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Saints roster bubble: Five in, five out
By James Parks
The New Orleans Saints looked like a confident football team in their preseason opener last Thursday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, and this week they will line up against the Arizona Cardinals in their second summer contest looking to see how they have progressed in that time.
A few players have made good names for themselves, while others have drawn a more critical glance from coaches. With three more preseason games on the calendar, those evaluations can change for the better and for the worse, so there is still a long way to go.
But a few names have stuck out, both good and bad...
Saints getting a more refined Robinson this time around
AP | Fox Sports
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Saints cornerback Patrick Robinson sees his ease in front of a swarm of microphones as symbolic of the more secure person and player he has become since his unsatisfying first stint in New Orleans.
He left the Saints in 2015 as a five-year veteran who’d never quite lived up to expectations since being selected out of Florida State in the first round of the 2010 draft, just months after the Saints had won their only Super Bowl. Now he’s back one season after winning his first Super Bowl with Philadelphia.
“My first tenure here I was quite weak-minded, to be honest,”...
Rookie Saints offensive linemen Will Clapp, Rick Leonard in different places at this point in camp
By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
The New Orleans Saints drafted two offensive linemen in April, selecting a pair of prospects from major programs to develop behind the sterling line they have already assembled.
New Orleans used a fourth-round pick on Florida State's Rick Leonard to address the edge, then used its final pick of the draft to select an interior player with local ties, former Brother Martin and LSU star Will Clapp.
Three weeks into their first NFL season, Clapp is ahead of Leonard as both rookies compete with a deep...
The Saint nicknamed ‘Duck Boy’ has the perfect mentality to rebound from Minneapolis Miracle
Eric Adelson | Columnist
Yahoo Sports
Morgan Scalley watched the Minneapolis Miracle and his heart sank.
He is not a New Orleans Saints fan, per se. But he is a big fan of Marcus Williams, the Saints safety who made – or failed to make – the unforgettable play. It was Scalley who recruited Williams to Utah.
“Oh shoot,” the defensive coordinator thought. “He didn’t know what to do.”
The highlight that lives on is of Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs coming down with a third-and-10 pass from Case Keenum and scampering 61 yards unbothered into the end zone for a game-winning touchdown in the playoffs...
Underhill: Podcast: Reviewing Taysom Hill’s performance, the running back battle, more
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
The reviews are in.
This week's podcast breaks down the Jaguars game, from how Taysom Hill performed to who is standing out on the interior offensive line.
Plus, we set over/unders on yards for Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas, as well as sacks for Marcus Davenport. ...
View: http://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-b6iku-974964...
Saints bond around ‘BlacKkKlansman’ and the chance to chase another Super Bowl Read more here: https://www.sunherald.com/sports/article216663105.html
By Brian Allee Walsh - Special to the Sun Herald
Like all NFL teams in mid-August, the New Orleans Saints are fighting through the dog days of training camp and Tuesday’s off day was welcome relief for body, mind and soul.
Any down time is greatly appreciated.
Just as Sunday afternoon turned out to be therapeutic heaven for 90 players when Saints coach Sean Payton decided to cancel a scheduled walk-through, charter VIP buses and rent out a movie theater in downtown New Orleans.
The team chose from three current selections at The Theaters at Canal Place:
▪ Mission Impossible — Fallout: Ethan Hunt and...
Alvin Kamara Keeps His Rookie of the Year Trophy in His Closet
BY SAM SCHUBE -- GQ
In today's NFL, it's not quite enough to be just a running back. The days of the bruising between-the-tackles star are over. Now, if you want to be a star runner, you also have to be a playmaker: able to scrap for three yards up the middle, but also to peel out of the backfield to grab six passes a game—and maybe return a few kicks in...
The Saints are always looking for 'inspiration' for new plays, and they aren't afraid to steal what they like
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
The Saints are thieves.
