Getting Them Marching Again - A New Orleans Connected Franchise (M16)

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Bengals - Michael Johnson (RE): Pulled Groin - 4 weeks
Bills - LeSean McCoy (HB): Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Bills - Ryan Wendell (RG): Broken Tailbone - 13 weeks
Broncos - Tommy Kelly (RE): Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Chargers - James Jones (WR): Achilles Tear - 9 weeks
Chiefs - Mitch Morse (C):Broken Thumb - 2 weeks
Dolphins - Ndamukong Suh (LE): Foot Stress Fracture - 13 weeks
Dolphins - Jarvis Landry (WR): Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Giants - Shane Vereen (HB): Dislocated Ankle - 5 weeks
Giants - Blaine Gabbert (QB): Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
Jets - Michael Reyes(r) (TE): Broken Toe - 4 weeks
Packers - Morgan Burnett (FS): Broken Femur - 9 weeks
Panthers - Luke Kuechly (MLB): Shoulder Tear - 3 weeks
Raiders - Derek Carr (QB): Forearm Fracture - 4 weeks
Raiders - Matt Forte (HB): Partial ACL Tear - 2 weeks
Rams - Michael Brockers (DT): Quad Tear - 7 weeks
Ravens - C.J. Mosely (MLB): Hamstring Tear - 5 weeks
Titans - Jason McCourty (CB): Pulled Groin - 4 weeks
Vikings - Adrian Peterson (HB): Achilles Tear - 15 weeks


*Only listing starters injuries

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Pre-Season Game 3 Notes

• Both Offense and Defense continue to improve. Offense still needs more big plays and less dink'n'dunk. Defense was much improved.
• Generated 415 yards of offense (119 rushing and 296 passing), primarily to give RGIII and Grayson opportunities to compete.
• Allowed 364 yards and 266 yard of passing. Still allowing too many long passes.
• Grayson won week 2, but week 3 goes to Griffin. Grayson played extremely conservative, missed some wide open throws and was sacked 4 times. RGIII threw a pick, but also 2 TDs and pushed the ball downfield.
• Seth Roberts (5 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD) continue to be the star of the pre-season. Caught an amazing one handed catch over the top of the coverage for a huge gain.
• Andrus Peat (RT) continues to allow D-lineman to put too much pressure on the QB and gave up 2 sacks.
• Both rookie DT's, Adrain Bradley and Jimmy Phillip, got a sack.
• Pass defense was improved with 2 interceptions (Jenkins and Motta) nd only 266 yards allowed through the air, mostly at the end of the 4th.
• Won 34-24.
• Hau'oli Kikaha (LOLB) - Out 1 week with broken ribs
• Brandon Coleman (WR) - Out 4 weeks with a dislocated elbow.

Next 6 Cut:

• Jed Collins (FB) - Camp Body
• Juron Criner (WR) - Outplayed by Roberts & Fowler
• Bobby Richardson (LE) - Outplayed by Montgomery
• John Jenkins (DT) - poor scheme fit
• Michael Mauti (MLB) - Outplayed by Ellerbe & Humber
• Dallas Thigpen (K) - Outplayed by Coons

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Bengals - Michael Johnson (RE): Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Bills - LeSean McCoy (HB): Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Bills - Ryan Wendell (RG): Broken Tailbone - 12 weeks
Broncos - Tommy Kelly (RE): Pulled Groin - 1 week
Cardinals - Jared Veldheer (LT): Pulled Hamstring - 2 weeks
Chargers - James Jones (WR): Achilles Tear - 8 weeks
Chiefs - Mitch Morse (C):Broken Thumb - 1 week
Dolphins - Ndamukong Suh (LE): Foot Stress Fracture - 12 weeks
Dolphins - Jarvis Landry (WR): Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Giants - Shane Vereen (HB): Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
Giants - Blaine Gabbert (QB): Dislocated Ankle - 3 weeks
Jets - Michael Reyes(r) (TE): Broken Toe - 3 weeks
Packers - Morgan Burnett (FS): Broken Femur - 8 weeks
Packers - Randall Cobb (WR): Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Panthers - Luke Kuechly (MLB): Shoulder Tear - 2 weeks
Raiders - Derek Carr (QB): Forearm Fracture - 3 weeks
Raiders - Matt Forte (HB): Partial ACL Tear - 1 week
Rams - Michael Brockers (DT): Quad Tear - 6 weeks
Ravens - C.J. Mosely (MLB): Hamstring Tear - 4 weeks
Washington - Chris Culliver (CB): Upper Arm Fracture - 7 weeks
Titans - Jason McCourty (CB): Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Vikings - Adrian Peterson (HB): Achilles Tear - 14 weeks
Vikings - Danielle Hunter(r) (RE): Broken Thumb - 2 weeks


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Pre-Season Game 4 Notes

• Starters only played 1 series. Backups played well overall, but allowed too many long plays.
• Generated 472 yards of offense (171 rushing and 301 passing).
• Allowed 385 yards and 310 yard of passing. Rookie WR; McCoy, got loose twice for big gains.
• Grayson was far more settled and accurate than RGIII. Both threw for 2 TDs, but Griffin had less than 50% completion.
• Bennie Fowler (6 rec, 105 yds, 2 TDs) was the star on offense, making several key catches on 3rd down and got behind the D for a long score in the 2nd quarter.
• Stephone Anthony was all over the field with 11 tackles, 3 for a loss.
• Pass defense continues to make big plays with 3 interceptions (Barron, Lucas and Lewis), but can't keep allowing so many big gains.
• Won 44-20.
• Brandon Coleman (WR) - Out 3 weeks with a dislocated elbow.

