New coordinator Gregg Williams inherits a St. Louis Rams defense that ranked seventh in sacks per pass attempt this season. That ranking seems high for a team that finished with a 2-14 record. But with Chris Long and Robert Quinn, the Rams do have two young defensive ends with strong pass-rush potential. Long had a career-high 13 sacks during the 2011 season. Quinn, a rookie, had five sacks while playing about half the defensive snaps.
December 26, 2011; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) poses for a photo with his offensive line following a win over the Atlanta Falcons where Brees broke Dan Marino
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees didn’t throw for a new NFL single season passing yardage record, eclipsing Dan Marino’s 1984 mark, with 5,476 yards this season without good blocking from his offensive line. Continue reading this post »
As a member of Who Dat Nation, you are probably thinking …That could be us.That should be us. It would be us representing the NFC in Super Bowl XLVI on Feb. 5 in
Indianapolis if we’d only have taken care of business. In the immortal words of Jim Mora … coulda, woulda, shoulda.
New Colts HC Chuck Pagano (Source: wgntv.com)
The Indianapolis Colts are a franchise in peril, not even Peyton Manning knows if he will return to the team, but for now the re-building process has begun and a new head coach will take over effective tomorrow. Continue reading this post »
As absurd as that sounds, it may happen, and it may happen this year if Florida state senator Mike Bennett gets his way. In fact there’s a number of other stadiums in Florida that may not have a choice in the matter. Continue reading this post »
Instead, the phone began to ring persistently. Spagnuolo, who cut his professional coaching teeth in the unbrotherly climes of Philadelphia and then earned a Super Bowl ring molding the New York Giants’ defense in 2007, was on several short lists of teams seeking a defensive coordinator. One of those was the Saints, and Coach Sean Payton wasted no time hiring one of the hot commodities in the NFL. Spagnuolo, 52, begins earning his weekly check with the Saints on Monday.
Former New Orleans Saints secondary coach Dennis Allen (Source gridironfans.com)
The Oakland Raiders have finally found their new head coach, hiring current Broncos defensive coordinator and former Saints secondary coach Dennis Allen just hours ago. Continue reading this post »
Bill Polian, Jim Irsay, Peyton Manning (Source: eye-on-football.blogs.cbssports.com)
It’s the million dollar question – Will Peyton Manning remain with the Colts, or is he destined for free agency? — everyone wants to know, but no one seems to be able to say exactly what fate has in store for the four-time NFL MVP. Continue reading this post »
His most important job this offseason, however, deals not with those he’s helping scout at the Senior Bowl. No, that would be getting Pro Bowl and record-setting quarterback Drew Brees under a long-term contract. Should that happen, Loomis knows the repercussions.
Saints Defensive End Will Smith (source football.about.com)
The 2012 NFL free agency period may not be the kindest to the New Orleans Saints as they have 13 unrestricted free agents that they must deal with, including the big three — quarterback Drew Brees, guard Carl Nicks, and wide receiver Marques Colston. Continue reading this post »
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