Football Officials and Their Duties

Football officials... the men on the field we all love to hate and complain about. But without these keepers of the rules, a football game could not progress with any sort of structure or sanity.

Officials play a very important role in the game, from keeping the game rolling along and calling penalties when a rule is broken, to making sure the athletes don't unnecessarily hurt each other. Officials are responsible for monitoring the...

Check out the article I posted HERE on Canal Street Chronicles regarding former Saints' WR Brett Bech.


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Garrett Hartley has rejoined the Saints after coming off his four game suspension. Hartley joins John Carney as the second kicker on the roster, as the Saints have for the moment decided to carry both. Third string quarterback Chase Daniel has been released to make room on the roster for Hartley. Beyond keeping Hartley around for future seasons, it's pretty unclear what his role will be for the rest of the season. Carney has...

While watching ESPN's College Football show with Lou Holtz and Mark Mays having their "CFB Final Court" segment, Doctor Lou was at his best... or worst once again.

The demented, on again / off again, former head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish was proposing that current Notre Dame Quarterback Jimmy Clausen is THE leading candidate for the 2009 Heisman Trophy. This is the same Coach Holtz that predicted Notre Dame would win the BCS Championship this season in 2009.
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Below is the All NFC South 1st Team Saints Nation Fans selected. Thanks for your participation throughout the polls! The team features 14 Saints, 5 Falcons, 4 Panthers, and 3 Buccanneers.

QB: Drew BreesWR: Steve Smith

WR: Marques Colston

HB: Michael Turner
FB: Heath Evans

TE: Tony Gonzalez

T: Jammal Brown

T: Jordan Gross

G: Jahri Evans

G: Carl Nicks

C: Jeff Faine

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