Cheers to the 2009 New Orleans Saints

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 16:20

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Now it's the Saints leaving their opponents crying in their beer.

Several years ago, when the San Francisco 49ers were a perennially elite team and the New Orleans Saints, well, weren’t, I was asked about the rivalry in a television interview.

I invoked the television series “Cheers,” in which the gang at Cheers, a bar in Boston, had a rivalry with a competitor, Gary’s Old Towne Tavern. The staffs at the two bars would compete in bowling, basketball, practical jokes, all kinds of stuff.

New Orleans Saints earn hard-fought home victory over rival Atlanta Falcons

Monday, 02 November 2009 23:04

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Will Smith (91) celebrates sack of Matt Ryan (2)

NEW ORLEANS – As the New Orleans Saints’ victories inevitably get harder to earn, the team strengthens the notion that it is the best team in the NFC if not the NFL.

The first five victories came easily, then came the remarkable comeback at Miami, then the wart-filled, workman-like gutcheck that was the 35-27 victory against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night in the Superdome.

New Orleans Saints fans can begin to look ahead

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 23:24

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Let’s forget all of this one-game-at-a-time, there’s-a-long-way-to-go, don’t-take-the-cheese stuff. You’re a Saints fan, and your team is 5-0 - and a really impressive 5-0 - so go ahead and look ahead.

Tulane's Toledo changes quarterbacks, fan comments

Tuesday, 20 October 2009 12:41

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Tulane QB Joe Kemp tackled in Houston loss.

NEW ORLEANS - Tulane coach Bob Toledo is changing quarterbacks and trying to change the perception of controversial comments he made after a 44-16 loss to Houston last Saturday.

Those were the two biggest headlines coming out of an unusually eventful Tuesday news luncheon on the Tulane campus.

Saints-Giants post-game observations

Sunday, 18 October 2009 14:28

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> Pierre Thomas (23) vs New York Giants

The NFL game in the Superdome on Sunday afternoon was a test to see if an undefeated team was for real after padding its record against a weak schedule.

Saints defense to face Giant test

Monday, 12 October 2009 21:13

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Saints DE Charles Grant sacks Jets QB Mark Sanchez

We’re going to hear all this week about the battle of the unbeaten Saints and the unbeaten Giants, about Drew Brees and Eli Manning, about Jeremy Shockey facing his old team. And because the Giants play in New York, all of those storylines will be blown out of proportion.

For me, the game that will be played at noon Sunday in the Superdome is all about Gregg Williams and the Saints defense.

Current Saints better than 2006 version

Monday, 05 October 2009 22:11

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Jeremy Shockey hugs Darren Sharper

I know we’re just four games into the season and the opposition hasn’t been overwhelming, but I’ve seen enough to know that the 2009 Saints are more versatile, deeper, more mature, and better coached than the 2006 Saints.

Saints looking like a complete team

Wednesday, 30 September 2009 01:54

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If you're a Saints fan, you should be more encouraged by the victory against the Bills than you were by either the victory against the Eagles or one against the Lions.

Sure the game at Buffalo last Sunday was the most competitive (27-7), and therefore the most stressful, and probably featured more blemishes than the previous two. That's the whole point.

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