Last 6 Cut: To Be Announced

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Final Cuts Meeting

Present:
Rickey Jackson (GM/Owner)
Jim Glidewell (HC)
Harper Blake (GM's PA)
Rod Woodall (Head of Scouting)
Kyle Sims (Head of Finance)

"Let's keep this quick, our first look is at QB. I think we only keep one backup behind Drew, but we gotta figure out which one." - RJ

"I'm happy to have just two. It's not like we can't sign someone if we lose Drew and neither Grayson or Griffin have wowed enough to think we can give them up. Grayson's got the edge on production this preseason, but RGIII's potential and athleticism is certainly enticing." - JG

"Well in terms of salary, both are going to cost us $600K this year, but we cut Griffin and we save $1.5M compared to Grayson's $650K." - KS

"I think that decides it, RGIII's walking. On to HB's, we've currently got five on the roster and we're keeping Ingram, Ellington & Spiller. What about Jonas Gray and Storm Johnson?" - RJ

"They both played fine in some limited action, but Gray has been a pain in the *** and Johnson isn't picking up the offense like a guy who's been here in training camp. I say cut both and if we need to bring in another FA." - JG

"Sounds about right to me, done. We have seven receivers right now, what are we going to do with that?" - RJ

"With Coleman out for the first 3 games and the pace I want to run the offense at, I say keep what we have right now and evaluate when Bradon's back practicing. Also, both Fowler and especially Roberts worked non-stop throughout camp and preseason and put some good action out on the field too. Don't think we want to lose guys like that. And the same goes for the four TE's." - JG

"Fine, but it means we'll have to make room elsewhere. What about the O-line?" - RJ

"By pushing Hansen to the guard spot, it means we can probably let Carimi walk and by having Mark Barron play the hybrid OLB and DB, then both Kikaha and Roc Carmichael are not going to see a lot of action." - RW

"How does that look financially Kyle?" - RJ

"Carimi and Carmichael are not an issue, but Kikaha has got guarantees that mean a $1.5M hit that stays on the books. If you're looking at LBers then both Humber and Ellerbe are free of future guarantees." - KS

"Both of those guys played their butts off in all four games, we can't be cutting them now!" - JG

"I get it, but here's your choice then; a WR, a TE or Humber or Ellerbe?" - RJ

"That's a rough look at it, but I guess that's the business then. Based on performance going forward, I'd say James Hanna is least likely to see much of the field." - JG

"It sucks, but it's the way it is." - RJ

Last 6 Cut:

• Robert Griffin III (QB) - Outperformed by Grayson
• Jonas Gray (HB) - Poor attitude
• Storm Johnson (HB) - Lack of performance
• James Hanna (TE) - Limited roster size
• Gabe Carimi (LG) - Moved Hansen from Center to Guard
• Roc Carmichael (CB) - Outperformed by P.J. Williams

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New Orlean's Saints Depth Chart - 2016
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND
WR	Brandin Cooks	Marques Colston
TE	Josh Hill	Coby Fleener
LT	Terron Armstead	Charles Brown
LG	Steven Hansen (r)	Tim Lelito
C	Ben Jones	Fernando Velasco
RG	Jon Asamoah	Jahri Evans
RT	C.J. Culliver (r)	Andrus Peat
WR	Josh Gordon	Willie Snead
QB	Drew Brees	Garrett Grayson
FB	Ryan Hewitt
HB	Mark Ingram	C.J. Spiller
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND
LDE	Jason Pierre-Paul	Sam Montgomery
LDT	Haloti Ngata	Jimmy Phillip (r)
RDT	Adrain Bradley (r)	Tyrunn Walker
RDE	Cameron Jordan	Dion Jordan
WLB	Stephone Anthony	Mark Barron
MLB	Zach Brown	Dannell Ellerbe
SLB	Courtney Upshaw	Xavier Samuels (r)
CB	Janoris Jenkins	Davius Lucas (r)
SS	Jarius Byrd	Zeke Motta
FS	Kenny Vaccaro	Mark Barron
CB	Delvin Breaux	Keenan Lewis
Special Teams
	STARTER
K	Travis Coons
P	Thomas Morstead
PR	Brandin Cooks
KR	C.J. Spiller
LS	Jon Asamoah

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Week 1

Bears - Charcandrick West (HB): Dislocated Ankle - 4 weeks
Bengals - Michael Johnson (RE): