Stinchcomb Released By Saints

Few on New Orleans Saints roster saw Jon Stinchcomb's release coming

By John DeShazier, The Times-Picayune NOLA.com

Jon Stinchcomb was not among the New Orleans Saints' untouchables.

Michael DeMocker / The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb blocks for Drew Brees during the preseason game between the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers at the Superdome last Friday.

No shame there.
But that doesn't mean you could see his release Monday coming from a mile away, doesn't even mean you could have spotted it on the horizon with a pair of binoculars.
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Saints Will Hold Extra Week Of Training Camp In Southern California

New Orleans Saints wanted to extend camp, move to better weather in California

By Mike Triplett, The Times Picayune

New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton said there were a number of reasons for the team's decision to head West for an extra week of training camp in Oxnard, Calif., from August 21-28.
Most importantly, Payton said he wanted to extend training camp for an extra week during this abbreviated NFL offseason. He wanted the extra time to build team camaraderie and continue to install the team's playbook.
In order to do that here in Metairie, the Saints might have had to switch hotels. But Payton said he liked the idea of taking camp on the road to a new location anyway. He said the team considered a few locations, but Oxnard was the top choice and fit into the travel plans between exhibition games at Houston and at Oakland.
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Saints Team To Beat According To Washington Post Blogger

Don’t fall asleep on the New Orleans Saints this season

By Anthony Stalter

What people remember is how the Seahawks embarrassed them in last year’s playoffs. But the Saints were doomed long before that. Drew Brees wasn’t the same player he was in 2009, Sean Payton wasn’t the same play caller, and Gregg Williams’ defense wasn’t as opportunistic. Then the inevitable happened: injuries started to mount and when players at key positions failed to pick up the slack, the Saints struggled. Simply put, the wheels fell off and it allowed the Falcons to seize control of the NFC South.
But the Falcons have depth issues heading into the season, which is one area the Saints addressed this offseason. On defense, they wanted to get stronger up front, so they signed the highly underrated Aubrayo Franklin, as well a player in Shaun Rogers who can be destructive when he’s motivated. They also replaced the oft-injured Reggie Bush with Darren Sproles, whom Payton will love drawing up plays for. The signings of Turk McBride, Korey Hall and Fabian Washington didn’t turn heads like the Eagles’ additions of Nnamadi Asomugha, Cullen Jenkins and Ronnie Brown, but those three players are the types of veteran acquisitions that Super Bowl-caliber teams make in the offseason.
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Manning Offers Colts Discount

Manning proves his mettle with request to make less money

By Mike Lopresti, Gannett

Makes you wonder if the apocalypse is coming. Ah, but we're talking Peyton Manning. He values team priorities like he throws touchdowns, or maybe that should be the other way around.

He stood there Sunday describing his new five-year $90 million deal that had been downsized by the Indianapolis Colts, because that's what he wanted. He asked, they cut. It was like watching a man walk into an IRS office and insist on a tax increase.

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Malcolm Jenkins Could Go Down As One Of The Best Saints Of All Timce According To Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams

Could Malcolm Jenkins become the Rickey Jackson of free safeties for the Saints?  Defensive Coordinator Gregg Williams believes Jenkins could become one of the best players in franchise history.  From the Times Picayune:

New Orleans free safety Malcolm Jenkins is wise beyond his years

By Jeff Duncan

In his first meeting with reporters at training camp on Saturday, the New Orleans Saints' loquacious defensive coordinator dropped a doozy about free safety Malcolm Jenkins.
"If he stays healthy, he'll go down as one of the better Saints of all-time," Williams said.
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