Former Saint Joe Horn Cut - Received 2.5M

After eating 2.5M of guaranteed money, the former New Orleans Saint, Joe Horn, was cut by the Atlanta Falcons on Aug 19th. He caught 27 passes for 243 yards in 2007. He had a nagging hamstring injury most of the season. Horn says he is ready to play for a winning team.

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Shoot Out in Texas

The Saints lose a close one in their 2nd preseason game against the Texans 31-27. Drew Brees looked good and WR M. Colston caught a spectacular one hand grab in the end zone for a TD. Now for the dirty. The Defense looked horrible. Jason David gave up so many plays it was really unbelievable. For the 2nd week in a row, the opposing teams were able to throw the ball at will. If Jason David is the best 2nd CB on the roster, then the Saints are going to have a long season. We need to have CB Mike McKenzie back for week one. On a good note, Rookie DT Sedrick Ellis got a lot of push up front and looks very promising. He is definitely a keeper and I am looking forward to watching him more!

First Pre-Season Game Impressions

The Saints first team came out in old form. The good with the bad. Drew Brees was very impressive throwing a nice TD pass in the opening drive. The Cardinals was putting some pressure on Brees, but it didn't shake him. He was still on target. The downside of being in "old form" is that the run game was still lacking. Reggie Bush had 2 very good runs that were called back on penalties, but besides that the O-Line looks the same as last year. They can not run block.
The defense had a good first series and they seemed to have a better pass rush. Other than that, the secondary is still below average. They made Leinart look like an All-Pro.
This is only the first pre-season game and a few key players were missing so I won't get worried yet. My biggest concern is the O-Line. I can't wait to see McAllister run the football!

Saints First Pre-Season Game

The New Orleans Saints play their first preseason game this Thursday night at 7 pm central time against the Arizona Cardinals on ESPN.

Things I am hoping to see:

1. RB P. Thomas get a lot of carries
2. Rookie DT S. Ellis to see a lot of play time.
3. All the WR's and CB play. Especially R. Gay & J. David