Fleur-de-Links: January 6, 2012

by David "Satch" Kelly on Jan 6, 2012 4:00 PM CST

TWEETS:

WR Moore (Hamstring), TE Gilmore (Toe) & LB Casillas (Knee) have been ruled OUT for Saturday.

#NFLMobile is stepping it up! For the 1st time,you can watch the @Official_Saints game live on your Verizon mobile device.Who Dat! #spon

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Evans, Nicks Named First-Team AP All-Pro; Brees, Graham Selected to Second Team bit.ly/wLMGkJ #Saints

camjordan94 cameron jordan

I'm gettin antsy!!! To work 36 hrs out from my first #whodat playoff game

GHartley5 Garrett Hartley

@ @thomasmorstead @matty_whi hey now.... We need some love too... We all can't be called legatron haha

_WendyWuWu Wendy

@thomasmorstead @GHartley5 take their place among the greatest saints leg men ever(in my wardrobe lol) #kickerFan pic.twitter.com/8Vc8YmHO

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Final Saints-Lions Injury Report: wp.me/pRac9-oD

HeathEvans Heath Evans

Because I hate #Bama that much! I'm an LSU fan for the next 72 hrs! pic.twitter.com/kkGyoRmN

thomasmorstead Thomas Morstead

Nap time zzzzzz......

thomasmorstead Thomas Morstead

"@Add15Jackson: @thomasmorstead How does it feel to be the punter for the best offense in the league??" feels great to be winning

thomasmorstead Thomas Morstead

"@JoshuaMcKerley: @thomasmorstead needs to pull a Rackers and lay the hat on a return man" last time I did that, blew shoulder out. #athlete

thomasmorstead Thomas Morstead

"@sterling_john: When do we get to see @thomasmorstead drop-kick in a game?" when I get to the probowl one day

camjordan94 cameron jordan

When r u supposed to take down your Christmas tree??

thomasmorstead Thomas Morstead

"@JonVilma51: @Official_Saints I got beat by a kicker?!?? Smh" sorry JV, the fans have spoken hahaha

JonVilma51 Jonathan Vilma

I officially hav twitter beef now... @thomasmorstead ur days r numbered

JohnnyPatrick32 Johnny Patrick

I am about to go bowling....

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

The No. 1 questions fans tweet us for games "What color uniforms are we wearing?" Tomorrow: black jerseys/black pants

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Our Twitter followers voted @thomasmorstead as the Best Saints Player at using Twitter. We will recognize this in a cool way soon #TheLeg

Official_Saints New Orleans Saints

Results from our "Best Saints Tweeter" Poll: @ThomasMorstead 32%, @JonVilma51 23%, @Mark_Ingram28 20%, @DrewBrees 14%, Other 11%

LanceMoore16 Lance Moore

Good morning everybody and TGIF! Hope u all have a great and very productive day.

SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING:

Once again, new overtime rules will be in place during NFL postseason - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
If receiving team scores a field goal on opening possession, other team will get one chance to tie or win it

Separating the playoff contenders from pretenders - Greg Cote - MiamiHerald.com

NFC South about to make history - NFC South Blog - ESPN
When the Detroit Lions and New Orleans Saints play on Saturday night, it will represent a meeting of the two quarterbacks with the most combined regular-season passing yards in playoff history. Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford combined for 10,514 yards in the regular season.

Final Word: Lions at Saints - NFC South Blog - ESPN
Three nuggets of knowledge about Saturday's Lions-Saints playoff game: The Graham Factor: You can make the case that New Orleans tight end Jimmy Grah

FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS: Innovative Statistics, Intelligent Analysis | NFC Wild Card Preview
Our first NFC wild card game is a repeat from Week 13, when the Saints beat Detroit 31-17. The Saints got off to a 24-7 start, then withstood a small Detroit comeback in the third quarter. Remarkably, the Lions actually outgained the Saints in net yardage, 466 to 438. However, the Lions had fewer yards per play (6.8 vs. 7.2 for New Orleans), the game's only turnover, and a lot of penalties: 11 flags for 107 yards.

