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Saints draft: Boom or bust? Only time will tell!!

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TRACEY JAGNEAUX

NEW ORLEANS -- No question that after last year’s bountiful draft for the New Orleans Saints, the 2018 version of let’s take a chance would be scrutinized in a way that no other draft would be.

No matter who the Saints chose this year, the comparison to 2017 would be made, even though none of the players selected starting last Thursday had even taken a snap in the NFL.

So, how did the Saints do in this year’s installment? That all depends on who you ask. The range of grades looks like the report card of a seventh grader going through the change to adulthood: it is all over the map.
ESPN gave the Saints a C+, putting New Orleans just above average.

Bleacher Report, without providing any explanation with its rankings, gave the Saints a D, the lowest in the league along with Oakland and Seattle.
Yahoo and USA Today agreed with Bleacher Report and also rated the New Orleans draft as being D worthy. However, both NFL.com and CBS Sports had the Saints with a grade of B.

The biggest move of the draft for New Orleans came very early. The Saints made a bold move in the first round Thursday, trading next year’s first-rounder to move up and take Texas-San Antonio defensive end Marcus Davenport, a player who filled a need for a pressure player at the right defensive end spot the Saints have been trying to fill long-term for years.

Full Article -- Ville Platte Gazette

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New Orleans Saints midseason awards: Team MVP, Breakout of the Year so far

  • News source: John Sigler, lukeloffredo, Jeremy Trottier
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The bye week is a great opportunity to take stock of the New Orleans Saints’ season so far — we’ve had the opportunity to watch (and rewatch, a couple of times) every play from 11 games. It’s also a good time to shine a spotlight on some deserving players who have stood out for the team this season.

Our staff writers are highlighting players in five categories for our 2024 midseason awards:

  • Most Valuable Player
  • Breakout Player of the Year
  • Most Improved Player
  • Comeback Player of the Year
  • Rookie of the Year

Some choices were unanimous. Others led to interesting discussion. Let’s get to it:
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Takeaways from the Saints' season so far at the bye week

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier, Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints have finally made it to the Week 12 bye, and with a 4-7 record that is somewhat not optimal, but also not the worst-case scenario given they did begin 2-7. We have a relatively good idea of where this team stands at the moment, given the losing streak previously occurring, however with two games won back-to-back under Darren Rizzi, some momentum has built in their favor before they return in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Rams. So with that said, here are our takeaways from the Saints’ season so far:
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New Orleans Saints stock watch: Who's up, who's down going into the bye week

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier, Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints have had some great performances from their players as of late, which have fueled them to a 2-0 finish before the bye week and got them back to a 4-7 overall record. While some players have not performed up to expectations, others have been exceptional and improved the whole team with their high level of play. Here are some of the players who have seen their stock go up and some who have seen their stock go down in recent weeks:
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The good, bad, and ugly from the Saints' first 11 games of the year

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier, Darrion Gray
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The New Orleans Saints’ 2024 season has been very back-and-forth through these first 11 games, from starting 2-0 to falling to 2-7 and then back to 4-7 under Darren Rizzi. Things have looked very good, and very bleak at certain points so far, and entering the Week 12 bye, it is somewhere in the middle of the two as they come back within range of the division lead. With that in mind, here is some of the good, the bad, and the ugly so far through the first 11 weeks of the season:
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College Football Week 13 Open Thread

  • News source: Wallace Delery
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Happy Saturday everyone! Welcome to the Canal Street Chronicles College Football open thread! This is where we congregate to discuss and dissect each and every one of today’s games on the NCAA Division 1-A (FBS) football schedule. Let’s have some fun and enjoy some stress-free football as we watch the future stars of the NFL today!

Here are the headline games for Week 13:

#5 Indiana at #2 Ohio State - FOX

#14 BYU at #21 Arizona State - ESPN

#19 Army at #6 Notre Dame - NBC

Vanderbilt at LSU - SEC Network

Leave your comments and insight below!
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College prospects to watch: week 13

  • News source: Carson Caulfield
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The New Orleans Saints have a sliver of momentum after the dismissal of head coach Dennis Allen.

