2010 Season Preview: New Orleans Saints - schedule, predictions, and more
 

New Orleans Saints Preview

Home: Louisiana Superdome – New Orleans, Louisiana

Owner: Tom Benson
Head Coach: Sean Payton
Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael Jr.
Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams
Special Teams Coach: Greg McMahon

Schedule:

Thursday, September 9: Vs. Minnesota Vikings
Monday, September 20: Vs. San Francisco 49ers
Sunday, September 26: Vs. Atlanta Falcons
Sunday, October 3: Vs. Carolina Panthers
Sunday, October 10: @ Arizona Cardinals
Sunday, October 17: @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sunday, October 24: Vs. Cleveland Browns
Sunday, October 31: Vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Sunday, November 7: @ Carolina Panthers
BYE WEEK
Sunday, November 21: Vs. Seattle Seahawks
Thursday, November 25: @ Dallas Cowboys
Sunday, December 5: @ Cincinnati Bengals
Sunday, December 12: Vs. St. Louis Rams
Sunday, December 19: @ Baltimore Ravens
Monday, December 27: @ Atlanta Falcons
Sunday, January 2: Vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Be sure to check out my series by breaking down the Saints' season game-by-game:

Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part I
Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part II
Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part III
Breaking down the Saints' 2010 Season Part IV

Projected Offensive Starters

Left Tackle: Jermon Bushrod
Left Guard: Carl Nicks
Center: Jonathan Goodwin
Right Guard: Jahri Evans
Right Tackle: Jonathan Stinchcomb
Wide Receiver 1: Marques Colston
Wide Receiver 2: Devery Henderson
Tight End: Jeremy Shockey
Fullback: Heath Evans
Running Back: Reggie Bush
Quarterback: Drew Brees

Projected Defensive Starters (Base 4-3 Defense)

Left Defensive End: Alex Brown
Left Defensive Tackle: Sedrick Ellis
Right Defensive Tackle: Remi Ayodele
Right Defensive End: Will Smith
Weakside Linebacker: Jonathan Casillas
Middle Linebacker: Jonathan Vilma
Strongside Linebacker: Scott Shanle
Left Cornerback: Jabari Greer
Strong Safety: Roman Harper
Free Safety: Darren Sharper (Malcolm Jenkins if Sharper isn't back from injury)
Right Cornerback: Tracy Porter

Projected Special Teams Starters

Kicker (FG and KO): Garrett Hartley
Punter: Thomas Morstead
Long Snapper: Jason Kyle
Holder: Thomas Morstead
Kickoff Returner: Courtney Roby
Punt Returner: Reggie Bush

Key Offseason Pick-Ups

Thanks to winning the Super Bowl, the saints were very limited to free agent signings. They had to wait until late July or until they lost one of their own in order to sign another. When they did sign some though, they were good ones. Defensive ends Alex Brown and Jimmy Wilkerson are big improvements over Grant at the end position opposite long-time Saint Will Smith. Running back Ladell Betts and linebacker Clint Ingram were both signed with known injuries but are expected to add significant playing ability to both the offense and defense.

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Good info. I wonder how correct this roster will be...

There was some seriously good stuff there. Tons of info. Good insight from the writer.

good stuff in there, the running up the score on cleveland was oh i hope not. i still love our boy s. fujita.