Defense might take a back seat in the New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions game: links - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
News and notes from around the country

New Orleans Saints have task of stopping Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson again - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Receiver's big-play ability remains big challenge for the New Orleans Saints defense

Five keys to Lions upsetting Saints in playoffs | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
The Lions do have some things going for them. They are healthy. The defensive line is intact. And they have their own 5,000-yard quarterback, in Matthew Stafford. If any team can trade punches with the powerful Saints and stay upright, it's these Lions.

Lions pumped up for safety Louis Delmas' return | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
Delmas all but guaranteed the Lions would make the playoffs before the season. And now, he is ready to return to his starting role as the Lions kick off against the Saints in Saturday's wild-card playoff game.

Lions are ready to rumble | The Detroit News | detroitnews.com
I'd like to tell you the Saints offense is vulnerable, but that would make me look dumber than usual. Drew Brees just posted the most-prolific passing season in NFL history.

Saints Upset on a Wildcard Weekend? Never Again

Lions stress smarts in NFL playoff duel with Drew Brees, Saints - Peter King - SI.com
"There's a reason they made us the prime time game Saturday,'' Detroit safety Chris Harris said Thursday. "This is gonna be a good one.''

Playoff Matchups: A Lot of Offense, a Little Defense - NYTimes.com
While some of the N.F.L.'s most explosive offenses will be on display this weekend, so will its top defense.

LAGNIAPPE:

NFL all-Pro team has been released, New Orleans Saints have two on first team - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
The big guys in the middle of the offensive line lead the way for the Saints

New Orleans Saints have converted third downs into success this season - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Saints' defense has also risen to the occasion on the most important down in football

Defensive rookies gaining New Orleans Saints' trust - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Future looks bright for defensive rookies

Rodgers tops Brees easily, Megatron and Allen lead All-Pro voting | ProFootballTalk
There's been some talk this week that Drew Brees may have caught Aaron Rodgers in the Most Valuable Player race, but the voting on the Associated Press All-Pro team makes it clear that most members of the media view Rodgers as the superior player.

Thomas and Strief Named Morton’s The Steakhouse Community Players of the Week

Payton's Final Wild Card Presser

VIDEO:

Marching Saints

HC Sean Payton's Press Conference 1/5/12

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Sounds like we are wearing black and black tommorow night.

by tommy v on Jan 6, 2012 6:43 PM CST reply actions

know what that makes when they run into the Lions?

BLACK AND BLUE, B******!!!

I just had a rap with Santa and we took us a little stroll
And all I want for Christmas is the Saints in the Super Bowl

by Hans Petersen on Jan 6, 2012 7:35 PM CST up reply actions

Ha ha!

Your enthusiasm is a nice break for the torments I’m having toward this game right now.

Repeat? Run it!

by FrenchFreak on Jan 6, 2012 8:19 PM CST up reply actions

last call for you to abandon the "gloom-patrol", freak.. you can do it..

by the 9th plague on Jan 6, 2012 9:51 PM CST up reply actions

You can do it!

It’s not the size of your TOP, it’s how you use it!
Want scientific proof? Read this paper by Dr. Jeremy Arkes.

by Dan Kelly on Jan 6, 2012 10:31 PM CST up reply actions

I may be over-compensating

sometimes I feel like the Saints will just roll the Lions into the gutter tomorrow

and other moments I feel like it’ll be a close tight game to the end…

no one ever said it was easy to be a Saints fan – GAAAA!

I just had a rap with Santa and we took us a little stroll
And all I want for Christmas is the Saints in the Super Bowl

by Hans Petersen on Jan 7, 2012 12:45 AM CST up reply actions

This season...

was indeed exhausting to watch.

Repeat? Run it!

by FrenchFreak on Jan 7, 2012 9:35 AM CST up reply actions

Just imagine if you were a fan of the Cowgirls (needed a win in the last game because they sucked all year and lost) or the Colts (just plain sucked) or… you get the picture.

It’s not the size of your TOP, it’s how you use it!
Want scientific proof? Read this paper by Dr. Jeremy Arkes.

by Dan Kelly on Jan 7, 2012 9:46 AM CST up reply actions