New Orleans Saints 2007 preview

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April News
•Saints Want Bush to Emulate Westbrook

March
•Reggie Bush Vows to Focus on Football

February
•Bush teams with Shaq to host All-Star charity event
•Dog thinks 2 $900 Super Bowl tickets tasty treat
•Boonton man scores big with Super Bowl tickets
•Dog thinks 2 $900 Super Bowl tickets tasty treat

Super Bowl Weekend
•OK!'s Guide to the Super Bowl Parties
•"Hannah" primed to claim Super Bowl weekend
•Paris Hilton, Ludacris party alongside 50 Cent at pre-game Super Bowl concert

January
•Reggie Bush Engaged to Kim Kardashian?

December
•Eagles vs. Saints Preview 12/23/07
•Bush Hoping to Play Against Eagles 12/18/07
•Cardinals 24, Saints 31
•Bush Out For the Year 12/12/07
•Falcons 14, Saints 34 12/10/07
•Falcons vs. Saints Preview 12/10/07
•Buccaneers 27, Saints 23 12/02/07
•Buccaneers vs. Saints Preview 12/02/07

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2007 New Orleans Saints Preview

Strengths: This team returns an offense that was as explosive as any offense in the NFL last season. Entering the 2006 season, the New Orleans Saints were in a state of flux. Hurricane Katrina had devastated the region, turning the Saints into a weekly road team. They finished with the season having earned the second pick in the draft. Despite a new coaching staff and young players, the Saints had one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL last season. Consider the following facts. 1) Sean Payton was a rookie NFL head coach. 2) Drew Brees was in the first year of the offense coming off major shoulder surgery, 3) Duece McAllister was coming off season ending knee surgery, 4) Marcees Colston and Reggie Bush played major roles in the offense, despite being rookies, and 5) Their best wide out, Joe Horn was injured for 6 games last season, and basically was a non factor all season. The result was the fifth most points scored in the NFL. With the veteran players spending another year in the system, the younger players gaining valuable experience, and the top 4 draft picks being spent on offense, the sky is the limit for this offense.

Weaknesses: The main weakness last season was the rush defense, which finished 23rd in the league. Because the Saints had the 3rd ranked passing defense, they were able to finish a respectable 13th in scoring defense. When the Saints were able to stop people, they won. In their 6 losses the Saints gave up an average of 28.7 points per game. This was opposed to the 15 points per game they gave up in their victories. It’s no accident that the Bears, Bengals, Panthers, Ravens, Redskins, and Steelers were able to beat the Saints last season. All had thousand yard rushers with the exception of the Panthers. All except the Bengals win with conservative running games. Jason David was a nice addition to the secondary. However, the Saints have done very little to sure up their shaky run defense.

Prediction: I think this division is relatively easy to pick. Despite, New Orleans weakness at stopping the run, its hard to run on a team that can put points up this quickly. It’s a very similar problem that teams have facing the Colts. Ideally you would like to run 40 times a game, but it is so hard to do when the offense scores as quickly as they do. This offense should be even better than it was last season. McAllister will be another year removed from knee surgery, Bush and Colsten a year older, and Brees has one year in the system. The Saints defense does not need to be super. It just needs to be able force turnovers and not get run over. The schedule is tough. They have road games at Indy and at Chicago. They play the Seahawks and improved 49ers. However, I like the direction the Saints are headed. I think the Panthers are the only team in the division that has a realistic chance of challenging the Saints. In the end, I look for the Saints to comfortably win this division.

Record: 12-4, NFC South Division Title, NFC #1 seed

NFL Future:
Graig Cooper
Graig Cooper was the Mr. Football in Tennessee as a senior.Graig Cooper was a talented tailback who possesses an excellent combination of athletic ability, speed and change-of-direction skills. Graig Cooper was selected first-team All-State as a senior in 2005, when Graig Cooper led his team to the state championship. Rushed for 2,123 yards and 30 touchdowns, averaging more than 7.0 yards per carry. Graig Cooper can also gained 291 yards on receptions, with two more TDs. As a junior, rushed for 1,981 yards and 19 touchdowns. Returned three punts for touchdowns in 2004 but did not play special teams as a senior. Attended high school in Oklahoma as a freshman and sophomore, starting at cornerback. Compares himself to Reggie Bush. Was called a "human highlight film" by his coach. In high school often lined up as a slot receiver. Comes from the same high school that produced CB Carlos Armour. Chose Miami over Oklahoma State, Tennessee and Mississippi. Coached by Chester Flowers Jr.

April News
•Saints Want Bush to Emulate Westbrook

March News
•Reggie Bush Vows to Focus on Football

February News
•Bush teams with Shaq to host All-Star charity event
•Dog thinks 2 $900 Super Bowl tickets tasty treat
•Boonton man scores big with Super Bowl tickets
•Dog thinks 2 $900 Super Bowl tickets tasty treat

Super Bowl Weekend
•OK!'s Guide to the Super Bowl Parties
•"Hannah" primed to claim Super Bowl weekend
•Paris Hilton, Ludacris party alongside 50 Cent at pre-game Super Bowl concert

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