Fleur-de-Links: January 4, 2012
by David "Satch" Kelly on Jan 4, 2012 4:00 PM CST
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Saints understand hot streak means little with a loss Saturday | wwltv.com New Orleans
There are teams that get on a roll heading into the playoffs. And then there are the New Orleans Saints.
Saints could be without another key weapon on Saturday - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
The depth the New Orleans Saints possess at some of the integral offensive skill positions is one reason why... - National Football League news
Saints not resting on laurels as postseason begins - New Orleans Saints - SunHerald.com
NEW ORLEANS -- If Sean Payton’s New Orleans Saints are inclined to reflect back on anything from 2011, it’s not so much their recently concluded record-breaking regular season as their disappointing first-round playoff loss to Seattle last January.
There’s no place like the Dome - New Orleans Saints - SunHerald.com
NEW ORLEANS -- After missing out on a first-round bye in the playoffs, the Saints got the next best thing -- a night home game to open the postseason.
Matthew Stafford earns a fan in former Lions QB Scott Mitchell | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
Scott Mitchell had just been told he no longer owns the most productive season for a quarterback in Lions history.
Saturday’s playoff games will make history, in two ways | ProFootballTalk
Once again, we're not contractually obligated to promote the sporting events broadcast by NBC. But, once again, we'll do it anyway. As our pal Joe Gesue from NBC's Football Night In America production team points out, Saturday's wild-card doubleheader on NBC involves a pair of history-making ma...
Saints Nation: Playoffs Mark Chris Ivory's Time to Shine | January
Playoff Preview: 5 keys for Lions and Saints
No injury report for New Orleans Saints on Tuesday; receiver Robert Meachem said he intends to play - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
No updates on Lance Moore, Jonathan Vilma, Jonathan Casillas, Malcolm Jenkins, John Gilmore
Brees: "It Doesn’t Get Any Bigger Than This Saturday Night"
LAGNIAPPE:
Playoff Power Rankings: Maybe Packers are not the favorite - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN
The New Orleans Saints, not the Green Bay Packers, get the nod in Brian Billicks NFL Playoff Power Rankings. Playoff Power Rankings: Maybe Packers are not the favorite
Saints regular-season wrap-up - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Arrow indicates direction team is trending. Final Power Ranking: 2 Preseason Power Ranking: 5 Biggest surprise: The Saints knew it was significant w
Play-action fakes by New Orleans Saints keep foes guessing - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Drew Brees a wizard at orchestrating play
New Orleans Saints QB Drew Brees is NFC offensive player of the month - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Saints quarterback Drew Brees is the NFC's offensive player of the month for December 2011, according to a league source. The formal announcement will be made by the league tomorrow. Brees led New Orleans to an undefeated 5-0 record in the month as the Saints polished off their regular season on an 8-game winning streak. In the process, Brees...
Packers coordinator Joe Philbin to interview with Chiefs tonight | ProFootballTalk
Coordinating the best offense in the NFL is a good way to get noticed for head-coaching opportunities, as Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin is finding out. Philbin is scheduled to interview with the Chiefs tonight, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports.
49ers’ Greg Roman says Penn State interest won’t distract him | ProFootballTalk
Unlike Titans coach Mike Munchak, who insists that he's not interested in becoming the next head coach at Penn State, 49ers offensive coordinator Greg Roman says he wants that job.
Week 17 power rankings | ProFootballTalk
3. Saints (No. 3; 13-3): Without dome-field advantage, it’ll be hard for this team to get to the dome in Indianapolis. (SATCH note: I'm so sick of people saying we can't win on the road in the cold. Dear God in Heaven, please help us to prove these d-bags wrong.)
The amazing Saints: An editorial | NOLA.com
Saints players and coaches can't get caught up in celebrating their record-busting season. They only have a few days to get ready to meet the Lions in the Superdome for the first round of the playoffs. And winning that game certainly should get their full attention. The rest of us, though, ought to take a moment to do a...
Jim Henderson to retire from WWL-TV, continue as New Orleans Saints radio play-by-play man | NOLA.com
The 65-year-old sportscaster will stay on the air until his contract expires Feb. 1.
Drew Brees on the cover of Sports Illustrated, magazine picks New Orleans Saints - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Sports Illustrated's Peter King makes his predictions in the magazine's NFL preview: New Orleans Saints defeat the Patriots 34-24 to win Super Bowl XLVI
Saints racked up the YAC - NFC South Blog - ESPN
New Orleans running back Darren Sproles narrowly missed out on leading the league in yards after the catch. Sproles finished second with 707 yards af
NFC South cap figures for 2012 - NFC South Blog - ESPN
The Carolina Panthers already have $128.2 million committed toward the 2012 salary cap. According to contract figures obtained by ESPN.com, that&rsqu
Who Dat Nation Public Enemy #1 to appear on 690 AM WIST today
Who Dat Nation will be listening closely as Saints Public Enemy #1, CBS Sports writer Pete Prisco, will appear on WIST Radio 690 AM today at 11:25 a.m.
