The NFL slammed the Saints with penalties Wednesday for a bounty program the team ran from 2009 to 2011 that, most significantly, paid bonuses for hits that knocked opponents out for all or part of a game. Coach Sean Payton was suspended for a full season without pay, beginning April 1, and general manager Mickey [...]
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My initial reaction to the New Orleans Saints hiring of Steve Spagnuolo: Home run. Sean Payton said he was looking for the right fit in his search for the right man to coordinate his defense and he appears to have found him rather quickly. Payton said Tuesday the Saints would take their time and “talk [...]
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Drew Brees said the New Orleans Saints just kind of dipped their toe in the water in Week 17 last season, not knowing for sure how long the starters would play. This season they decided to slam their foot on the gas pedal. That different approach led to a dominant 45-17 victory over the Carolina Panthers [...]
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Last week, the New Orleans Saints’ offensive line had perhaps its worst performance in the Sean Payton/Drew Brees era, allowing six sacks and generating nothing in the run game in a stunning loss at St. Louis. This week, the big boys made up for it with perhaps their best performance of the season in a [...]
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Sean Payton and Drew Brees said all the right things during the New Orleans Saints’ weekly meeting with members of the network broadcast team on Saturday about their upcoming against the winless St. Louis Rams. “In talking to Drew yesterday (Saturday), he said elite teams do not have letdown games – bottom line,” Fox color [...]
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