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Devery Henderson, WR, #12, New Orleans Saints
Faith, Hope - Even Without Bush
Written By: MarkClark
Section: The News
Category: Latest Saints News
2007-12-12 11:50:52
Here's the latest confounding result for the maddeningly inconsistent New Orleans Saints: Their most impressive rushing performance of the season came without either of their star running backs.
With the discovery of Reggie Bush's torn knee ligament last week and with Deuce McAllister having gone out for the season back in Week 3, the Saints lined up in Atlanta on Monday night with a running back tandem of veteran third-stringer Aaron Stecker and undrafted rookie Pierre Thomas.
Combined with Devery Henderson's 15-yard gain on an end-around, New Orleans rushed for 145 total yards, better than in any of their previous 12 games.
"We have guys that stepped up and played real well last night," Payton said Tuesday after he reviewed game film. "You're going to lose some players. ... You know you're going to have to rely on some other players during their time off. That's just the reality of our game. Hopefully you can still have consistency within your attack, either on defense or offense and in your kicking game."
The Saints aren't saying whether they think they'll get Bush back at all this season. Payton said he expected to have some sort of update on Wednesday afternoon.
Bush has a torn left posterior cruciate ligament, which does not require surgery but likely would require at least a month to heal enough for him to play again.
The Saints have only three games left in the regular season, but at 6-7 still remain only a game behind Minnesota for the final wild-card playoff spot in the NFC.
Should the Saints place Bush on injured reserve it would mean they believe his injury is serious enough that he could not help even if New Orleans made the playoffs.
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Written By: MarkClark
Section: The News
Category: Latest Saints News
2007-12-12 11:50:52
Here's the latest confounding result for the maddeningly inconsistent New Orleans Saints: Their most impressive rushing performance of the season came without either of their star running backs.With the discovery of Reggie Bush's torn knee ligament last week and with Deuce McAllister having gone out for the season back in Week 3, the Saints lined up in Atlanta on Monday night with a running back tandem of veteran third-stringer Aaron Stecker and undrafted rookie Pierre Thomas.
Combined with Devery Henderson's 15-yard gain on an end-around, New Orleans rushed for 145 total yards, better than in any of their previous 12 games.
"We have guys that stepped up and played real well last night," Payton said Tuesday after he reviewed game film. "You're going to lose some players. ... You know you're going to have to rely on some other players during their time off. That's just the reality of our game. Hopefully you can still have consistency within your attack, either on defense or offense and in your kicking game."
The Saints aren't saying whether they think they'll get Bush back at all this season. Payton said he expected to have some sort of update on Wednesday afternoon.
Bush has a torn left posterior cruciate ligament, which does not require surgery but likely would require at least a month to heal enough for him to play again.
The Saints have only three games left in the regular season, but at 6-7 still remain only a game behind Minnesota for the final wild-card playoff spot in the NFC.
Should the Saints place Bush on injured reserve it would mean they believe his injury is serious enough that he could not help even if New Orleans made the playoffs.
{sidebar id=9}Here's the latest confounding result for the maddeningly inconsistent New Orleans Saints: Their most impressive rushing performance of the season came without either of their star running backs.
With the discovery of Reggie Bush's torn knee ligament last week and with Deuce McAllister having gone out for the season back in Week 3, the Saints lined up in Atlanta on Monday night with a running back tandem of veteran third-stringer Aaron Stecker and undrafted rookie Pierre Thomas.
Combined with Devery Henderson's 15-yard gain on an end-around, New Orleans rushed for 145 total yards, better than in any of their previous 12 games.
"We have guys that stepped up and played real well last night," Payton said Tuesday after he reviewed game film. "You're going to lose some players. ... You know you're going to have to rely on some other players during their time off. That's just the reality of our game. Hopefully you can still have consistency within your attack, either on defense or offense and in your kicking game."
The Saints aren't saying whether they think they'll get Bush back at all this season. Payton said he expected to have some sort of update on Wednesday afternoon.
Bush has a torn left posterior cruciate ligament, which does not require surgery but likely would require at least a month to heal enough for him to play again.
The Saints have only three games left in the regular season, but at 6-7 still remain only a game behind Minnesota for the final wild-card playoff spot in the NFC.
Should the Saints place Bush on injured reserve it would mean they believe his injury is serious enough that he could not help even if New Orleans made the playoffs.
With the discovery of Reggie Bush's torn knee ligament last week and with Deuce McAllister having gone out for the season back in Week 3, the Saints lined up in Atlanta on Monday night with a running back tandem of veteran third-stringer Aaron Stecker and undrafted rookie Pierre Thomas.