Dome Patrol Members Jackson and Johnson Will Appear at the Saints Hall of Fame on Saturday
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Maybe if Jordan could consistently find ways to get off the bean bag 3 minutes earlier each week...he'd have more than 1 sack after starting 16 games.
Good to know Meach was full.
-Lombardi was wrong...it's the internet, not fatigue that makes cowards of us all. But then again, what do you expect. Not like the guy could see the future.
As a former owner of a giant bean bag
those things are darn tough to get out of, and not just because of the absurd comfort. Once you get sunk down in there, it’s an effort sometimes to get out. Of course, an NFL-level athlete probably wouldn’t have as much trouble as me…
Well if thats a new bean bag he bought before the Panthers game,
and getting in and out of it, if that new work he is doing then maybe he should turn that into a official workout in addition to whatever else he is doing!
Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll grind his bones to make my bread
Pete Prisco can rest his chin on my hairy bean bag.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 4, 2012 9:02 PM CST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
LMAO!
Rec’d!
"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 Jan 5, 2012 8:10 AM CST up reply actions
of course:
I get the SI edition with Rothlisberger on it, figures!
LOVING MOORE, GRAHAM AND THE COOL BREES!
So MJ was full?
I hope Payton is just resting Vilma for Sat.
by SarahT on Jan 4, 2012 6:23 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Nate Bussey
was activated from the practice squad, which makes me wonder, even though to my knowledge he doesn’t play middle. To make you feel better though, it should be noted that our opponent’s yards per carry average is actually lower in the games Dunbar has started than in the game Vilma has.
So Calvin Johnson sat out again today
He did the same last week and still played Sun but maybe we will get lucky lol. Also Smith was limited again.
by SarahT on Jan 4, 2012 6:43 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Calvin
sits out practices on a regular basis, and has all year. I presume it’s to hang out with Hobbes.
Unless he gets hit by a car, I doubt there is any chance they could keep him off the field on Saturday.
Hit by a car you say? Hmm...
Just kidding. Something as big as that guy would probably wreck the front end of my car.
I like the poll on Saints Nation
What will be the Saints 2011 regular season record? I went out on a limb and said 13-3
"So I'll leave you with this. And I say this with all sincerity, right from the bottom of my heart, and with all due respect: Lick my balls." Grandmaster Wang
I clicked on your link but just got predictions with no reasoning?
Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll grind his bones to make my bread
That bugged me too
but half of the SI writers chose the Saints to win the Super Bowl. I’m quite sure most of us are able to derive why they would choose the Saints to win anyway, right? Our running game is doing quite well, Drew is the hottest QB in the league right now, our defense is coming along, etc…
by Ezio_Auditore on Jan 4, 2012 8:57 PM CST up reply actions
Is it freaking anyone else out
That more people are starting to pick them to win the SB? It’s like I want credit where it’s due but don’t put too much pressure on them, like it’s going to jinx it or freak them out or something. Makes no sense but it’s how I feel.
by SarahT on Jan 4, 2012 11:25 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I'm not all that worried
but that’s mainly because the O-line is the reason for our success and I don’t see that group getting too worked up by all the hype. Really, if there’s anything to blame for Brees missing out on another MVP, it’s the O-line problems we had early in the year. Maybe if we’d realized Kreutz was washed up and Strief hadn’t been gone forcing us to start Brown, we wouldn’t have laid that stinker against the Rams and beat what turned out to be a very beatable Tampa Bay team.
Half chose the Saints to win the Superbowl...
and 3 of the remaining 4 has us losing in the NFCCG. That shows me that SF is actually the team getting no respect, and that worries me.
Hmmm...
I probably shouldn’t come on this. ;-)
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by Dave Cariello on Aug 24, 2011 10:31 AM PDT
Now I know preaseason dosen't mean much but,
the way the D played against them and the fact that they have gotten waaaay better coupled with the virtual non-threat of their offense kinda puts me at ease. Not even mentioning how our Offense is wrecking folks. I just look forward to a little pay back for years of SF shellacking us in the past!
Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll grind his bones to make my bread
Not surprised, they look f@@kin scary.
If I was a playoff team I would not wanna play us.
Fee-fi-fo-fum,
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he alive, or be he dead
I'll grind his bones to make my bread
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