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For Saints' Terron Armstead, smarts have him reaching new heights after many injury-plagued years
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By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
Terron Armstead stretched with his teammates, went through individual drills and then lined up at his usual spot during the team portion of practice.
It sounds mundane, and it is, but movements such as these would have qualified as significant news a year ago. Back then, the Saints left tackle spent many weeks on crutches until Thursday and was completely unsure of his status until hours before the game.
“There were weeks with not one pass set, not one run step,” Armstead said. “I wouldn’t touch the field until Sunday morning. I would work out before the...
Saints hoping Ted Ginn Jr. will return from injured reserve later this season
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By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton said Friday he’s hopeful veteran wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. will be able to return later this season.
Ginn went on injured reserve Thursday after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his knee. It was a surprising move considering Ginn had played through the injury in Weeks 2 through 4 before sitting out in Week 5, but Payton said Ginn had been experiencing inflammation in the knee.
By going on injured reserve, Ginn will have to miss at least eight games before returning, which would make...
Saints CB Marshon Lattimore says that he's now bringing game-like intensity to every practice snap
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
Marshon Lattimore wasn’t treating practice the way he should have been treating practice.
There were times he worked hard this summer, but he struggled to bring the game-like intensity needed on every snap to make the most of out of practices and become truly great.
It took getting into the season for to realize he needs to practice hard on every snap, and he resumed doing so this week after being cleared of a concussion that knocked him out of action against Washington.
“It’s hard to treat practice as a game,” Lattimore said. “A lot of people say they do, but, like, come on, you let certain things happen. You really...
Trends pointing toward Saints
By Dave Tuley, VSiN
Dave Tuley, senior reporter at VSiN, joins the Post’s Bettor’s Guide for the 2018 NFL season. His handicapping pieces appear in VSiN’s online magazine, Point Spread Weekly.
Saints (+2¹/₂) over RAVENS: The Saints have won four straight since the season-opening loss to the Buccaneers and have covered three in a row. They have the No. 3 offense (424 yards per game). Granted, the Ravens have the No. 1 defense (270.8 yards per game), but in today’s NFL, a great offense actually trumps a great defense. Besides, I’m emboldened by the Saints already having taken their show on the road to the East Coast with a win at the Giants in Week 4. One...
Both of the Saints starting guards missed Thursday’s practice
By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune
The New Orleans Saints offensive line was light a few starters at practice Thursday (Oct. 18).
Neither starting left guard Andrus Peat (head) nor starting right guard Larry Warford (back) participated in practice Thursday. This was Warford’s first appearance on the injury report this week, and Peat was downgraded from a limited participation in Wednesday’s practice.
Backup offensive lineman Jermon Bushrod also missed practice, though it was specified to not be related to injury.
Left tackle Terron Armstead (knee) and receiver Cameron Meredith (knee) were both back to practicing in a full capacity after...
Saints place starting wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. on injured reserve
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
The Saints have lost their deep threat.
New Orleans placed Ted Ginn Jr. on injured reserve on Thursday, which will keep him on the shelf for at least eight weeks, if not the rest of the season.
The wide receiver has been battling a knee injury and was seen in the locker room on Wednesday wearing a thin sleeve. With him out, it is likely that Tre'Quan Smith will receive more playing time moving forward.
Ginn appeared in the first four games of the season and collected 135 yards on 13 receptions. He was out during last week's game against the Washington Redskins, during which Smith saw his most extensive role and finished...
Saints practice squad addition Shane Wynn gives team fourth Glenville High alum
By Rod Walker | The Advocate
The pipeline from Glenville High School to the New Orleans Saints continued on Tuesday when receiver Shane Wynn was added to the practice squad.
Wynn is the fourth Glenville alum on the team, joining Ted Ginn Jr., Marshon Lattimore and Justin Hardee from the school in Cleveland, Ohio.
"It actually feels like home, like high school again," Wynn said. "It's like a kid seeing candy. Your eyes are big because you're with your dudes. Now I just want to get this work in."
Wynn returns after being on the Saints' practice squad in 2015.
His return is his latest stop after going undrafted...
Saints still working out some kinks in option package with Taysom Hill
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
There was one play against Washington that everyone would like to correct.
The play occurred on a third down. It was a read-option with Taysom Hill under center, and the quarterback decided to keep the ball and run for the first down instead of handing it off to running back Alvin Kamara. The result was positive, but if you watch it again, it looks like Kamara might have run the ball in for a 52-yard touchdown if Hill had handed it off.
“Might?” coach Sean Payton said. “Holy cow.”
The Saints understand that there are going to be some growing pains as they continue to add plays...
Underhill: So, how is Drew Brees completing 77.9 percent of his passes at age 39?
Advocate staff photo by SCOTT THRELKELD
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
Drew Brees threw a pass last week that was so out of character it created a sense of shock.
The New Orleans Saints quarterback has been so incredibly efficient this season it would be hard to find multiple examples of passes that could have been intercepted.
So, when Brees threw a fade to Michael Thomas that came in low and was almost picked off by a Washington Redskins defender, it looked entirely out of place alongside everything else Brees put on film this season.
At some point, Brees is probably going to throw an interception, even though he has attempted 219...
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Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:44:00 CDTThe Saints are hopeful Ted Ginn Jr. will be able to return later this season.
