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 Presents Super Bowl MVP Quarterback, Drew Brees, July 24, 2010Presents Super Bowl Champion Coach, Sean Payton for Private Autograph Signing
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Presents Saints Running Back, Reggie Bush, for a Private Autograph Signing
Gulf Coast Cards will hold a Private Autograph Signing with Reggie Bush. Ticket cost is $99 for one autograph and only $35 for an optional personal inscription. Items must be dropped off by Thursday, July 22nd at Gulf Coast Cards in Hattiesburg and Sunday, July 25th at Gulf Coast Cards in Biloxi.  Items will be available for pickup July 30th.

Presents The New Orleans Saints Dome Patrol, August 14, 2010
Gulf Coast Cards presents a Public Autograph Signing with surviving members of the the #1 Ranked Linebacker Corps of All-Time!!  2010 NFL Hall of Famer, Rickey Jackson - Outside Linebacker, Vaughan Johnson - Middle Linebacker, and Pat Swilling - Outside Linebacker, Saturday, August 14th from 6:00-8:00 pm inside Edgewater Mall in Biloxi. Tickets are limited to 200 & cost  $65 for one autograph from each of the players, including a FREE Hall of Fame inscription from Rickey Jackson.

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Gulf Coast Cards will hold a Public Autograph Signing with Drew Brees, Saturday, July 24th from 6:00-7:30 pm inside Edgewater Mall in Biloxi. Tickets are limited to 200 & cost $150 for one autograph and only $50 for an optional personal inscription.  A portion of the proceeds goes to the Brees Dream Foundation to advance research in the fight against cancer and providing care, education, and opportunities for children in need.

Saints Triumphant
By David E. Crosby, Pastor
First Baptist New Orleans
February 8, 2010
 
Jesus rode a colt on his triumphal entry, and our football team did the same last night.
 
I never prayed that the New Orleans Saints would win the Super Bowl, although I was running in circles in my living room, screaming my head off when it happened.
 
I prayed with the team in their chapel services several times, but I did not pray for them to win. Win or lose, my prayers were that they would respond with the Christian character I know many of them possess. I prayed that they would give God the glory, speak unselfishly, and embrace their role as civic leaders and cheerleaders in a city still struggling to gain its footing.
 

 

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I'm not one that believes that the SI cover brings you bad luck, so here it is. Makes me think that SI thinks the Colts will be the story after the Super Bowl. Get us out of the way so they can put them on the cover after the BIG game. Oh well. Remeber how many covers the Giants had a few years ago? Every week, they thought tht they would loose the very next game.

We have to do, what ever it takes, to make this a reality. How perfect would it be if New Orleans Saints most famous player and father of Payton Manning flips the coin in the Super Bowl between his former team and his son's team. You can't dream this kind of stuff. Let's talk this up and we can get this done. Start tweeting this to everybody that counts in the media. Let's get this on the National stage. They have to have something to talk about for the next two weeks.

And, HOW 'BOUT THEM SAINTS!!!!! WOOO  HOOOOO!!!!!!

First of all, I'm not picking a fight or trying to argue my point or anything of the sort. I just would like some insight from the real Packer fans, not the "Love 'em when they win" fans. I've always been a Favre fan because I'm from Mississippi and we have always been proud of the players that came from here i.e. Jerry Rice, Walter Payton, Archie Manning and many others. What I don't understand from my view point, which is different from yours, is how some Packer fans can hate Brett Favre. I'm a huge Saints fan from way back and when the Saints traded Archie, it killed my soul, but I never hated him but I didn't like the Coach, Bum Phillips and the front office, for trading him. Even though in Archie's case, he was washed up and they probably made the right decision. Even though we didn't win before or after the trade. But in Brett's case, it's obvious that he still had some gas in the tank. Maybe even MVP gas in the tank. Why is there not more said about a bad dicision by the coach and the front office. Brett wanted to play and they wanted to move on, that's what it looked like from here. Thank y'all in advance for treating an outsider with kindness.

