New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
7-9-0, 3rd NFC South
New crop of wide receivers ready to take over
New crop of wide receivers ready to take over
Vinnie Iyer,
May 10, 2008
The crop of thirtysomething wide receivers is moving past its prime. It's time to get to know these six receivers, all of which are 25 and under.
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Saints Team Report
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Saints Team Report May 9, 2008
Saints coach Sean Payton and his staff got their first on-field look at the team's 22 newcomers during a three-day minicamp for rookies and first-year players at the team's Metairie practice facility.
While the primary objective was to indoctrinate the team's six draft picks and 16 free agent signees and let them get their feet wet at the NFL level, Payton and the coaches were keeping an eye out for something else.
In the last two years, the coaches mined a couple of free agents out of the free-agent pool of players who went undrafted. Considering punter Steve Weatherford made the team in 2006 and running back/kick returner Pierre Thomas managed to land a roster spot a year ago, the Saints are hoping to uncover the next big thing. In addition to their six draft ...More |
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| 2007 Team Stats (Game averages) |
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Pts |
Yds |
Pass |
Rush |
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| Offense | 23.7 |
361.3 |
269.6 |
91.6 |
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| Defense | 24.3 |
348.1 |
245.3 |
102.9 |
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