They love to watch other football games and borrow ideas. Everyone is involved. Coach Sean Payton likes cutups of all the scoring plays every week, which often sparks ideas. There is the film the team is exposed to during a given week while scouting an upcoming opponent, which can often lend to new wrinkles. Sometimes those plays end up sticking around. And then, of course, there is just the stuff people see while watching games.
That’s one of the reasons Drew Brees likes watching football games. College, pro, whatever it might be, every game...
Saints training camp Day 19: Trey Hendrickson, Arthur Maulet keep impressing
By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
Dress code: Pads
Attendance: CB P.J. Williams (bruised ribs), WR Cam Meredith, DE Marcus Davenport (pulled muscle) and TE Michael Hoomanawanui did not practice.
Returned: WR Tommylee Lewis, DL Mitchell Loewen
Limited: Looked like DE Cam Jordan, DE Alex Okafor, G Andrus Peat and C Max Unger were allowed to rest a little.
Overview: The Saints held a shorter practice on Monday, wrapping up in a little less than two hours. A few periods were held on the far end of the field, behind a wall...
Jonathan Williams emerging as dark horse in Saints' running back competition
By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate
This summer kept throwing competition into the path of Jonathan Williams.
First, the Saints signed Terrance West, a veteran who has been a starter for two teams in the NFL and still has tread on his tires, and then New Orleans added another veteran, Shane Vereen, to the running back room.
For a player like Williams, who is still trying to carve out his place in the NFL, the added competition represented hurdles on the route to a spot on a Saints roster that already includes Mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara, the NFL's most productive tandem of backs last year.
Williams is...
Saints: For rookie Taylor Stallworth, NOLA is ‘home away from home’
By Roy Anderson
When you and your family grow up Saints fans, getting to play in Black and Gold is a dream come true. For Mobile’s Taylor Stallworth, it is getting really real.
Saints rookie defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth is living the dream. From growing up in Mobile, Alabama with a family full of Who Dats, himself a Saints fan, he’s now getting his shot to hit the big time wearing the Black and Gold.
Full disclosure, and as many Who Dat Dish readers know, I’m a Mobile product myself. Mobile is something of a sister city to New...
New Orleans Saints hope patience pays off with Devaroe Lawrence
John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.com
Devaroe Lawrence knows perfectly well that you won’t find many Devaroe Lawrence’s in the NFL.
The undrafted rookie in 2017 joined the New Orleans Saints coming off a torn ACL, then needed another surgery because he said the first procedure left him bone-on-bone.
Before he could launch an NFL career, he was grounded for a year. So Lawrence is nothing short of appreciative for the Saints’ patience.
“Nobody ever really said they’ll wait for me,” he said. “I was...
Saints: If you’re not Keith Kirkwood, you need to step it up
By Roy Anderson | WhoDatDish
There are more rookies than usual in Saints camp this year looking like they’ll be impossible to cut. Keith Kirkwood may be making the strongest case.
It seems like, every season in Saints training camp, there’s an undrafted rookie who catches everybody’s eye. Last season, understandably, it was LSU’s Travin Dural. This year, it’s wide receiver Keith Kirkwood.
If you’re not familiar with the name, we’re here to help you out. If you’re from SEC country, like most Saints fans, you may have never seen a...
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Rookie Saints offensive linemen Will Clapp, Rick Leonard in different places at this point in camp
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 16:30:00 CDTThe New Orleans Saints drafted two offensive linemen in April, selecting a pair of prospects from major programs to develop behind the sterling line they have already assembled.
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Podcast: Reviewing Taysom Hill’s performance, the running back battle, more
Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:42:00 CDTThe reviews are in.
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Saints are always looking for new play 'inspiration,' and they aren't afraid to steal
Mon, 13 Aug 2018 17:05:00 CDTThe Saints are thieves.
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Saints training camp Day 19: Trey Hendrickson, Arthur Maulet keep impressing
Mon, 13 Aug 2018 14:17:00 CDTDress code: Pads