December 6, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Darren Sharper,
Devery Henderson,
Drew Brees,
Jonathon Vilma,
Malcolm Jenkins,
Mike McKenzie,
New England Patriots,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Robert Meachem,
Roman Harper,
Scott Fujita,
Tom Brady,
Will Smith
In last Monday's epic showdown the Saints smothered the Patriots 38-17 at the Superdome. The Saints have long been a bad to mediocre franchise to say the least. This win legitimizes them as a team with an undefeated record on the line, as a franchise looking for prominence and glory, as a city looking for hope through their lovable sports team, as a group of young mean feeling as though they belong at the top of the NFL and should be considered with the NFL's cream of the crops.
The Saints should the whole country that they belonged!
There are a lot of memories from that game - one of them I will not soon forget....the Patriots' star quarterback, Tom Brady, and head coach, Bill Belichick standing-arms-crossed on the sidelines. It is not very often you see a NFL team take out their [...]
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November 18, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Courtney Roby,
David Thomas,
Devery Henderson,
Drew Brees,
Jonathon Vilma,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Reggie Bush,
Robert Meachem,
Roman Harper,
St. Louis Rams,
Usama Young
....ummm...a win is a win...that is about it. Lets start with who stood out in week 10.
Running back Reggie Bush had his best game this season, which is great because the way other running backs Pierre Thomas and Mike Bell played, it was imperative Bush stepped up and made plays for the Saints offense. Bush only carried the ball six times but amounted 83 yards and scored once. He also had 2 catches for 15 yards and another score, finishing the day with two touchdowns as well as two punt returns for 5 yards. In total Reggie touched the ball 10 times in the game and got 103 total yards - just slightly over 10 yards per touch. Great numbers, as the games keep coming it will be crucial to keep exploring ways to utilize Bush's talents on the grid iron. As he showed against the Rams this [...]
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November 12, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Carolina Panthers,
Darren Sharper,
Drew Brees,
Jo-Lonn Dunbar,
Jonathon Vilma,
Marques Colston,
Miami Dolphins,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Reggie Bush,
Roman Harper,
Stl. Louis Rams,
Tampa Bay Bucs,
Tracy Porter,
Will Smith
After a rough 1st quarter giving up 14 points the Saints defense stepped up only allowing 6 points the remainder of the game, and played well enough to get their offense on the field to score enough to overcome the Carolina Panthers who were clawing as much as possible to get back to 4-4 on the year.
This was a quality win...not a trap game like I heard some analysis say it was or would be. The Panthers need a new quarterback no question about it - that being said, after starting out 0-3 they had gone 3-1 leading up to their game against the Saints. They have talent on that team...you do not go12-4 - a year ago - without talent, good game plan(s), and solid structure.
Well the important thing is the Saints walked away with another win improving their record to 8-0...lets get into [...]
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November 8, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
atlanta falcons,
Carolina Panthers,
Darren Sharper,
Drew Brees,
Jabari Greer,
Jake Delhome,
Marques Colston,
matt ryan,
New Orleans Saints,
Pierre Thomas,
Roman Harper,
Tracy Porter,
Will Smith
What a game - the Falcons almost...ALMOST....almost threatened the Saints undefeated season thus far (knock on wood) with their last minute efforts...seriously, the last minute of the game seemed to take FOREVER with the Falcons trying their best to claw at the Saints and sneak out of the Big Easy with a win. Luckily the Saints held it together long enough for the clock to read 0:00 which I was very relieved to see - that was a huge win for the Saints, because if they had lost the game the Falcons would only be a game out of first place in the NFC South (Saints would have been 6-1 and the Falcons would have been breathing down their necks with a record of 5-2)...now the Saints are 7-0 and the Falcons are 4-3...probably the best 4-3 team in the league, though their loses come from [...]
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October 24, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Courtney Roby,
Drew Brees,
Jabari Greer,
Jeremy Moore,
Justin Tuck,
Lance Moore,
Marques Colston,
New Orleans Saints,
New York Giants,
Osi Umenyiora,
Pierre Thomas,
Roman Harper
The Saints stay undefeated...YaHOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Completely pushing the New York Giants around this past Sunday in the Super Dome 48-27. The Saints (5-0) used their bye week from week 5 and had an excellent game plan prepared to make a Giants team - thought to be one of the contenders in the whole NFL, appear to be pretenders against the Saints. The Saints were running on full cylinder and now should start to receive more of the spotlight when the talk swings to legitimate title contenders.
Lets get right into the Star Studded Saints from Week 6...
Drew Brees quarterbacked a perfect game....even his quarterback rating was near perfect (however the heck that thing is tabulated). Brees threw for 367 yards against a fierce Giants defense. Brees also completed 23 of 30 passes, four of [...]
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October 12, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Bart Scott,
Charles Grant,
Darren Sharper,
David Harris,
Drew Brees,
Jabari Greer,
James Brown,
Jeremy Shockey,
Kim Kardashian,
Mark Sanchez,
New Orleans Saints,
New York Giants,
New York Jets,
Pierre Thomas,
Reggie Bush,
Rex Ryan,
Roman Harper,
Thomas Morstead
This week 4 match up of the Jets rumbling it out with the Saints was the game I was wanting to watch most...unfortunately the snobby CEOs who make all the decisions did not showcase it on national television - oh well, I had to settle for updates from James Brown on CBS....could be worse ;-)
The Saints were victorious 24-10, giving the Jets head coach (Rex Ryan) and rookie quarterback (Mark Sanchez ) their first career loss. The Saints really seemed to rattle Sanchez's cage - which is something that he has not expereinced a lot at the professional level, nor at the collegiate level when he played at USC. It will be interesting how Sanchez deals with bouncing back - I remember watching Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay duke it out on ESPN about all sorts of issues, but focusing on when they [...]
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Great game for the Saints. If you were to tell me that the Saints were to go on the road, to play in fair cold environment, hold the opposing team to less than 10 points, Brees to not through a touchdown, and the Saints were going to come up winners...I would not believe you. But that is exactly what the Saints did in their week 3 matchup against the Buffalo Bills, with the final score 27-7.
Before I get into this week's Star Studded Saints, here is a recap through week 2...
(2) RB Mike Bell
(2) QB Drew Brees
(2) OL Jermon Bushrod
(2) SS Darren Sharper
(1) O-Line
(1) Defense
(1) WR Marques Colston
(1) SS Roman Harper
(1) P Thomas Morstead
(1) LB Scott Shanle
(1) MLB Jonathon Vilma
This week the Saints Defense gets a star for numerous reasons I was [...]
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September 23, 2009 by
Michael Ellis |
Darren Sharper,
desean jackson,
Drew Brees,
Jonathon Vilma,
Kevin Kolb,
Marques Colston,
Mike Bell,
New Orleans Saints,
Philadelphia Eagles,
Roman Harper,
Scott Shanle,
Thomas Morstead
WOW...the Saints showed up last Sunday to defeat the Eagles 48-24 in Philadelphia. The whole team along with the coaches did a great job game planning and the players a superb demonstration of executing it out on the McNabb-less Eagles. Among the Saints were the Stars that shined bright last Sunday...
...but before I showcase this weeks Star Studded Saints here is a recap:
Week 1 Star Studded Saints:
O-Line
(2) OL Jermon Bushrod (got one from the O-Line as well)
RB Mike Bell
MLB Jonathon Vilma
SS Darren Sharper
QB Drew Brees
Now for the Week 2 Stars:
WR Marques Colston - he caught eight balls for almost a hundred yards (98 to be exact) and counted for two touchdowns. He did with a widely talked about Eagles secondary consisting of pro bowl caliber talent across the [...]
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