Interim head coach Darren Rizzi and his squad will have a week of rest in preparation for the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 1. The team’s recent success has pushed back their pick position, but there’s plenty of football left to be played.

Here are three college prospects Saints fans should be scouting this Saturday.

Isaiah Bond - Wide Receiver, Texas

NFL Draft Buzz Projection: 2nd - Early

Even when the receiver room is healthy, it may be time for New Orleans to draft another stud wide receiver...
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Saints roundtable: Rizzi's chances at sticking around, the playoffs (?!) and next offseason

  • News source: BY JEFF DUNCAN, LUKE JOHNSON, MATTHEW PARAS and
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The Saints are on their bye week after having won two straight games to improve to 4-7. It’s the perfect time for us to gather around the roundtable and discuss the Saints season thus far and also to take a…
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Roger Goodell praises renovated Superdome: 'It's absolutely miraculous'

  • News source: BY JEFF DUNCAN | Sports columnist
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Eighty days from the kickoff of Super Bowl LIX, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell visited New Orleans on Friday to tour the renovated Superdome and honor Saints owners Gayle and Tom Benson.
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The Saints could learn from the Giants' fallout with Daniel Jones

  • News source: John Sigler
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It finally happened. The New York Giants have been talking around a split with one-time franchise quarterback Daniel Jones for the last few years, and on Friday they granted his request for a release after benching the former starter. Jones is expected to clear waivers and consider his options as a free agent in the weeks ahead.

The New Orleans Saints could learn from this. The Giants found out they had signed a lemon and took action to get out of their contract with an underperforming quarterback. They didn’t let the steep guarantees and dead money involved with moving on from Jones keep...
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Which teams should Saints fans be rooting for during the Week 12 bye?

  • News source: Jeremy Trottier
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The New Orleans Saints are in a nice little middle ground between competing for a potential playoff spot and having a strong draft pick. As they are now on a 2-0 streak under Darren Rizzi, the favor has gone towards competing for a spot in the playoffs rather than a high pick for some fans, which is completely understandable.

Both sides make sense in this equation, and ultimately it becomes personal preference over all else. With that, we can now take a look at which teams you should be rooting for in either case as we look ahead to the Week 12 bye. Here is a rundown of both options...
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Recently-cut Saints center already reunites with his old team

  • News source: John Sigler
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Some New Orleans Saints fans questioned the decision to waive Connor McGovern, and this development makes those concerns look warranted. McGovern emerged as the best candidate to replace Erik McCoy at center when the Pro Bowler missed a month-plus with a groin injury — but when McCoy returned from injured reserve, the Saints let McGovern go. And the next day he returned to the New York Jets, who claimed him off of waivers.

Remember, the Saints cut second-year wide receiver A.T. Perry to make room for McGovern in the first place, having signed him off the Jets practice squad. Moving on...
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Saints sign a wide receiver back to their practice squad during bye week

  • News source: John Sigler
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That didn’t take long. The New Orleans Saints re-signed rookie wide receiver Jermaine Jackson back to their practice squad not long after waiving him last week, with another rookie going on injured reserve as a corresponding move — defensive end Trajan Jeffcoat, who suffered an elbow injury early in training camp and only recently returned to the team.

Jackson had been supplanted as the Saints’ returns specialist by another practice squad wideout, Dante Pettis, but they clearly want to keep him in the fold. Attrition with season-threatening injuries to players like Chris Olave, Rashid...
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Hometown hero Tyrann Mathieu only wants to end his career with 1 franchise

  • News source: BY RASHAD MILLIGAN | Staff writer
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New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu does not want to leave any ifs, ands or buts up to the imagination − there is only one place he wants to spend the rest of his career.
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Former Pro Bowler still hasn't played since being traded from the Saints

  • News source: John Sigler
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Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn announced Friday that cornerback Marshon Lattimore won’t be making his debut in their Week 12 game with the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday — meaning the former Pro Bowler will have missed his first three games with his new team since being dealt from the New Orleans Saints at the NFL trade deadline.

And Washington has lost each of their first two games since trading for Lattimore. They fell to the Pittsburgh 28-27 and were knocked out by the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles 26-18. The Commanders gave up 746 yards across those two games, so they...
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