http://www.realfootball365.com New Orleans Saints Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. NFL Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13255 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13255 There are a few certainties in the NFL. The Houston Texans won't make it to the playoffs until 2020. Eli Manning will hold the record for most times a QB shakes his head and adjusts his shoulder pads. And you won't make the playoffs without winning games on the road. That last statement is something the New Orleans Saints are aware of, but they can't seem to do anything about. The Saints sit at ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-11-13T18:07:35-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13223 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13223 Is there a voodoo doctor in the house? Something needs to be done to exorcise the New Orleans Saints' demons. They've been dominated two weeks in a row against divisional opponents, and even stellar quarterback Drew Brees was to blame in Sunday's loss to Atlanta. Brees threw three interceptions and was seen losing his cool on the sidelines as he chewed out tight end Jeremy Shockey. The score may ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-11-11T04:08:09-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13222 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13222 I received a text message Friday night from a friend asking me if I thought Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was a worthy candidate for Most Valuable Player honors in the National Football League. "No," I replied, "but he is the offensive rookie of the year, no question." Well, I may end up paying some overage fees for texts, because after watching Ryan help dismantle the flustered New ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-11-11T04:04:34-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13200 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13200 S.O.S. stood for "Save our Saints" a few years ago. In 2008, it should mean "Save our season." The Saints find themselves behind the 8-ball in Week 10 as they prepare to face the surprisingly solid Atlanta Falcons. The days of showing up and beating the Falcons -- who are 5-3 -- are gone, and the Saints still have to battle their NFC South rival twice. A loss this weekend would drop the Saints to ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-11-07T04:15:07-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13166 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13166 Sometimes it just doesn't seem fair what has happened this season to the New Orleans Saints. A team chock full of potential has been hit time after time with injuries to key players. Reggie Bush? Check. Marques Colston? Check. Jeremy Shockey? Of course. Now the injury gods are stepping onto the other side of the ball and having their way with New Orleans' defense. With New Orleans having placed ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-11-05T04:01:09-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13129 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13129 Maybe there is some bad mojo going on in New Orleans, but the Saints seem to have quite a hard time getting a consistent kicker. Earlier this month, head coach Sean Payton released kicker Taylor Mehlhaff and punter Ben Graham and signed Garrett Hartley to replace the former; to take Graham's place, the Saints signed ... Graham. The signings come after a week in which Mehlhaff shanked an extra ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-31T04:01:39-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13086 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13086 The door was open for Saints running back Deuce McAllister to regain his name after running back Reggie Bush went down with a torn meniscus in Week 7. McAllister made headlines, but not in the way he wanted. In fact, he failed an NFL drug test after testing positive for a weight-loss diuretic. The substance McAllister used, Bumetanide, has been ruled as a masking agent for covering up anabolic ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-29T04:03:10-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13049 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13049 In 2006, the New Orleans Saints took a chance on free agent Drew Brees; back then, the San Diego Chargers were concerned about taking that very chance on the injured quarterback. Arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum and a partially torn rotator cuff, along with pressure to play 2004 first-round pick Philip Rivers, was enough for the Chargers to let Brees go. Now the Pro Bowl quarterback ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-24T04:00:06-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13018 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/13018 Is Jeremy Shockey's mouth running? Then you'd better go catch a pass for his team; after all, he won't be for a while. The often disgruntled tight end fired off complaints to anyone who would listen after New Orleans' embarrassing 30-7 loss Sunday in Carolina. Shockey returned too soon from sports-hernia surgery and re-aggravated the injury on the Saints' first offensive play. The pain later led ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-21T04:45:14-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12985 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12985 Top-ranked quarterback Drew Brees has been doing just fine throwing the ball to second-tier receivers like Devery Henderson this season. This week, though, he'll look to go deep to one of the best wideouts in the NFL, Marques Colston. It could be the difference between the Saints being tied for first in the NFC South or falling two games behind the Carolina Panthers, whom they face this week. Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-17T04:17:38-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12947 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12947 Raiders owner Al Davis thought he had cured his team's woes by firing Lane Kiffin during its bye week. Not so much. New Orleans took advantage of interim head coach Tom Cable's inexperience in crushing the Raiders last Sunday, 34-3. The win kept the Saints in the NFC South divisional race and brought them to 3-3. Tampa Bay, Atlanta and Carolina all ahead of the Saints at 4-2. The Raiders, ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-14T03:44:02-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12917 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12917 The Saints, led by Drew Brees and Reggie Bush, may be the greatest show on turf right now, but it's all for nothing if New Orleans' defense keeps allowing teams to throw parties in the end zone at such a normal rate. The Saints are currently giving up 351.6 yards a game, and they made journeyman Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte look like something special in Monday night's loss. Commentary: For ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-10T04:37:50-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12819 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12819 When all-everything wide receiver Marques Colston went down with a thumb injury earlier this season, it appeared the Saints' passing game would take a substantial hit. However, unheralded veteran wideout Lance Moore -- who has 14 catches and 179 yards over the past two weeks -- is doing everything he can to make sure that's not the case. Commentary: Moore, undrafted in 2006 out of Toledo, has ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-10-03T03:59:59-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12770 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12770 New Orleans running back Deuce McAllister ran for 73 yards and a touchdown in the Saints' 31-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. McAllister's effort was his best since coming back from a knee injury that knocked him out of the 2007 season. Commentary: Saints head coach Sean Payton had been waiting for a sign that McAllister was ready to become the bruising back he once was. While ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-09-29T04:28:11-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12723 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/saints/12723 In 2006, the hype surrounding Reggie Bush's entrance into the NFL was unprecedented. As a result of his so-so two-year performance leading into the current campaign, the word "bust" had been whispered all offseason to describe the former No. 2 overall pick. However, Bush is doing all he can to ensure that critics don't kick dirt on his grave just yet. Commentary: Admit it, you laughed when the ... Adamleetlu@gmail.com (Adam Sweeney) New Orleans Saints 2008-09-24T04:17:35-05:00