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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Nick Saban: NFL coaches are coming to Alabama for advice on stopping the read-option <a href="http://t.co/rlNaq4RLOY" title="http://wp.me/p14QSB-89tw">wp.me/p14QSB-89tw</a></p>— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/322053256987672576">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Nick Saban just said on ESPN that a number of NFL coaches have come thru Bama this offseason looking for help on dealing with the zone-read.</p>— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/322041035427573761">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>... Saban said a problem for the NFL is it's a "pass rush-oriented league", and that the zone-read sets up to gash overpursuing defenses.</p>— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/322041616443523072">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Saban also mentioned the Niners as the team that's best at the zone-read in the league, because they run it out of so many different looks.</p>— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/322042953491181568">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Bengals will be releasing CB Jason Allen today, should do well on the open market withmost corners gone now</p>— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonLaCanfora/status/322058472499843072">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Did Rolando McClain really go Flip-Wilson-as-Geraldine to explain his off-field issues?Am I really that old that I remember Geraldine?</p>— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/322043152624140288">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23LSU">#LSU</a> DE Barkevious Mingo is the consensus choice for <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Saints">#Saints</a> among national mock drafts | <a href="http://t.co/JYiJbAHvzZ" title="http://NOLA.com">NOLA.com</a> <a href="http://t.co/KX8PlYqqLz" title="http://www.nola.com/saints/index.ssf/2013/04/lsus_barkevious_mingo_is_the_c.html">nola.com/saints/index.s…</a></p>— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeTriplett/status/322042399230660608">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Saints">#Saints</a> will have salary cap work cut out for them in 2014: <a href="http://t.co/pQNjzPl6Yo" title="http://bit.ly/14XG8BA">bit.ly/14XG8BA</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23NFL">#NFL</a></p>— WWL-TV Sports (@wwltvsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/wwltvsports/status/322030759907053569">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Bad weather 2 days in a row but wheels down in Houston. Hope everyone's making it thru hump day. Hard work is rewarding so stop tweeting! ;)</p>— Jimmy Graham (@TheJimmyGraham) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJimmyGraham/status/322002669260636160">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>No better feeling than giving your moms money! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23blessed">#blessed</a></p>— Andrew Tiller (@BigTill66) <a href="https://twitter.com/BigTill66/status/321999352568610816">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Wednesday hump day...haha "hump"... giggity</p>— Jonathan Vilma (@JonVilma51) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonVilma51/status/321995853965443072">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Here they come! Final stage begins! <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23relocation">#relocation</a> <a href="http://t.co/4hrtxbrnKp" title="http://instagram.com/p/X7YM7aFt6K/">instagram.com/p/X7YM7aFt6K/</a></p>— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenjaminSWatson/status/321995149783752705">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>My boy King chillin on the balcony this morning <a href="http://t.co/tGinPKBnNX" title="http://instagram.com/p/X7VyRUTMjP/">instagram.com/p/X7VyRUTMjP/</a></p>— Corey White (@CoreyWhiteJr3) <a href="https://twitter.com/CoreyWhiteJr3/status/321990296911114240">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Kate Upton dating P Diddy? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!</p>— Held Over (@hakimdropsball) <a href="https://twitter.com/hakimdropsball/status/321988606606589952">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>If you are in the area come support Josh's Legacy to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis Friday & Saturday<a href="http://t.co/pibAnifHd1" title="http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20130407/LIFESTYLE/304060304/Josh-s-Legacy-Friday-Saturday-Bayou-DeSiard">thenewsstar.com/article/201304…</a></p>— Jedidiah Collins (@JedCollins45) <a href="https://twitter.com/JedCollins45/status/321975852537610241">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>VIDEO: Roman Harper (@<a href="https://twitter.com/harp41">harp41</a>) talks about the <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23Saints">#Saints</a> on @<a href="https://twitter.com/nflnetwork">nflnetwork</a>: <a href="http://t.co/8JbPZOODwN" title="http://bit.ly/16MES2H">bit.ly/16MES2H</a></p>— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saints/status/321977097075691520">April 10, 2013</a></blockquote>
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NFL Coaches Looking For Answers Against Read-Option
Nick Saban: NFL coaches are asking for read-option advice | ProFootballTalk
"That’s a pass-rush oriented league," Saban said. "People getting up the field to pass rush is what it’s all about because of the type of quarterbacks — the Tom Bradys of the world, Drew Brees, that’s what you’ve got to stop. You’ve got to put pressure on the quarterback. Well, that’s just what you don’t want to do against [read-option quarterbacks]. You have to play on the line of scrimmage just like old option football."
