New Orleans Saints – Around The Web Link Dump 9.12.09

What a week it’s been, the Steelers beat the Titans in overtime to officially kick off the start of the 2009 season, and New Orleans has been preparing to host the Detroit Lions and looks to start 1-0 for the third time since Payton took over.

There are allot of links here so lets get into it.

• A slew of articles examining the Saints Sunday match up with the Lions and their eventual owning of Detroit: NFL Week 1 Lines: Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions vs New Orleans Saints Odds, NFL Week 1 Preview | Detroit Lions @ New Orleans Saints
• Here is one from the Examiner about the Saints pep really being cancelled, not breaking news but hey it’s news: New Orleans Saints pep rally canceled today
• The Canadian Press reports on Jammal Brown’s hip surgery and expected absence: New Orleans Saints‘ left tackle Jammal Brown undergoes hip surgery
• The Times-Picayune continues it’s uber coverage of the Saints with a bunch of articles about all the trending topics: New Orleans Saintstight end Jeremy Shockey held out of practice …, New Orleans Saints secondary gets tough test early in Calvin Johnson, New Orleans Saints news and notes for Sept. 10, New Orleans Saints‘ Jammal Brown out at least six weeks,New Orleans Saints notebook for Sept. 9, New Orleans Saints defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant are ….
• Canal Street Chronicles has a great quote from Jeff Duncan regarding PT and who will be returning kick-offs this season: A Cautiously Optimistic New Orleans Saints Website
• The Washington Post helps sum up the Saints off-season changes: [3] New Orleans Saints
• The examiner predicts the Saints season, snicker: New Orleans Saints season prediction
• Yahoo Sports Ranks the Saints as the number 2 team in a power ranking related to fantasy football: Juggernaut Index No. 2: The New Orleans Saints
• My personal favorite, BetUs.com lists the Saints as their favorite to make the Superbowl this year: Are the New Orleans Saints Finally Ready?
• Point-spreads.com lists the odds for the Saints and the entire NFC South for the 2009: 2009 NFL Predictions: New Orleans Saints NFC South Betting Odds
• NewOrleans.com makes a power ranking of the top 100 players in the game today, lists a few Saints players: Sporting News NFL 100: Peyton Manning tops; Saints duo included

That should give you some more to read between now and the Saints first game tomorrow, or should I say first devastation. Put the league on notice now because this team is a contender.

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