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Texans/Saints practice report

Ole Miss Texan said:
I thought I read AJ wasn't going to be practicing and that he might not even play in the game!? Well I guess the good news is it seems he's completely unphased, but I don't want him to be exposed to injury!
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I don't think he took part in the 11 on 11's. I think it was the 1 on 1's.
 
The afternoon practice report from the Times Picayune:

• Quarterback Drew Brees had the Texans' defensive line in his face and looked rattled during the first play of team drills, causing him to call a timeout. On the next play, he had Texans defensive end Mario Williams as close as he could be.
• The Saints' first-team offense and second-team offense both had two-minute drills against the Texans' defense that ended in interceptions. Mark Brunell was intercepted near the end zone by cornerback Derrick Roberson, and Brees was intercepted in the end zone by cornerback Jamar Fletcher.
• Tyler Palko threw an interception to Texans cornerback Antwaun Molden in his final drive, but he followed it up with a nice pass of 25-30 yards up the middle to tight end Billy Miller.
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Sounds like the Texans defense dominated this practice. I'm glad to see Billy Miller still has a NFL job.
 
Lucky said:
The afternoon practice report from the Times Picayune:

Sounds like the Texans defense dominated this practice. I'm glad to see Billy Miller still has a NFL job.
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Who can ever forget Billy Miller catching the pass for our very first ever TD as a team against the Cowgirls? I'm kind of glad to see Miller still going at it myself.
 
The Saints official site tried to paint a rosier picture, but interceptions are still interceptions.

Following some special teams work that focused on field goals and kickoffs that both teams practiced against themselves on the squads reconvened for a final team session that saw the Saints march down the field behind Drew Brees, with a nice completion to RB Reggie Bush that picked up eight yards, a completion to Miller for seven yards, a diving 12-yard completion to WR Devery Henderson and an 18-yard completion to Bush. However on an ensuing down DE Mario Williams and DT Amobi Okoye pressured Brees in the pocket and the Saints’ scoring drive was thwarted when Brees was intercepted in the end zone by SS Glenn Earl.
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Mario & Amobi getting it done! Can't wait to see the game on Saturday.
 
It's preseason. I'm more concerned about O-line improvement in run blocking and our 1st team defensive linemen getting a sack or two along with their run blocking than I am about winning.

I'm also very interested in seeing Brink play in the 2nd half. I have a feeling Boyd is our 3rd string QB when the season starts. I wonder if after the game Saturday I'll be having second thoughts on that. LOL
 
More coverage of the afterneen practice from WWLTV.com:

New Orleans' offense picked things up in the afternoon compared to Wednesday morning, especially in 11-on-11 drills.

While the O-line looked tired and unmotivated in the morning, they were able to come up with much better blocking in one-on-one drills in the afternoon. Mario Williams, Houston's defensive end that was the No. 1 pick in 2006, did make some big plays from the corner.

The big surprise, though, was that the teams stayed in shells this afternoon - helmets, shoulder pads and shorts. We're not sure why they didn't go full pads, and with a game coming up Saturday night against the Texans, they likely won't go full pads on Thursday.
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A recurrent theme.

I haven't heard much from the Texans offense. Saturday night will be huge for Chris Brown and the o-line.
 
gtexan02 said:
After reading these articles, its clear to me that the Saints are MUCH better in at least one department:

Coverage (of their team activities)

There are already at least 3 detailed accounts of the morning practice from the Saints side. ...Why haven't we gotten any updates about our players?
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Typically in the case of our leading news source it's because the writers are still waiting to get their hands on the quote sheets that are prepared and distributed by the team media relations/comm depts.
 
aj. said:
Typically in the case of our leading news source it's because the writers are still waiting to get their hands on the quote sheets that are prepared and distributed by the team media relations/comm depts.
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And McClain isn't quite ready to back down from the "all you can eat" challenge at the local buffet.
 
mexican_texan said:
And McClain isn't quite ready to back down from the "all you can eat" challenge at the local buffet.
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you guys are kinda pathetic ragging on mcclain for his weight. he may not be the best in covering the texans, but i respect the man... yall need to grow up.
 
b0ng said:
Also, it is fair to pick on McClain about his weight, because picking on him about his lackluster "football coverage" doesn't seem to phase him.
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i find it totally irrelevant, but if it makes you guys happy, so be it.
 
McClain's video wrap up of the two Texans/Saints practices is up at The Chronic.

Adibi made a couple of great plays in coverage
DeMeco was smothering Reggie in coverage (Ryans now weighs 251 lbs?)
Molden has 2 picks, 3 PDs, and has the General hot & bothered
 
Thorn said:
Who can ever forget Billy Miller catching the pass for our very first ever TD as a team against the Cowgirls? I'm kind of glad to see Miller still going at it myself.
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Agreed. Who can forget?

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281 said:
that site has like no games now... it's so damn unreliable.
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You sure? I used it a lot for Texans games, and Rockets games. TVU is another one. Trust me, once the NFL season starts, a bunch of sites will pop up with reliable links. :)
 
GuerillaBlack said:
You sure? I used it a lot for Texans games, and Rockets games. TVU is another one. Trust me, once the NFL season starts, a bunch of sites will pop up with reliable links. :)
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i'll take your word for it mayne, but i'm still gonna be hittin the sports bar on sundays to watch my team... wings and football are a match made in heaven.
 
281 said:
i'll take your word for it mayne, but i'm still gonna be hittin the sports bar on sundays to watch my team... wings and football are a match made in heaven.
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Definitely.

I'm going to try harder this year to make some DFW parties.

If not, Dominos is only a phone call away...

Or Quiznos nowadays ;).
 
It appears what was thought to be a strain, is a tear. Big Hollis Thomas has a torn tricep. Looks like Ellis has to be THE man in the middle.

It sucks seeing a Big Nasty get hurt during a practice.

The New Orleans Saints' starting defensive tackle Hollis Thomas has torn his right tricep at practice. Coach Sean Payton said Thomas would likely be off the playing field for two months.
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http://www.wdsu.com/news/17190435/detail.html
 
HOU-TEX said:
It appears what was thought to be a strain, is a tear. Big Hollis Thomas has a torn tricep. Looks like Ellis has to be THE man in the middle.

It sucks seeing a Big Nasty get hurt during a practice.



http://www.wdsu.com/news/17190435/detail.html
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Hate to see that happen, I actually wanted the Saints to be at full strength particularly on the DL so we could see how much our OL truly improved from this last week. Our interior OL caught a break with the Thomas injury and in preseason that's not what you really want imo.
 
Here's a little report from this mornings practice. It appears all the talk of them being lovey dovey on the field is now moot.

This report makes Cochran the bad guy, but who knows??

- Here's exactly what started the fight that occured during 11-on-11 drills: Saints guard Jahri Evans was blocking Texans defensive end Earl Cochran, when Cochran took a swing at him . Evans returned the favor by taking a shot at Cochran. Players from both sides swarmed the field, but it was broken up pretty quickly.
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http://www.fox40now.com/sports/26950929.html

Here's a video from that dude again. You can see Humpty Dumpty waddling around behind him. :gun:

http://www.wwltv.com/video/index.html?nvid=272768&shu=1
 
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- Here's exactly what started the fight that occured during 11-on-11 drills: Saints guard Jahri Evans was blocking Texans defensive end Earl Cochran, when Cochran took a swing at him . Evans returned the favor by taking a shot at Cochran. Players from both sides swarmed the field, but it was broken up pretty quickly.


Hummmm...I may have to change the name of my fan club from the Travis Johnson fan club to the T.Johnson and E. Cochran fan club.. :thinking:
I am definitely ready for some "attitude" on this team..:kingkong:
 
HOU-TEX said:
It appears what was thought to be a strain, is a tear. Big Hollis Thomas has a torn tricep. Looks like Ellis has to be THE man in the middle.

It sucks seeing a Big Nasty get hurt during a practice.



http://www.wdsu.com/news/17190435/detail.html
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this hurts us.

One of the hopes for an improved secondary was actually through an improved defensive line with pressure on the QB. Our secondary still has major, major concerns. And losing Thomas's presence in the middle - in a camp for which he showed up light (for him, lol) and worked hard and really looked good, this sucks.

Hope Ellis is ready.
 
RazorOye said:
this hurts us.

One of the hopes for an improved secondary was actually through an improved defensive line with pressure on the QB. Our secondary still has major, major concerns. And losing Thomas's presence in the middle - in a camp for which he showed up light (for him, lol) and worked hard and really looked good, this sucks.

Hope Ellis is ready.
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Hopefully you guys get healthy for the regular season. We know what it's like to have a ton of injuries.
 
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