Who Dat New Kid?

 

 

The Saints just signed a whole boatload of college Free Agents…16 to be exact.  We’re talking wide receivers, offensive lineman, defensive lineman, and more.  Could the next Marques Colston be in that number and if so, will he be as adorably hot as the original?  Here’s hoping! 

 

One player whose name we oddly recognized is a UNLV defensive end by the name of Jeremy Geathers.  If just reading the name makes you “jumpy” it’s because you probably had flashbacks of Jeremy’s dad, former Saints star lineman Jumpy Geathers.  Jumpy was famous for his “forklift rush” where he would pick up his blocker and carry him to the quarterback.  Nice… Here’s hoping the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. 

For a full list of the free agent newbies, click here.

Feeling the Draft

 

There’s a chill in the air and our nipples are perked: there must be a draft headed this way!  NFL draft day is now less than five days away.  And just like a boys’ locker room on the eve of prom night, the testosterone is high and the rumors of potential hookups are swirling!

 

So who are the Saints courting for the “big dance?”  Everyone’s got their guesses.  If you believe Bobby Hebert, it’s linebacker Keith Rivers of USC.  If you believe NFL network, they’re trading up to get a shot at LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.  And if you believe random sports forum dude who calls himself “cd12holden”, they’ll trade down with Philly to get Lito Shepherd and with the 19^th overall pick take U of Miami safety Kenny Phillips.  (As if…)

 

We wouldn’t possibly feign to know how this thing will go down come Saturday.  After all, the Loomis wants what it wants.  All we can say for sure is that if they draft anything OTHER than a defensive player, someone in the Saints’ front office is taking a gold-plated fleur-de-lis book end straight to the pupil.     

 

#1 Draft Picks: Where are they now?

 

In an attempt to bring some perspective to the NFL draft and to get some message board a-holes to calm the “f” down, we’ve decided to do a reunion show a` la “Happy Days” to see just what’s become of some recent NFL #1 draft picks.  What we’ve discovered is that contrary to popular and douche-baggy beliefs, it’s not always that top pick that makes the team.  In fact sometimes, that top pick breaks the team.  (No David Carr, of course we don’t mean you.)