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Who dat talkin' 'bout dem Saints?
Could Saints jump up for left tackle? - NFC South Blog - ESPN
The Saints have a glaring need at left tackle after the departure of Jermon Bushrod in free agency. Johnson would be a great fit, but the potential stumbling block in this scenario is that it’s likely he won’t be available when the Saints pick at No. 15.
Would you consider the New Orleans Saints a winner or loser in free agency? | NOLA.com
Saints question of the day
Top New Orleans Saints salary cap figures for 2014 season | NOLA.com
The latest look at the New Orleans Saints' salary cap situation for 2014 paints a troubling future. The Saints, as of now, would enter the next league year with $139 million in committed money, according to ESPN.
Jimmy Graham: New Orleans Saints TE Playing for Big Money
Jimmy Graham is going into the final year of his deal with the New Orleans Saints. What kind of new deal should he expect?
Roman Harper's draft day memory - NFL Videos
New Orleans Saints safety Roman Harper talks about getting the call from the Saints, and how he hid it from his mom before officially finding out he was drafted.
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Today in DUH! news (Really, Mike? They need to draft a playmaker? Really? Do you put any thought into your analysis or do you just state the obvious?)
Mike Mayock on the New Orleans Saints: 'They need to draft a playmaker' - NFL Videos
Mike Mayock discusses which prospects the New Orleans Saints should target with the 15th pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.
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NFL Concussion Lawsuits
US judge in Philadelphia weighs NFL concussion lawsuits - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN
Brody, of Philadelphia, heard arguments Tuesday on whether lawsuits that accuse the NFL of glorifying violence and hiding known concussion risks belong in court or in arbitration.
Ex-players call NFL brain-injury panel a 'sham' - NFL News | FOX Sports on MSN
A lawyer for the former players argued that the NFL ''glorified'' violence and profited from damaging hits to the head.
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Lagniappe
PFT’s All-Unemployed Team | ProFootballTalk
Defensive tackle: Sedrick Ellis, Richard Seymour.
Bucs not hiding their interest in trading for, paying Revis | ProFootballTalk
Sure, Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano at one point refused to mention the name of cornerback Darrelle Revis, for fear of crossing the league's ever-amorphous tampering line. Other than that, the Bucs haven't been bashful about their interest in one of the top defensive talents in the game.
Richard Sherman: Half the NFL takes Adderall | ProFootballTalk
Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, who successfully appealed a four-game suspension last year after testing positive for Adderall, says the prescription drug is so commonly used among NFL players that the NFL ought to just accept it and take Adderall off the banned list.
Report: Rolando McClain nearing deal with Ravens | ProFootballTalk
The Bengals flirted with making a bid for linebacker Rolando McClain, but it looks like one of their divisional rivals will be the ones to give McClain his second chance at NFL success.
Steven Jackson: I’m here to go out on top | ProFootballTalk
When running back Steven Jackson signed with the Falcons last month, it wasn't hard to find people speculating about his motivations. They gave him a three-year deal, but it wasn't the length of the commitment that most people pointed to as the reason for Jackson's move to the Falcons.
The Mother Hips and Jon Roniger to Perform at Wednesday at the Square
Free concert starts at 5 pm CT