Saints Sign Eight Players to Practice Squad

by Dave Cariello on Sep 4, 2011 12:18 PM CDT

The New Orleans Saints have signed eight players to their practice squad after clearing waivers this morning. They are LB Nate Bussey, QB Sean Canfield, TE Michael Higgins, CB Terrail Lambert, DT Swanson Miller, LS Kyle Nelson, C Cecil Newton and WR Andy Tanner.

Can't say I'm surprised by any of these names. Glad they were able to hold on to Nate Bussey after a good training camp performance. I was slightly surprised to see him cut in the first place, to be honest with you. The same goes for Swanson Miller, but to a lesser extent. And it appears Sean Canfield will be spending yet another year on the Saints practice squad this season, learning from Drew Brees.

What do you think?

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Glad they kept Canfield

Those were passable numbers, in spite of the bad overall night

Bring the metal....

by bondcrash on Sep 4, 2011 12:20 PM CDT reply actions

I’m excited about Tanner and Bussey. Swanson Miller has lady hips.

by AJG on Sep 4, 2011 12:39 PM CDT reply actions

Ha,

Pretty groovy AJG. Lady hips. Ha. I think Tanner is a good receiver, he reminds me of Lance.

by tommy v on Sep 4, 2011 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

anyone wants to join a fantasy league on yahoo, the id is 730064. Yahoo made publishing era, and draft is today at 2pm. Its an 8 team league with big big rosters, big scores. I had to make league much bigger than 8 teams to publish because of glitch.

Glitch is if you invited last years teams to join, no one else can join unless they are removed. Yet yahoo won’t list last years teams for removal to open up slots for new comers, so I had to make amount of teams bigger. oNce it gets to 8 teams, I will lock it up.

If you can’t make the 2pm, I have two more leagues with drafts at 4pm and 6pm. You can join all 3 if you wish. the other id #’s are 730102 and 730132.

I hate trying to get Saints fans to join, because my sleeper Saints like Graham and Ingram tend to get scooped up quickly, lol. Anyways, thanks to any and all who join.

Stop wearing a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Would you be convicted in court of being a Christian? Happiness is shared, and comes from sharing.

by Preston J. Gary, Jr. on Sep 4, 2011 12:53 PM CDT reply actions

Um, Preston? Did you make this comment on another post? I could have sworn that I just marked this comment as “read” a minute ago.

It’s Deja vu.

OMG!!!! Does this mean that we’re…..INSIDE THE MATRIX!!!!

GAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

I've got two words for ya.....Whit Bissell

by BewareofDog on Sep 4, 2011 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

I had to remove someone from one of the leagues. Sorry to whomever is named yup. 8 teams max for rosters this big.

Stop wearing a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Would you be convicted in court of being a Christian? Happiness is shared, and comes from sharing.

by Preston J. Gary, Jr. on Sep 4, 2011 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

the draft is for tomorrow morning?

I thought it was for 4pm?

Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!

by mknkachow on Sep 4, 2011 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions

nevermind

Peyton, I can eat Oreos faster than you!!!!

by mknkachow on Sep 4, 2011 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions

yes, Im putting it in a few places so that more can see it.

Stop wearing a wishbone where your backbone ought to be. Would you be convicted in court of being a Christian? Happiness is shared, and comes from sharing.

by Preston J. Gary, Jr. on Sep 4, 2011 1:02 PM CDT reply actions

Okay…(whew)…I thought we were all doomed. It’s turns out to be just another shameless, over-indulgent, self-promotion of a completely pointless and useless recreational activity with no socially redeeming value whatsoever.

That’s fine….I can live with that.

(It’s better than being killed by Sentinels)

I've got two words for ya.....Whit Bissell

by BewareofDog on Sep 4, 2011 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Hah!

by FriarBob on Sep 4, 2011 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Sentinels

is that an X-Men God Loves, Man Kills reference?

WIN NOW
WINGRAMANIA!!!!

by Hans Petersen on Sep 4, 2011 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions

No, it’s a Matrix reference, staying consistent with my first comment. I don’t read comics or graphic novels (haven’t for 30 years) so I had to look up the title you mentioned. Since it was published almost 30 years ago it’s probably a good read.

Is it worth a look?

I've got two words for ya.....Whit Bissell

by BewareofDog on Sep 4, 2011 2:15 PM CDT up reply actions

definitely worth a look if you like apocalyptic literature and such

You must lose everything in order to gain anything.-Tyler Durden

by AcquiredPanic on Sep 4, 2011 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions

Hmmmm

I just took a peek at a preview of a few pages on some site and the apocalyptic theme seems to serve as only a backdrop for a much broader storyline. It seems to cover a variety of social issues including religion and basic human intolerance along with a little early 80’s politics thrown in for good measure.

It looks like something I would’ve read back then. I’m kinda sorry I missed it.

I've got two words for ya.....Whit Bissell

by BewareofDog on Sep 4, 2011 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

It is indeed all of those things

Comic books aren’t just for children anymore.

WIN NOW
WINGRAMANIA!!!!

by Hans Petersen on Sep 4, 2011 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions

I really need to get back into them

I haven’t really picked one up in several years. Although I have a huge collection. Guess its time to pull em out the closet and see how much some of them are worth now.

You must lose everything in order to gain anything.-Tyler Durden

by AcquiredPanic on Sep 4, 2011 3:57 PM CDT up reply actions

It’s been so long for me that I could never pick up the habit again. That’s why I said that I’m sorry I missed it. A few pages on that preview site just to get a feel for the book is all I can manage these days.

I gave up reading fiction with storylines that served as a metaphor for current social issues a couple of years before the book was published (with a few exceptions here and there that were simply too good to pass up).

By then, I just couldn’t sit on the sidelines anymore with my protest signs, written replies in the LTE sections of newspapers & magazines, and verbal commentary on public radio. I decided to take a genuine hands-on approach with issues that I believed and didn’t have much interest in social commentary anymore.

I've got two words for ya.....Whit Bissell

by BewareofDog on Sep 4, 2011 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm a fan of Miller and Bussey

But Canfield… I’m not so sure. The guy has not shown me anything that would make me consider he could even be an effective backup in the NFL. Consistently late on his throws, a bit reckless at times, and a conservative passer (most of his completions seemed to go to RBs), I just don’t see much of anything in him. Maybe I’m just being too hard?

"I've been big ever since I was little." - William "The Refrigerator" Perry

by 504life on Sep 4, 2011 1:45 PM CDT reply actions

Where's Patrick Ramsey?

Like you, I don’t think much of Canfield – and he had a lot of time during the last game to show us what he had.

I’m semi-joking about Ramsey. He’s probably not going to play another down in the NFL, but he was outstanding at Tulane. I always pulled for him, and hated the fact that The Ole Ball Coach ruined him – making him stand up and throw all day behind that horrible offensive line in Washington.

by Philistine on Sep 4, 2011 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions