I live with a chocolate Labrador retriever named Lady Godiva. Lady is a dog that was found wandering around after Hurricane Katrina. She was sent to the dog pound twice, I eventually saved her from certain death at the pound. That is in and of itself an entirely different blog for another time.

As a lab, she's practically semi-aquatic. Labs have webbed feet and swim like fish. She doesn't get much from playing fetch per se, although she likes it, she really likes to go swimming....

Now what have the Saints done to improve the LB corp in 2009? Lets take a look. I have included a basic outline of each players role also. Remember Basic is the key word.

4-3 Outside Linebackers

Outside linebackers (4-3):

Will (weak side, or non-tight end side)
Sam (strong side, or tight end side).

The OLBs roles vary from defense to defense, but the basic idea behind it is covering an outside zone, the area between the hash and...

Hello sports fans,

It's been sometime since I've written an article but I've been bitten by the writing bug again, so here goes:

When I heard and even read rumors that Michael Vick maybe reinstated and maybe land in New Orleans, I really didn't know what to feel. The Saints have come such a long way in the character issue column that at first I thought it could never happen. Then I just got mad as hell that Vick still even has a chance to regain some if not all of...

Many people all over the world suffer from this terrible issue insomnia. I for one am one of those people. Are there any other members on here that have this problem? I find that my mind cannot wind down at night and there are constant things running through my brain all night long. I've had to go drastic and start taking Ambien. It works a little bit but I can take a pill and still stay up on it; as I am doing right now All I want to do is have a good night sleep so I can feel normal the next...

Joe Buck, Tony "Homo" and Jessica Simpson get it from Artie...priceless!!

Edit: YouTube dropped the clip for copyright issues, again, and blackandgold.com obtained a new video from TMZ. Joe Buck’s debut edition of his new HBO show has already achieved infamous status… thanks to his guest comedian Artie Lange. Lange is known for roasting his hosts and off the wall comments that can clear a room, but taking Artie on was not a smart move foe Buck, especially seeing this was the maiden...