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Saints

2009 Active Roster Draft Batting Average

February 11, 2010

In the last few columns we’ve made mention of a draft batting average for both the Saints and Colts. We hadn’t really explored the concept of what this means, so we figured we’d present our data for the entire league since this is something that we plan on monitoring.
One of the questions we posed [...]

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The Saints offseason: Will they keep Reggie Bush?

February 10, 2010

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Fresh off their Super Bowl victory the Saints, their players and fans are probably still living it up in the Big Easy, and deservedly so. However, the NFL is a what have you done for me lately business and the cold realities of the off season will soon rear [...]

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Dissecting the Saints victory: Coaching vs. talent

February 9, 2010

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Stemming from our analysis of the New Orleans Saints roster one of the questions that reverberated with us was whether the dramatic improvement was the result of coaching or improved talent. Since the offensive unit was largely unchanged from the teams’ 2008 squad that finished the season 8-8 and [...]

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Dissecting the Saints victory: The roster

February 8, 2010

With Super Bowl XLIV in the books congratulations are extended to the New Orleans Saints, its players, the city and, of course, its long suffering fan base that has finally been rewarded for its loyalty after decades of ineptitude.
As the Lombardi trophy heads to the party in the French Quarter we wanted to take a [...]

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2009 Playoff Teams and the Draft

January 10, 2010

As part of our continuing analysis of the impact of the draft on NFL rosters we have taken a look at the 2009 playoff teams. The graphic above shows the relation between the different teams, the average of their overall draft picks and the number of team drafted players on the current active roster [...]

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OTC: New England (#10 from New Orleans)

April 27, 2008

New England Patriots
2007 Record: 16-0
2008 1st Round Selection:
Jared Mayo, LB, Tennessee
Last Five 1st Round Picks:
2007 – Brandon Meriweather (DB / #24)
2006 – Laurence Maroney (RB / #21)
2005 – Logan Mankins (G / #32)
2004 – Benjamin Watson (TE / #32)
2004 – Vince Wilfork (NT / #21)
Other LB 1st Round Selections (Last 20 Years):
1999 – Andy Katzenmoyer [...]

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Day #67: Mark Simoneau

February 19, 2008

Mark Simoneau – LB – Kansas State
2000 Draft / 3rd Round / Atlanta Falcons
Mark Simoneau enters the 2008 offseason as an unrestricted free agent and is rumored to be a target of the Miami Dolphins as it begins its renaissance under the Big Tuna. Taken in the linebacker rich 2000 draft by Atlanta it is [...]

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