Even though the NFL is in the middle of an ugly labor dispute where the owners have locked out the players; business is still going on as usual in some departments. The league released the preseason schedule last week and today they have announced the full regular season schedule for 2011.
The New Orleans Saints list of opponents was released way back in January, but now we know when all those games will happen if the lockout is resolved in time.


2011 Saints Preseason...

Yesterday, ESPN’s official NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas published a post which explains that the New Orleans Saints lead the league in potential free agents this offseason with 27. While he makes it clear that no player will reap the benefits of free agency until a labor agreement is agreed upon, it is obviously still an area of concern for this Saints team. With this dilemma in mind, let’s take a look at each Saints player eligible to become a free agent. The most recent Collective Bargaining...

Some of my concerns during the offseason for the New Orleans Saints are to secure a steady running attack and emphasize better coverage in the secondary. The Seattle game was a complete embarrassment to me. I’m still in shock that we let Matt Hasselbeck throw 4 touchdowns against us and in the end the nail in coffin was when Marshawn Lynch ran a 67 yard TD run. Lynch made Tracy Porter look like a fool. You can agree or disagree but that’s how I perceived it.

It has taken me about...

This past week’s Thanksgiving Day game against the Cowboys proved to be a real shoot-out with a much improved team led by interim coach Jason Garrett. Chris Ivory a.k.a. “The Beast” was unleashed against the Cowboys for two rushing touchdowns in the first quarter of the game. By halftime, the Saints had a commanding 14 point lead of 20-6. The Cowboys came into the third quarter with a chip on their shoulders and scored a 60 yard touchdown run by Miles Austin. All the Saints could manage during...