Combined with Devery Henderson's 15-yard gain on an end-around, New Orleans rushed for 145 total yards, better than in any of their previous 12 games.
"We have guys that stepped up and played real well last night," Payton said Tuesday after he reviewed game film. "You're going to lose some players. ... You know you're going to have to rely on some other players during their time off. That's just the reality of our game. Hopefully you can still have consistency within your attack, either on defense or offense and in your kicking game."
The Saints aren't saying whether they think they'll get Bush back at all this season. Payton said he expected to have some sort of update on Wednesday afternoon.
Bush has a torn left posterior cruciate ligament, which does not require surgery but likely would require at least a month to heal enough for him to play again.
The Saints have only three games left in the regular season, but at 6-7 still remain only a game behind Minnesota for the final wild-card playoff spot in the NFC.
Should the Saints place Bush on injured reserve it would mean they believe his injury is serious enough that he could not help even if New Orleans made the playoffs.
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Saints Fumble on Trick Play Saves Bucs
Written By: Halo
Section: The News
Category: Latest Saints News
2007-12-03 15:03:04
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Written By: Halo
Section: The News
Category: Latest Saints News
2007-12-03 15:03:04
Sean Payton waited a long time to bring back the trick play he dubbed "the Superdome Special."
He picked the wrong time.
Devery Henderson fumbled a late, awkward toss from Reggie Bush, allowing backup quarterback Luke McCown to drive Tampa Bay for a touchdown with 17 seconds left that lifted the Buccaneers to a 27-23 triumph over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
The victory gave Tampa Bay (8-4) a comfortable three-game lead in the NFC South Division with only four games left.
"That's a disappointing loss and probably the worst job I've done as head coach since we've been here," said Payton, now in his second season as a head coach. "Obviously, I regret the play call. It cost us the game."
A strikingly similar play debuted during the Saints' dramatic victory over Atlanta in their first game back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It was a reverse on which Bush lined up as a slot receiver, took a handoff on what looked like an end-around, then tossed the ball to Henderson on a reverse. Back then, it went for an 11-yard touchdown and sent the Superdome crowd into an ecstatic frenzy.
This time, it yielded gasps, followed by a few boos and even some critical shouts regarding Payton's competence.
{sidebar id=9}Sean Payton waited a long time to bring back the trick play he dubbed "the Superdome Special."
He picked the wrong time.
Devery Henderson fumbled a late, awkward toss from Reggie Bush, allowing backup quarterback Luke McCown to drive Tampa Bay for a touchdown with 17 seconds left that lifted the Buccaneers to a 27-23 triumph over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
The victory gave Tampa Bay (8-4) a comfortable three-game lead in the NFC South Division with only four games left.
"That's a disappointing loss and probably the worst job I've done as head coach since we've been here," said Payton, now in his second season as a head coach. "Obviously, I regret the play call. It cost us the game."
A strikingly similar play debuted during the Saints' dramatic victory over Atlanta in their first game back in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. It was a reverse on which Bush lined up as a slot receiver, took a handoff on what looked like an end-around, then tossed the ball to Henderson on a reverse. Back then, it went for an 11-yard touchdown and sent the Superdome crowd into an ecstatic frenzy.
This time, it yielded gasps, followed by a few boos and even some critical shouts regarding Payton's competence.
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Struggling New Orleans Saints receiver Robert Meachem impresses in offseason
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Section: The News
Category: Latest Saints News
2008-06-29 03:18:15
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Written By: admin
Section: The News
Category: Latest Saints News
2008-06-29 03:18:15
One of the most encouraging signs of the New Orleans Saints'
recently-concluded offseason workouts was the play of second-year wide
receiver Robert Meachem.
Meachem, healthy now after being inactive for all 16 games of his
rookie season because of a knee injury that bothered him throughout
training camp, appears ready to make a strong run at becoming the third
wide receiver this fall.
After receiving praise from Saints coach Sean Payton, general manager
Mickey Loomis and quarterback Drew Brees for his attitude and work
ethic in the spring, Meachem will at least go into training camp with
much more confidence than last season.
As a result, he will likely battle veterans Devery Henderson and Lance
Moore for the third spot behind starters Marques Colston and David
Patten. The job is Meachem's for the taking since Henderson and Moore
each went through periods of inconsistency a year ago.
Meachem has been solid this spring now that he can get on the field.
Last season, he injured an ankle in a rookie minicamp and then hurt his
right knee in the full-squad minicamp. The two injuries ultimately
wrecked his rookie season before it even started.
