the Tennessee Titans. Even though the Saints might want to come back to California in the future, one writer is upset with the Saints for even thinking of this.
In injury news, Roman Harper had a finger issue today, while Mark Ingram returned to the field, and Carl Nicks stayed on the sideline. Joe Morgan is out for 2-4 weeks with a knee issue (another knee issue?), and even Lance Moore is getting in on the injuries with a groin issue.
As usual, we have a nice collection of tweets, links and videos. We also have a link to a video featuring former Saints full back, Heath Evans, getting into a huge argument with Micheal Lombardi over Drew Brees and Phillip Rivers. To see that and more, make the jump to see your daily collection of Saints news.
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New Orleans Saints team report: Tracy Porter coming back strong - NFL - Sporting News
NFL Videos: Evans, Lombardi get heated over QB discussion
Michael Lombardi reveals his blue- and red-chip quarterbacks, but guest analysts Heath Evans and Antwaan Randle El couldn't disagree more with the former NFL front-office executive.
Graham "I am More Confident in What I am Doing This Year"
Payton confident Saints can rebound - NFC South Blog - ESPN
A lot of readers have been hitting the mailbag or the chats and saying they’re not seeing or hearing many people talk about the New Orleans Sain
Shaun Rogers, Sedrick Ellis, Aubrayo Franklin lead Saints defense - Peter King - SI.com
SI.com has dispatched writers to report on training camps across the country. For an archive of all camp postcards, click here.
Saints expect Jordan to anchor their D-line - New Orleans Saints - SunHerald.com
METAIRIE -- Defensive lineman Cam Jordan has NFL bloodlines.
Saints to seek Super Bowl karma against Raiders
SportsNOLA.com IS New Orleans Sports and beyond. We cover the Saints, Hornets, LSU Tigers, Tulane Green Wave, High School Sports and everything in between.
Pierre Thomas Excited About Saints' Strength At RB - WWL - AM870 | FM105.3 | News | Talk | Sports
Ingram likely to play, injured list fairly long as Raiders' game approaches | wwltv.com New Orleans
Head coach Sean Payton said he expects rookie running back Mark Ingram to play against the Oakland Raiders this weekend even though he has been missing practice since Saturday's game with some knee issues.
Forecast: Saints fans, time to push the panic button? | wwltv.com New Orleans
In the first half the Texans neither punted nor looked like the mediocre team they’ve been the last five years. Maybe Gary Kubiak isn’t the Texas version of Jim Haslett after all.
Payton: Team confident of Super Bowl chances, but has lots of work to do | wwltv.com New Orleans
Head coach Sean Payton answered reporters' questions following Wednesday's workout in Oxnard, California. Among the topics, was a possible return trip to the Super Bowl.
Jenkins Says Tempo is Picking Up at Practice
Brees: "Oxnard is Everything We Need Right Now"
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees ranks sixth on Scouts Inc. list of top NFL players | NOLA.com
He is one of eight Saints ranked in top 200 list
New Orleans Saints' Thomas Morstead still relies on the coffin corner kick | NOLA.com
It's something former NFL great Ray Guy was a master
New Orleans Saints' training camp has no business being in Oxnard, Calif. | NOLA.com
Hope, but don't bet on that, because Dunk (Jeff Duncan) pretty much always is spot on with his facts. (Jon note: "The Saints don't draft running backs in the first round.")
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I don't like it when these guys use their cute little nicknames for each other in their columns/stories/articles
because Dunk (Jeff Duncan) pretty much always is spot on with his facts
I’m assuming that name has some ironic heft to it, or maybe it’s a donut reference…whatever.
Thumbs up, everybody...
For rock and roll!!!!
Same.
That’s why I wrote Jeff Duncan in parentheses to help people out.
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Bring back Aaron Brooks! He's the only one who can save us from the evil that is Drew Brees!!
harp = small fracture in pinkie.. the harp-man not famous for his hands.. but what do you know..
this might give him the edge.. i’m saying 4 INTs this year..
by the 9th plague on Aug 25, 2011 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
Just watched Heath Evans interview Payton
Was sort of interesting.
Tiger's blood!!
by SarahT on Aug 26, 2011 5:04 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
WTH?
They took the Evans/Lombardi video down!
Tiger's blood!!
by SarahT on Aug 26, 2011 5:09 AM CDT via mobile reply actions
I just watched it. Well, I turned it off before it was over (I didn’t want to get all ticked off so early in the morning), but it was still there.
"It's better to burn out than fade away."
by SaintsFan-KS on Aug 26, 2011 6:20 AM CDT up reply actions
Link?
I only see two embedded vids above – MJ and PT.
"It ain't about how hard you hit, it is about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward, how much can you take and KEEP MOVING FORWARD. That's how winning is done!" - Rocky
Evans should have gone with a leadership argument instead of the tired old “ring ring ring” routine. Frankly, he sounded like a meat head, even though I had the same problem with the rankings that he did.
Randle El probably had a the better argument than Evans even though i know
what Evans was tring to say…he seemed to be mad that Lombardi put Rivers ahead of Brees and he doesn’t have the big game resume that the rest of the QBs in the top 6 have. Randle El hit it on the head tho…lombardi is looking at passers not QBs. He’s rattling off stats instead of accomplishments. I mean if you take EVERYTHING into account including playoffs and SBs…..Eli should take Rivers place…..It really does bug me that people are kinda down on Brees right now. I mean I know its a who has the hot hand right now league but this guy has been making history since he’s been here. Yeah he had 22 picks last year but come on wouldn’t you if you pretty much had to throw the ball damn near every play. Even though we lost in the playoffs look at his stats….no picks, 404yds, but the guy had to throw the ball 60 times with no defensive help that game of course its going to be hard to win. the bottom line is yes he makes some hero decisions sometimes and could lead to turnovers but in the postseason this guy shows up.
" I’ve never done drugs but I think watching Matty Ice stare blankly towards the field as Drew Brees kneels down while clock hits zero in a playoff game would be like doing cocaine off a strippers @$$#….yeah that good.
Yes my hatred for Atlanta is unhealthy/ possibly illegal" - Malbrough
by born in areacode 318 on Aug 26, 2011 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions
Anyone else worried?
We seem to have a MASH unit assembled. There is less than two weeks until the season opener. I am beginning to worry that we may not be able to field a decent team. Can someone talk me off the ledge?
Take a look at the other 31 teams too
They’re all dealing with the injury bug. Players’ hammys are popping like pop corn and knees are blowing out like Firestone tires. We’ll have injuries to deal with and worry over, but so will all other teams.
"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 26, 2011 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions
Agree!
The Giants camp is starting to resemble an ICU!
Q: What do you get when you cross an insomniac, an agnostic, an a dyslexic?
A: Someone who stays up all night wondering if there is a dog.
by Just 'Nother Day on Aug 27, 2011 2:26 AM CDT up reply actions
Evans.
I hated his twitter commentary, though accepting of it as his free speech right.
I’m not sorry he’s gone, but I like him as a breath of fresh air in his recent appearances on the NFL Network. He’s not willing to just toe party lines.
"I am a Saints player. Look, sir" Patrick Robinson
by CrazyforColston on Aug 26, 2011 10:21 AM CDT reply actions
He's a strange guy
but I like that he sticks to his guns. Also Michael Lombardi needs to lay off the donuts.
Tiger's blood!!
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