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On Paul Tagliabue's Saints Ruling on 11/12/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Tagliabue’s ruling was a hair-split, a “mistakes were made and actions were regretted” piece of passive-aggressive legalese, but it contain a clear admission: Roger Goodell did something wrong. He overstepped his power. ... Tagliabue’s ruling asserts that there are limits to Goodell’s power, and that there are people close to Goodell willing to admit that and to do something about it. That’s what should now have us shocked. Mike Tanier(via SportsOnEarth.com)
Saints Bountygate: Tagliabue Rules on 11/12/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Paul Tagliabue vacated all player suspensions in bounty case.
(ESPN's Adam Schefter)

*This is going to make it very, very hard for the Rams to bring Gregg Williams back to their staff in 2013--if they were ever going to. (SI's Peter King) (via Twitter)
Falcons Crush Saints' Hopes on 30/11/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Now the stark reality is this: The Super Bowl will be in New Orleans, but New Orleans will not be in the Super Bowl. I still don't envy Goodell's security team that week, but at least the Saints won't be on stage at the circus. It will be somebody else's show on Bourbon Street. Mike Rosenberg(via SI.com)

MORE: "The Falcons, who have yet to win a playoff game in the Smith/Ryan era, have made it clear all season that simply getting to the playoffs is no longer good enough. They want to win in the postseason and they want to win the Super Bowl." (Pat Yasinskas, ESPN.com)
NFL Week 11: Can the Saints Make the Playoffs? on 14/11/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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After going under the hood and looking at the numbers, I just don't see a strong likelihood that the Saints will be able to finish the season on an enormous winning streak and work their way into the playoffs. The schedule's too tough, and if you take a broader view of how they've played, the performance doesn't appear to be there, either. Bill Barnwell(via Grantland)
NFL Week 9: Pagano, Payton and More on 5/11/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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[Colts interim head coach Bruce] Arians gave me a surprise. "The goal is to get Chuck on the field December 30th,'' Arians said. "I don't know if it can happen, but that's the goal.'' Final home game of the year. Houston at Indianapolis. The new power of the AFC South coming to town -- maybe with a playoff spot on the line for the little-engine-that-could Colts. Peter King(via SI.com) , with this week's edition of his must-read NFL news-and-notes column.

MORE KING, ON SEAN PAYTON: "I don't know how this story ends. But with the Cowboys on the ropes, and the specter of Lurie facing a nutty fan base tired of the same old story, and with the Saints tired of being the NFL's punching bag, Payton could turn the biggest nightmare of his life into the biggest payday. Stay tuned."
NFL Week 7: Best of This Week's MMQB on 22/10/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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*Play of the Week: If the Saints can find a way to go 8-2 and save one of the strangest seasons in NFL history, every man in that locker room -- and the coach in exile, watching on TV -- will have [Malcolm] Jenkins to thank.

*RGIII leaves his mark in NJ: Watching this game, I kept thinking how glad I was that Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen paid whatever it is they paid to deal for Griffin. And whatever it is, it'll be worth it. He's one of the great, special players to come into the league in the 29 seasons I've covered it.

*Snap counts you need to know: Tim Tebow, five (four carries for 12 yards) from scrimmage, three on special teams; Jonathan Vilma, 18 (25 percent of the Saints' defensive snaps); Terrell Suggs, 44 (55 percent of the Ravens on defense)

*Weekly Awards: Adrian Peterson (Offense); Malcolm Jenkins, Connor Barwin, Terrell Suggs (Defense); Andy Lee (Special Teams); Colts DL coach Gary Emanuel (Coach); Joe Flacco (Goat). Peter King(via SI.com) , who leads his weekly must-read NFL news-and-notes column with great reporting of Malcolm Jenkins' incredible game-saving play to help the Saints beat the Bucs, plus enthusiasm for RGIII, his weekly power rankings and a lot more.
Lunchtime Read: Sean Payton in Exile on 12/10/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Hurl Sean Payton into this setting where he helps coach his son's team of 11- and 12-year-olds during his year in emperor Roger Goodell's bounty banishment program, and you might start to revisit the power of television. Chuck Culpepper(via SportsOnEarth.com) , adding: "Watching this possible mirage, you might start wondering about humans, about how some seem to possess bloodstreams consumed with a thing they absolutely must do, something that makes them wake each morning with anticipation, be it painting or politics or piano. What gushes out of Payton is a love for football that clearly exceeds even the outsized love for football you would assume he has. In his gait and his presence, he's abuzz. He's everywhere."
NFL Week 5 Analysis, Cont'd: Brees vs. Unitas on 8/10/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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A phenomenal quarterback broke a phenomenal quarterback’s record on Sunday night. Let’s celebrate Unitas and Brees for both their accomplishments and their humanity. Mike Tanier(via SportsOnEarth.com) , adding: "It is hard to appreciate Brees’ achievement without knowing the real story behind the cherished record he broke: Unitas, like Brees, battled ups and downs, good seasons and frustrating seasons, won a championship and came just short of others."
NFL Quarter-Turn Storylines: What's Wrong With the Saints? on 4/10/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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While Saints fans might be tempted to anticipate the return of their prodigal sons and pencil the team in for another 13-3 season next year, and Saints detractors might see the 0-4 start as a sign that the Saints are done, the truth is that they're more like an 8-8 team than anything else. Bill Barnwell(via Grantland) , adding: "One way the Saints could help is by planting seeds in the corner of an end zone for a pass rush and hoping that it delivers before the end of the season."
NFL Week 3 in Review on 24/9/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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*Saints 0-3: "it's obvious nothing's going to come easily in New Orleans this year... This is a team that didn't lose at home last year, going 9-0, but it's already 0-2 there and about to hit panic mode." (Don Banks, SI.com)

*NFL's Best Team: Atlanta? "The win against San Diego was a grind-it-out domination, the antithesis of the 2010 Falcons." (Jason Cole, Yahoo Sports)

*Surprises: "The Saints and Steelers were vulnerable to comebacks. The Eagles' turnovers finally caught up with them. The 49ers' loss was a complete surprise." (John Clayton, ESPN.com)

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