Posted by ccv
on May 21, 2012
in Aaron Rodgers, Andrew Luck, Archie Manning, Denver Broncos, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, John Elway, Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning, Broncos ready to mesh on field
Watching John Fox and Peyton Manning lead separate NFL teams in the previous decade would suggest they have some work to do to get on the same offensive playbook page.
Fox is a head coach raised on the defensive side of the line of scrimmage. He has operated his offense as if half his thoughts are with his defense. Pound the running game. Milk the clock. Keep the defense on the sideline. Mix in an explosive pass play. Pound the running game.
Read more: denverpost.com
Posted by ccv
on May 21, 2012
in Drew Brees, Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints, NFL, NFL draft, NFLPA, Saints, Sean Payton
With Brees negotiating, Chase Daniel is Saints’ quarterback for May practices
METAIRIE, La. — Chase Daniel has completed 75 percent of his passes during his first three years in the NFL, which would rank him among the league’s top quarterbacks if not for the fact that he’s only thrown eight passes.
Experienced he is not, having completed a career total of six passes for 45 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions. And as Drew Brees’ understudy, the former Southlake Carroll and Missouri standout never had an opportunity to practice as the first-team quarterback — though that could change next week.
With Brees staying away from Saints headquarters during protracted contract negotiations, Daniel has been penciled in to take first-team snaps when New Orleans begins its first offseason practices, known as organized team activities, on Tuesday.
Posted by ccv
on May 18, 2012
in Business and Sports, Drew Brees, Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints, NFL, NFLPA, Saints, Sean Payton
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma’s lawsuit will try to make league play defense for a change
New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma is trying to force the NFL to play defense for a change. His defamation lawsuit against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday was the strongest response yet from anyone in the Saints organization to the league’s bounty allegations.
Vilma is seeking both compensatory and punitive damages to account for the harm done to his personal and professional reputation. Just as significantly, he is trying to force the NFL to reveal the evidence which it has kept secret up to this point in front of an impartial judge.
read more: nola.com
Posted by ccv
on May 17, 2012
in Business and Sports, Drew Brees, Football, Joe Vitt, Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints, Roger Goodell, Saints, Sean Payton
Brees frustrated with contract negotiations, wants to finish career as Saint
NEW ORLEANS – As the days tick away with no deal between the New Orleans Saints and quarterback Drew Brees, some of the cracks of frustration are beginning to show publicly with the all-pro quarterback.
Brees granted WWL Radio an interview Wednesday with sports talk host Deke Bellavia to talk about, among other things, the lack of a long-term deal with Saints.
[Listen to the entire interview from WWL Radio.]
“I don’t know,” Brees said when asked why a long-term deal hasn’t been struck between him and the team. “It’s been extremely frustrating for me. I didn’t think that the negotiations should have been this difficult, but here we are.”
read more: wwltv.com
Posted by ccv
on May 17, 2012
in Business and Sports, Drew Brees, Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints, NFL, NFLPA, Roger Goodell, Saints, Sean Payton
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees says lack of new contract is ‘extremely frustrating’
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees expressed more public frustration on Wednesday night than he has throughout his contract standoff with the team this offseason. He told WWL radio that the “lack of communication” has been his biggest disappointment.
“I would say more than anything, I guess, what’s been a little frustrating on my end or disappointing is the lack of communication,” said Brees, who remains unsigned but under the Saints’ control because of the franchise tag. “There’s always a back and forth when it comes to these negotiations. But I know we’ve reached out on quite a few occasions. And at times, I know I’ve been frustrated with the lack of response. …
read more: nola.com
Posted by ccv
on May 16, 2012
in Business and Sports, Drew Brees, Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints, NFL, NFL draft, NFLPA, Roger Goodell, Saints, Sean Payton
NFL needs to publicly release evidence of players’ bounty involvement if it exists
When the Gregg Williams audio tape surfaced last month, it elevated the New Orleans Saints’ bounty scandal to a new level of public awareness and lowered the cries of unduly harsh punishment to a murmur.
Sean Pamphilon, the filmmaker who released the recording of the ex-Saints defensive coordinator’s speech the night before the team’s January playoff defeat to the San Francisco 49ers, called it a “smoking gun,” but really, it was more than that: Williams’ words took people inside a culture of amplified rhetoric and calls for violence and eliminated any doubt that a line had been crossed.
read more: sports.yahoo.com
Posted by ccv
on May 15, 2012
in Archie Manning, Business and Sports, Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, NFL, NFLPA, Sean Payton
Legislature calls on NFL to take another look at Saints’ penalties
Posted by ccv
on May 14, 2012
in Drew Brees, Mickey Loomis, New Orleans Saints, NFL, NFL draft
Saints rookie cornerback Corey White gets a reality check from Drew Brees
Rookie minicamp is a time for the new kids to come into a new team facility and basically learn where to line up. Running in the right direction is considered a plus, and anything else is gravy in what is basically a series of glorified workouts. Everyone tends to look good — especially quarterbacks, who get to zoom the ball around without the fear of contact against a bunch of undrafted tryout guys who will — in some cases — have this to remember as their first and last NFL experience.
read more: sports.yahoo.com
Posted by ccv
on May 4, 2012
in Business and Sports, Drew Brees, Eli Manning, Junior Seau, Mickey Loomis, NFL, NFL draft
Is the culprit football or players choosing to take risks?
Tom McManus has been asked by three law firms to join more than 1,500 NFL players in 64 concussion-related lawsuits against the NFL. The former Jaguars linebacker (1995-99), who sustained concussions in high school, college and the pros, just can’t bring himself to be part of the litigation.
“I don’t feel comfortable at this point doing it,” said McManus, who hosts a weekday sports talk show on 930 AM. “I’m hesitant because I chose to play football.”
For McManus, the implication in that choice is that he knew the risks of playing such a violent game. He understood that body parts, whether it’s the anterior cruciate ligament he tore in his right knee in 1997 or those blows to the head, can be damaged in varying degrees.
read more: jacksonville.com
Posted by ccv
on April 27, 2012
in Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints, NFL, Roger Goodell, Sean Payton
Loomis denies charges, says Saints aren’t the ‘evil empire
METAIRIE – Perhaps it is good that the New Orleans Saints did not have a pick in the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night and will not have a selection until the third round on Friday .
“Obviously we’ve had a couple of distractions here that have occurred and taken up some time,” Saints general manager Mickey Loomis understated with a wry smile Thursday at his first press conference since the team’s bounty scandal broke in March and wiretapping accusations against him surfaced Monday.
Read more: usatoday.com
