treeduck Posted September 12, 2014 Author Share Posted September 12, 2014 Saints roundup: Brees passing ElwaySeptember, 12, 2014SEP 12 By Mike Triplett | ESPN.com http://nflsaints.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mh395741.jpg METAIRIE, La. -- At some point during the first quarter Sunday in Cleveland, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will almost certainly pass John Elway for fourth place on the NFL’s all-time passing list. Brees has 51,414 career passing yards. He needs 62 yards to pass Elway. He’ll need another 10,000 to crack the top 3 of Brett Favre (71,838), Peyton Manning (65,233) and Dan Marino (61,361). Brees is already fourth in NFL history in career touchdown passes with 364 -- also trailing Favre (508), Manning (494) and Marino (420). Worth noting: Brees had by far the highest QBR of any quarterback that lost in Week 1, according to ESPN Stats and Information. Brees’ QBR was 84.0. The next best from a losing quarterback was Philip Rivers' 59.0. It was Brees’ highest rating in a loss since Week 4 of 2012 against the Green Bay Packers.The completion percentage throughout the NFL in Week 1 was 64.3 percent. That’s the highest single-week percentage in NFL history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Pierre Thomas set a franchise record for most receiving yards by a running back last week, passing Dalton Hilliard. Thomas now has 2,288 receiving yards in eight years with the Saints. He needs seven more receptions to break Reggie Bush’s franchise record of 294 career receptions by a running back.According to the NFL, Saints rookie receiver Brandin Cooks is now the youngest player to score a touchdown since 1997. Cooks is 20 years, 347 days old.Although the Saints won during their last trip to Cleveland (the debut of the Sean Payton-Brees era in 2006), they are 1-4 in their last five games against the Browns. And they are just 4-12 all-time against Cleveland.As if the Saints needed any more motivation to secure their first win of the season, ESPN Stats and Info pointed out that only 12 percent of teams that started 0-2 since 1990 made the playoffs (23 of 198). Teams that start 1-1 made the playoffs 41 percent of the time in that span.Worth repeating: Brees had some fun with the wording of a question this week when asked what Cooks “bring to the party?” “Oh, he brings all kinds of stuff to the party. Ribbons, streamers, ice, whatever you need. He’s bringing it all,” Brees said before pausing. “I don’t know why I said ribbons. I was thinking like birthday parties for my kids or something.” Brees’ more serious description of Cooks: “He’s awesome. I think what I love about him the most is just his attention to detail and just how locked in he is. … Ready, focused, and ready to take instruction and teaching. You tell him something about a little nuance or route or concept or whatever and, man, he’s got it. He makes a mistake, he fixes it immediately. You don’t see him make the same mistake twice. Man, you love guys like that, just the work ethic, attention to detail and desire, desire to be a great player and help this team win.” Former Saints cornerback Jabari Greer's retirement announcement made me think back to the story I did on him leading up to the Saints’ Super Bowl win in 2010. I’ve always thought Greer was the most underrated part of the Saints’ success that year. The numbers crunchers agreed, though Deion Sanders was harder to convince.ESPN’s panel of 13 analysts unanimously agree that the Saints will win this week. Of course, 12 of 13 picked the Saints last week, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troutman Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Saints roundup: Brees passing ElwaySeptember, 12, 2014SEP 12 By Mike Triplett | ESPN.com http://nflsaints.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/mh395741.jpg METAIRIE, La. -- At some point during the first quarter Sunday in Cleveland, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will almost certainly pass John Elway for fourth place on the NFL’s all-time passing list. Brees has 51,414 career passing yards. He needs 62 yards to pass Elway. He’ll need another 10,000 to crack the top 3 of Brett Favre (71,838), Peyton Manning (65,233) and Dan Marino (61,361). Brees is already fourth in NFL history in career touchdown passes with 364 -- also trailing Favre (508), Manning (494) and Marino (420). Worth noting:Brees had by far the highest QBR of any quarterback that lost in Week 1, according to ESPN Stats and Information. Brees’ QBR was 84.0. The next best from a losing quarterback was Philip Rivers' 59.0. It was Brees’ highest rating in a loss since Week 4 of 2012 against the Green Bay Packers.The completion percentage throughout the NFL in Week 1 was 64.3 percent. That’s the highest single-week percentage in NFL history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Pierre Thomas set a franchise record for most receiving yards by a running back last week, passing Dalton Hilliard. Thomas now has 2,288 receiving yards in eight years with the Saints. He needs seven more receptions to break Reggie Bush’s franchise record of 294 career receptions by a running back.According to the NFL, Saints rookie receiver Brandin Cooks is now the youngest player to score a touchdown since 1997. Cooks is 20 years, 347 days old.Although the Saints won during their last trip to Cleveland (the debut of the Sean Payton-Brees era in 2006), they are 1-4 in their last five games against the Browns. And they are just 4-12 all-time against Cleveland.As if the Saints needed any more motivation to secure their first win of the season, ESPN Stats and Info pointed out that only 12 percent of teams that started 0-2 since 1990 made the playoffs (23 of 198). Teams that start 1-1 made the playoffs 41 percent of the time in that span.Worth repeating: Brees had some fun with the wording of a question this week when asked what Cooks “bring to the party?” “Oh, he brings all kinds of stuff to the party. Ribbons, streamers, ice, whatever you need. He’s bringing it all,” Brees said before pausing. “I don’t know why I said ribbons. I was thinking like birthday parties for my kids or something.” Brees’ more serious description of Cooks: “He’s awesome. I think what I love about him the most is just his attention to detail and just how locked in he is. … Ready, focused, and ready to take instruction and teaching. You tell him something about a little nuance or route or concept or whatever and, man, he’s got it. He makes a mistake, he fixes it immediately. You don’t see him make the same mistake twice. Man, you love guys like that, just the work ethic, attention to detail and desire, desire to be a great player and help this team win.” Former Saints cornerback Jabari Greer's retirement announcement made me think back to the story I did on him leading up to the Saints’ Super Bowl win in 2010. I’ve always thought Greer was the most underrated part of the Saints’ success that year. The numbers crunchers agreed, though Deion Sanders was harder to convince.ESPN’s panel of 13 analysts unanimously agree that the Saints will win this week. Of course, 12 of 13 picked the Saints last week, too. The Chargers were such idiots when they let him go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Am I not the living embodiment of the SAINTS?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 SAINTS in black today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Punt, meh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Browns punt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Brees sacked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Now a wasted time out... Bad start by our offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Two 3 and outs...very poor start by the Saints offense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Penalty gives the Browns a 19 yard gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Browns TD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Browns TD... Spot them a few points and then smash them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Browns TD... Spot them a few points and then smash them.It's not looking good at the moment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Browns TD... Spot them a few points and then smash them.It's not looking good at the moment... It wasn't looking good for the Falcons early last week either. This time, the Saints are wisely saving their best for the end. :madra: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Another time-out wasted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 And now a false start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 And now we'll punt again...looking like crap so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 And West carves through out defense for an easy first down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Another first down for a team with no Josh Gordon, no Jordan Cameron, no Ben Tate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 And West carves through out defense for an easy first down... The defense doesn't seem right. This sort of crap never would've happened in the Sam Mills days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 It looks like it's gonna be a long day for the Saints the way it's going... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 It looks like it's gonna be a long day for the Saints the way it's going... The Lions have already missed a field goal, apparently, so I'm feeling the frustration with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Browns miss a FG, but a Saints penalty gives them another shot at it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 In fact they have a first down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 10-0 Browns... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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