Danno

I spoke with his cousin Thursday at little league practice, and picked his brain.

He said the Saints have high hopes for him. He was kept instead of Kelly because he was bigger, faster, and had more potential to develop into a serious weapon.

He said Talman really like Haz. He said players know the difference between and X-O type coach and an Ex-player. They really respect the ex-player types.

He said Talman really like the new WR coach. Look for the WR's to be improved.

Talman's main off-field probs are due to him not wanting to turn his back on his old loser friends. He needs to break the ties with the guys who have nothing to offer him but trouble.

He said if you ever met M.Lewis, you would never belive he was a football player. He is so tiny, but built like a light-middleweight boxer.

He is also quite aware the only reason Haz drafted him was because he is from NO, and hopes his family can keep him out of trouble.

He's working more on catching with his hands instead of his body this off-season. Hopefully less drops.

I think he can develop into a solid WR if he gets his head straight and irons out some fundamentals.