 

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Now we have it, the official nickname for the 2009 New Orleans Saints. Everyone should be familiar with the movie. "The Perfect Storm" — so called because it was three storms combined into one — created an almost apocalyptic situation in the Atlantic ocean, where boats encountered waves of 100 feet — the equivalent of a ten-story building. These storms are some of the strongest and most terrifying manifestations of nature's strength. Because of New Orleans somewhat recent history with Hurricanes, the name has a local flavor and ties directly to the City.

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Alright, this is it. This will settle it, once and for all. What's on the line? The official nickname for our 2009 New Orleans Saints. Dave has expressed that he will make t-shirts available, if we want the winning nickname printed on a shirt to show your faithfulness to this team. I have taken the top 4 from the previous list and added a wildcard entry. Please think about your vote before casting it. This should be a team name. This team is winning on both sides of the ball. Poll will end Nov. 14. Let's get it on!!! THIS IS NEW ORLEANS!!!  ARHOOT, ARHOOT, ARHOOT!!!

Poll

What should the "Nickname" be for the 2009 New Orleans Saints?

11%

Cresent City Connection

39 votes

28%

Perfect Storm

97 votes

7%

Dome 'n' Nation

24 votes

26%

Category 5

90 votes

26%

Domeland Security

89 votes

339 votes | Poll has closed

Playing on the "Holy Rollers" nickname theme, I am throwing a huge Monday Night Football party at our Church Recreational Outreach Center. We have set up a 180" screen with Directv HD hook-up. We will serve steak and baked potatos to the first 50 through the doors. Jacked-up Texas tube steak (hotdogs) for everyone else. What a great way to watch a Monday night game. If you're close, come check us out. Who Dat!!!

Get fired up!!!

This has been one fun project. I was scared that I wouldn't get 10 suggestions, two days later and 340 responses later, here we go. There were a lot of great suggestions. Some were just too long and didn't roll off the tongue, such as "Streetcar Named Kick Your Ass". That was one of my favorites. Also, "Jambalaya Laya Pants on Fiya". Not sure what that has to do with football, but it's funny. So don't get your feelings hurt if your suggestion is not in the poll. When you have 340 responses, you can't vote on them all. And just so you know, none of mine made the top ten either. I'll leave the poll up until Sunday, November 1st so get your vote in.

Poll

What should the Nickname be for the 2009 Saints Team?

26%

Perfect Storm

141 votes

10%

Cresent City Connection

55 votes

2%

The Incredibles

16 votes

6%

Payton's Flying Circus

35 votes

3%

Pick Ya Poison

21 votes

2%

53

16 votes

4%

Holy Rollers

25 votes

10%

Dome 'n' Nation

57 votes

3%

The Machine

19 votes

28%

Category 5

150 votes

535 votes | Poll has closed

All great teams of the past have had great nicknames, such as " Monsters of the Midway" or "Purple People Eaters", or "Greatest Show on Turf",or even "The Dome Patrol". Each one of these teams have had something that made it unique. What makes this team unique, in my opinion, is that any player on the team could be the star of the week. Last game, seven touchdowns by seven different players. The two games prior were won basically by the defense. One commentator said that the Saints were playing "left handed", when our opponents take away our strengths, we find a new way to win. I like that analysis. Our opponents are having trouble "game plannning" against a team that if different every week. It's a good feeling to know that we can win even when Drew doesn't throw a single touchdown, or when one of our running backs in out, or when one of our receivers is double covered.

So, what would be a good nickname for the best Saints team ever? That's your homework. I'll take the best 10 and make a poll for an official vote.

