‘And the Saints know Benjamin. The big receiver caught two passes for eight yards before leaving Carolina’s game against New Orleans due to injury, and he has 17 catches for 192 yards in five games against the Saints in his career overall.’
Archives for November 9, 2017
Quotes from Bills head coach Sean McDermott
‘On Tyrod (Taylor), how important do you think his ability to protect the ball has been for your offense this year? “It’s been big for our team. Whether it’s Tyrod or anybody else. Our backs have done a really good job so far in terms of taking care of the ball. That’s a big stat in terms of correlation to winning or losing. We’ve done a good job to this point and continue to move forward.”’
Thursday’s New Orleans Coverage
Saints ‘won’t feel a hiccup’ if safety Chris Banjo is needed to step in again (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Saints preparing to deal with ‘dynamic’ Bills running back LeSean McCoy (New Orleans Times Picayune)
How Bills coach Sean McDermott furthered the career of two key Saints (New Orleans Times Picayune)
New Orleans Saints cut offensive lineman John Greco (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Saints list wide receiver Michael Thomas as limited in Wednesday’s practice (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Jameis Winston apologizes for instigating skirmish with Saints’ Marshon Lattimore (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Saints’ Larry Warford present for Wednesday’s practice; Michael Thomas absent (New Orleans Times Picayune)
New Orleans Saints re-sign defensive tackle John Hughes: source (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Sean Payton: ‘Jeff Ireland has done an outstanding job’ (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Saints’ Justin Hardee wins NFC Player of the Week after blocked punt vs. Buccaneers (New Orleans Times Picayune)
Leonard Fournette apologizes to fans after benching (New Orleans Times Picayune)
New Bills receiver Kelvin Benjamin ‘looks like he’ll be ready to go’ against Saints (New Orleans Advocate)
Saints bring back John Hughes, cut John Greco (New Orleans Advocate)
Saints linebacker A.J. Klein getting ready to face former mentor Sean McDermott (New Orleans Advocate)
How astronaut Dick Gordon, who died Monday at 88, went from space to Saints general manager (New Orleans Advocate)
Terron Armstead, Kenny Vaccaro did not practice; Larry Warford returns for Saints (New Orleans Advocate)
Source: Saints re-sign DT John Hughes (New Orleans Advocate)
Keys to Kamara: How Saints RB’s route running helps open up offense (New Orleans Advocate)
Saints rookie Justin Hardee wins NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (New Orleans Advocate)
Saints’ resurgence fueled by first-, second-year pros (AP)
Saints handling O-line shuffling (The Sports Xchange)
Brees: ‘I don’t think we’ve scratched the surface on how good we can be’ (WVUE-TV)
Saints’ Armstead, Vaccaro miss Wednesday’s practice (WVUE-TV)
Forecast: Ralph had given the Saints up for dead; now he’s dreaming big (WWL-TV)
John DeShazier: Saints special teamer Justin Hardee knew his hard work was going to pay off (NewOrleansSaints.com)
Quotes from Sean Payton Conference Call 11/08/17 (NewOrleansSaints.com)
Quotes from Drew Brees media availability on Nov. 8 (NewOrleansSaints.com)
Quotes from Bills head coach Sean McDermott (NewOrleansSaints.com)
Saints Wednesday Injury Report presented by Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute (NewOrleansSaints.com)
John DeShazier: Saints rookie class one of the NFL’s most productive this season (NewOrleansSaints.com)
Community Coffee honors Master Sergeant Crystal Larrieu at Saints-Bucs game (NewOrleansSaints.com)
Justin Hardee named NFC’s Special Teams Player of the Week (NewOrleansSaints.com)
Bills’ defense falters when failing to force turnovers
‘“You can win with that model. It’s been proven,” coordinator Leslie Frazier said. “And for whatever reason, if we come up short, we have to find other ways to affect the game.”’
WR Benjamin hopes to help open up Bills’ offense
‘Benjamin gives the Bills a presence they haven’t had on offense all season, that of a true No. 1 receiver.’
Saints, Bills aim to continue unexpected pushes
‘The Bills are coming off a sloppy 34-21 loss at the New York Jets last Thursday, but they have been perfect at home and have had three extra days of rest. Coach Sean McDermott also expects to be able to use wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin, acquired in a trade with Carolina.’
Hauschka is happy he chose Buffalo
‘”First day of free agency the Bills called and I had to make a decision that day. And I’m glad I came here to Buffalo. We love it.”‘
Glenn misses second practice this week with foot/ankle soreness
‘Glenn missed multiple weeks of training camp and preseason action with soreness in the same foot and ankle area. He received a shot as part of his recovery and was able to start in the team’s opening game back in September. However, Glenn missed games in weeks three and four against the Broncos and Falcons, respectively, due to the same injury. In Week 5 at Cincinnati, he suited up but did not play any offensive snaps. Rookie Dion Dawkins started in his place in all three contests.’
Incognito, Bills ready to get back on track Vs. Saints
‘“It’s nice because we had some time to stew on it,” the guard said of having 10 days to prepare for the Saints. “Now, it’s the time to come out and get that bad taste out of our mouth and take it to the Saints.”’
Tre White on facing Drew Brees: “He can light it up”
‘“After we went through Katrina, he brought us a Super Bowl,” White said standing at his locker on Wednesday. “It was a big deal. I grew up a Drew Brees fan. I’ve always been a Saints fan my entire life. To go up against him is a big deal and I’m ready.”’
Coach McDermott talks about challenge of 6-2 Saints
‘McDermott also has distant ties to Sainrs head coach Sean Payton. Early on in his coaching career in Philadelphia he got to watch Payton work. He then followed his career up until now. McDermott’s defense in Carolina got face Payton and the Saints twice a year.’
Quick Hits: Cordy Glenn and Zay Jones not practicing
‘“I don’t know. I’m not a doctor,” McDermott said. “So, we’ll just take a look at it and trust the training staff and their evaluation of things.”’
Top 7 storylines for the Bills-Saints this week
‘Kelvin Benjamin is scheduled to make his Buffalo debut this week. Coming over in the trade with Carolina last week, Benjamin brings his 32 catches and two touchdown receptions to Bufffalo. Back in week three, Benjamin left the Panthers game against the Saints in the second quarter with a knee injury and he only wound up with two receptions for eight yards in that game.’
Bills Today: DT Adolphus Washington increases his production along the D-Line
‘“He’s improving, he’s a young player,” he said. “He’s gotten a couple of starts as you mentioned, and [in] each one of those starts we’ve seen him get a little bit better, on each occasion. We’re going to need that to continue throughout the season.”’