In addition to Henderson and Moore, Meachem will also battle
seventh-round draft pick Adrian Arrington for a roster spot. Arrington,
who was projected to be drafted much higher than he was, also turned
some heads during the team's minicamps and organized team activities.
But as far as the speedy Meachem is concerned, the more competition there is the better because he's healthy again.
And there's a bounce in his step as well after the fans who were
calling him a bust last season were cheering him during the recent
minicamp.
"My confidence is coming back," he said. "Everything is rolling now.
You hear everything (the fans) do. You want to have a great practice to
show them you're coming back strong."
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Super Saints Weekly 267
Written By: JarrodBreaux
Section: Columns
Category: Super Saints Weekly
2007-12-28 00:20:32
Q & A is the question and answer section. If you have a question you would like answered, email it to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with the subject heading of Q&A and we will try to answer the question to the best of our ability.
First, let me begin this week’s SSW Psycho’s View article by saying that barring some amazing surprise in the final week of the season, the Saints truly are out of the playoff run. That being the case, barring a surprise that allows the Saints to sneak into the playoffs, the SSW is going back to its usual off-season bi-weekly publication. As many of you know, a couple of years ago I began moving the SSW to a publication every other week during the off-season. However, if the Saints do make the playoffs by some twist of luck, then next week’s issue will be published until their season ends. Overall I must say that this was a very disappointing season for the Saints, one that could best be described as a season plagued by injuries. However, the Saints still have several needs that they need to address in the off-season, most on the defensive side on the ball, although the offense could use a bit of fine tooling itself. Most importantly, I am hoping that the Saints are watching closely the performance by their new kicker in the absence of Mare. The kicking game over the past two games has been automatic and perhaps the Saints will make the smart move & keep Gramatica considering his strong performance for the Saints so far this year.
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Written By: JarrodBreaux
Section: Columns
Category: Super Saints Weekly
2007-12-28 00:20:32
This week with the Saints chances of a playoff birth coming down to the
final game, the Saints will face the Chicago Bears. This game is a must
win for the Saints to keep their chances of making the playoffs
alive. In order for the Saints to pull out a victory this week, they
will need to play a football game without any turnovers.
Super Saints Weekly 267
Player of the Game
This week’s Player of the Game for the Saints is a split between two players who seemed to do the most to try and help put the team into the best position they could to win the game. The first is wide receiver David Patten who had six catches for 55 yards. Overall Patten didn’t have his brightest game since joining the team, but he once again proved himself as a reliable target who is able to keep his hands on the ball. Hopefully the Saints will keep Patten under contract for a few more years while the receiving core continues to develop. The other Player of the Game for the Saints is kicker Martin Gramatica. Gramatica was 3 for 3 on field goals with a long of 55 yards and 2 for 2 on extra points. He helped to provide the Saints with more flexibility offensively with his reliable place kicking. Overall these two players helped provide some extra support for Drew Brees and the Saints and although it wasn’t enough, it hopefully will give the Saints upper management some encouragement to make sure they hold onto both of these players beyond this season.
Saints vs. Bears Game Preview
This week with the Saints chances of a playoff birth coming down to the final game, the Saints will face the Chicago Bears. This game is a must win for the Saints to keep their chances of making the playoffs alive. In order for the Saints to pull out a victory this week, they will need to play a football game without any turnovers. So far this season turnovers have plagued the Saints in their losses and with the Bears still having a very solid defense, they will need to avoid giving their opponents any additional help. Offensively the Saints will need to establish the run so that the Bears can’t consistently rush the passer, which should open up the play action pass for Drew Brees. On the defense the Saints will likely have to play a lot of zone to make up for the loss of McKenzie to their secondary. Hopefully doing this will limit the big plays for the bears and allow the Saints a chance to pull out a victory.
Q & A
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Psycho’s View
First, let me begin this week’s SSW Psycho’s View article by saying that barring some amazing surprise in the final week of the season, the Saints truly are out of the playoff run. That being the case, barring a surprise that allows the Saints to sneak into the playoffs, the SSW is going back to its usual off-season bi-weekly publication. As many of you know, a couple of years ago I began moving the SSW to a publication every other week during the off-season. However, if the Saints do make the playoffs by some twist of luck, then next week’s issue will be published until their season ends. Overall I must say that this was a very disappointing season for the Saints, one that could best be described as a season plagued by injuries. However, the Saints still have several needs that they need to address in the off-season, most on the defensive side on the ball, although the offense could use a bit of fine tooling itself. Most importantly, I am hoping that the Saints are watching closely the performance by their new kicker in the absence of Mare. The kicking game over the past two games has been automatic and perhaps the Saints will make the smart move & keep Gramatica considering his strong performance for the Saints so far this year.
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