2006 In 2006, Daniel started all 13 games as Missouri earned a berth in the Brut Sun Bowl. He threw for 3,527 yards with a 63.5 percent completion rate and 28 touchdowns. Daniel also set a school record for passing touchdowns in a game, racking up five scores in the season opener against Murray State. This was good enough for a Second Team All-Big 12 selection while he also was named to the First Team All-Academic Big 12 Team. Daniel is also one of the 35 quarterbacks placed on the 2007 Manning Award watch list.[2] 2007 Daniel takes a snap in the first quarter of the 2007 Mizzou vs. Nebraska football game.In 2007, Daniel improved even more stunningly, throwing for 4,306 yards with a 68.2% completion rate and 33 touchdowns, with only 11 interceptions in 14 games. He also rushed for a net 253 yards and four touchdowns for a total offense of 37 touchdowns and 4,559 yards, almost 326 yards per game. On Jan. 1, 2008, Missouri wrapped up a school-best 12-2 season with a 38-7 win over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl. A week later, the Tigers were ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press' final poll - the highest final ranking in school history - and No. 5 in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll. Daniel also announced he was returning for his senior season after putting his name in with the NFL College Advisory Committee to receive feedback for the NFL Draft. On November 27, 2007, the Big 12 Conference named Daniel the Offensive Player of the Year. He is the first Missouri player to be named to that honor.[3] On Dec. 5, 2007, Chase was invited by the Heisman Trophy Trust to go to New York City as one of four finalists. He eventually finished fourth in the Heisman Trophy voting with 425 points. He garnered 25 first-place votes, 84 second-place votes, and 182 third-place votes. He became only the third Tiger to ever finish in the top-10. His fourth-place showing marks the second-highest finish in Heisman voting by a Tiger player, with Paul Christman the only one to finish higher (third in 1939). 2008 In the 2008 preseason, Daniel was named one of 26 candidates for the 2008 Unitas Award, given to the nation's best senior college football quarterback.[4] Daniel continued to break virtually all Mizzou passing records, and in a two-game span against Southeast Missouri State and Nevada, he actually threw more touchdowns (seven) than he did incomplete passes (six). Daniel recently appeared on the front of ESPN the Magazine with fellow teammate Chase Patton. Daniel recently donned #25 in honor of fallen teammate Aaron O'Neal. O'Neal died before beginning his freshman year during practice in July 2005, and would have been a senior this year. The number is rotating among the senior class this season. He became the Missouri career total offense yardage leader on December 6, with 13,256. He moved ahead of Brad Smith (13,088).

We all hope that  Deuce will find a home where he can strive. While checking out available RB in fantasy football on NFL.com, I came across this writeup.

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Alright, I got your attention and, YES, I serious. I have heard it said and I .....may..... have said it myself but here goes, "This is the year that the Saints go all the way." And there are reason that I'm declaring this now. There are obviously reasons that we haven't made it there so far. But, most importantly is to get your mind right and get on board while there is still room. The bus will only hold so many, so get your in the pot.

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IRVING, Texas —  Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was among at least five people injured Saturday when the roof of the team's indoor practice facility collapsed in a storm during a rookie minicamp.

Cowboys spokesman Rich Dalrymple said four team support staff members were injured and all players and coaches were accounted for. He didn't know the extent of the injuries to the four, who he said were hospitalized.

Witnesses said lights started flickering and shaking minutes before the collapse, prompting players, coaches, staff members and reporters to vacate the building. Several people were trying to exit the facility when the roof collapsed.

"I saw it coming down and didn't have time to react," secondary coach Dave Campo said. "I hit the ground and was able to get back up."

The storm was producing winds measured at 64 mph just before it struck the Cowboys facility, said National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Harris in Fort Worth. Power was out at the team's Valley Ranch headquarters.

DeCamillis was seen putting on a neck brace and being taken out of the team's main office building on a stretcher. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, in a TV interview from the Kentucky Derby, said 27 rookies were going through the workout.

"We're lucky no one got electrocuted with all the water in the building," head coach Wade Phillips said. "A couple of players had minor injuries, but they were all right."

The roof is a large air-supported canopy with aluminum frames covering a regulation 100-yard football field. The team was going through the second of three days of workouts for rookie draft picks and free agents.

It’s important to realize where you’ve been so you can appreciate where you are. That’s a statement that you might need to read twice. I know that a lot of you have been fans of the New Orleans Saints for as long I have. For you, I will be preaching to the choir. But for the fans that have joined us in the past few year, good to have you, but please don’t misunderstand and think that it’s always been this good. As fans we are never happy. It’s a "What have you done for me lately?" sort of world we live in. But, for me, I try to keep all that in perspective. It’s hard to be upset that Reggie hasn’t lived up to the hype the media has draped over his shoulders when you know how long it’s been since we had a player that draws that much attention on the field. Let’s look back and see what previous decades looked like in the running back position for the Saints.

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