Archives for October 2013

‘”Most of us got dinged up out there but we had to play through it. And we have another tough team to prepare for. So right now we have to heal quick and just get ready for Kansas City.”‘

‘Since 2008, under coach Sean Payton – keep in mind he was suspended last season – New Orleans is 28-7 in home games.’

‘” I think we’ve been the underdog in every game since we’ve been here,” Marrone said of his staff. “If you play that underdog card, you’d play it every week. I think the players understand that we’re fighting to change that image.”‘

‘Brady has the Super Bowl appearances. Manning has the statistics. Eli Manning, with two Super Bowl rings, and Aaron Rodgers might get more love than Brees does.’

‘For Marrone, it would be a rousing statement as well. A win would go a long way toward validating him as an NFL coach and squashing the myth that college coaches can’t make the leap. You might even see him on some coach of the year lists if the Bills get to .500 and into the thick of the race.’

‘Saints 41, Bills 20.’

‘”It’s impossible to communicate,” Watson said. “There were times where we couldn’t hear each other in the huddle, and you were this close. A foot away from each other, and you can’t hear while you’re yelling and screaming.”‘

‘”We just have to come out and play like we know we can,” he said. “They’re a great team; they have been for a while. I think it’s an extremely tough challenge to go down there and beat them, but it’s one we’re looking forward to. We like what we have going on here and the guys we have in this locker room.”‘

‘Saints 34, Bills 17.’

‘So why is there so much less gloom, and so much more optimism, surrounding this club?’

What To Watch For (New Orleans Times Picayune)

Jimmy Graham’s status still up in the air as Saints host Bills (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Craving QB consistency? Saints are your team (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Quick read: Bills at Saints (Baton Rouge Advocate)

Winning the battle up front (Thibodeaux Daily Comet)

Five Things to Watch (Lafayette Daily Advertiser)

Saints look to getting back to running football successfully (WWL-TV)

How the units stack up (WDSU-TV)

Saints vs. Bills Q&A (WDSU-TV)

Five things to watch (NewOrleansSaints.com)

‘It’s not an impossible feat, but it appears the deck is stacked against the Bills in this one.’

‘”Since an early age, I’ve been blessed with the ability to have tremendous balance,” Jackson said. “It’s something that’s been God-given. I appreciate that. It’s one of the things that’s always been a tool of mine that I could always rely on.”‘

‘Spiller was held out of Friday’s practice due to a sore ankle, and the Bills promoted running back Ronnie Wingo from the practice squad to the 53-man roster. Wingo presumably will be ready to serve as No. 3 at running back behind Fred Jackson and Tashard Choice.’

‘”When Doug came here right after (Hurricane) Katrina it was a challenge getting a staff and putting one together,” Payton said. “We weren’t winning a lot of jump balls on hiring.”‘