Payton raises eyebrows with move to Dallas

During the Super Bowl weekend, rumors were swirling around Dallas that Saints coach Sean Payton had accepted a position with the Dallas Cowboys after it had been leaked that his family was moving to Dallas. The Saints firmly denied the rumor of Payton leaving the Saints, but the issue of his family moving to Dallas [...]

Place your 2011 NFL bets, Patriots, Packers favorites to appear in Super Bowl XLVI

Not 48 hours after the conclusion of Super Bowl XLV, Las Vegas has issued odds on teams chances of winning Super Bowl XLVI, and as no surprise, the Green Bay Packers are the early odds on favorite to be hoisting the Lombardi Trophy after the 2011 season ends. I am generally not  a person who [...]

Could a Saints/Packers tilt start the 2011 NFL season?

On the heels of the Packers’ Super Bowl win, this Saints fan is already looking towards the next NFL season (and yes, hopefully there will be one). One of the perks of winning the Super Bowl is getting to host the opening game of the next NFL season, just as the Saints did this season. [...]

www.RantSports.com Top 10 Rants: Pro Bowl Edition

Now that the 2011 Pro Bowl has come to an end, that means we are less than a week away from Super Bowl XLVI in Dallas. But first–here are the top 10 rants from this year’s Pro Bowl. 10. Considering everything he’s gone through, it was good to see Eagles quarterback Michael Vick start in [...]

Early mock drafts have Saints taking d-linemen

Although the NFL draft is still two months away, it’s never too early to start prognosticating who the Saints will take. Since the Saints will be unlikely to shell out big bucks at free agents (if free agency even happens), the draft is the team’s best chance to infuse youth and talent to the areas [...]

2012 Super Bowl odds released with the New England Patriots listed as the favorite

With Super Bowl XLV set to take place on February 6, the odds to win the 2012 Super Bowl have already been released–with the New England Patriots listed as the favorite at +500. Behind the Patriots, the Green Bay Packers (+600), New Orleans Saints (+700), Pittsburgh Steelers (+850), and Indianapolis Colts (+1000) round up the [...]

Roger Goodell will reduce salary to $1 with a NFL lockout in 2011

If there is a lockout next season, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will take a major deduction by cutting his salary to $1, according to a report from the Associated Press. Goodell is doing everything in his power to strike a deal with the new collective bargaining agreement. With the current deal expiring in March, Goodell [...]

Drew Brees knows the New Orleans Saints could have done better this season

January 25, 2011 by Eric Schmidt  
Filed under Latest News, New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints returned to the playoffs this season, albeit as a wildcard team which ultimately fell in their first game to the Seattle Seahawks, but QB Drew Brees knows the Saints can do better next season. Brees was voted by Sports Illustrated as the Sportsman of the Year and will receive the 2011 [...]

2012 NFL Mock Draft First Edition

Now that we know which underclassmen are declaring and returning to school this mock draft will give you a better idea of who I got picking where in my 2012 Mock Draft. It is way too early to predict the 2012 NFL Draft, but my next update will be after the Senior Bowl since a [...]

After second round of playoffs, Saints’ loss doesn’t look as bad

In the first game of the postseason, the Seattle Seahawks provided what many thought would be the biggest upset of the NFL playoffs by defeating the defending champion New Orleans Saints. However, even though the Seahawks carried a losing record into the playoffs, the developments that occurred during the second round of the 2011 playoffs [...]

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