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Saints' 2008 Defense Looks Depressingly Similar to the 2007 Version

Don Banks says the Saints' defense might be the most improved unit in the league in 2008. He obviously wrote that before the team's loss to the Texans on Saturday night, a game in which the Saints' defense looked exactly like the one that took the field last year. And that's not a compliment.The team's pass defense was...

NFL Offseason Roadmap: New Orleans Saints

NFL Offseason Roadmap is a series focused on the needs of NFL teams as they begin the offseason.1. Defensive Tackle/Linebacker/Cornerback. I know this reeks of a cop-out, and I guess you're right. But every time I think that the Saints need one of these positions over the others, I change my mind. On one hand you've got...

Maybe Now the Saints Will Start to Blitz Again

For the first time in weeks, the Saints should have all of their starters in place this Sunday against Tampa. The final piece in that puzzle, Brian "Don't Call Me Bryant" Young, is expected to return this week.Young has missed the last four weeks with a knee injury, and the Saints pass rush has softened because of his...

A Comprehensive Account of the Downfall of the St. Louis Rams

The crew at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch put the bye to good use, compiling an extensive account of how the Rams, who in three years broke records, dominated the NFL, and won a Super Bowl, became the team -- term used liberally -- we see today.There are the five most damaging decisions, all the money tied up in injured...

Saints First-Teamers Already Have it Down

The Saints can't rest all of their starters yet; with two preseason games to go, there's still too much time for rust to set in between now and the September 6th opener against the Colts. It's a shame, though, because they're operating pretty much perfectly.In last night's 27-19 victory over the Bengals, both first-team...

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05/29/12 Point coach expects the real Hoover to stand up Friday Source: The Charleston Gazette - Charleston WV Point Pleasant doesn't think it's seen the real Herbert Hoover yet.
05/29/12 High school baseball: Move in batting order gets... Source: Charleston Daily Mail - Charleston WV For the first time under fifth-year Coach Brian Young, the Herbert Hoover High School baseball team is practicing after the conclusion of the school year.
05/28/12 Dropping in on ... Piedmont, where proposed Alabama... Source: The Anniston Star - Anniston AL Jack Holder, who has lived in Piedmont since 1962, calls his home which is approximately 25 miles from Heflin, Anniston, Gadsden and Cedartown, Ga., "rather isolated."
05/23/12 City working to raise revenue Source: The Piedmont Journal - Piedmont AL The latest financial audit of the city of Piedmont shows an unhealthy trend toward declining revenue and rising expenditures â something the city's mayor says is being addressed.
05/23/12 Mixed feelings about House reapportionment plan Source: The Anniston Star - Anniston AL Changes in both ends of Calhoun County's legislative district lines under a proposed redistricting plan have some up in arms, but the feeling is there isn't much they can do about it.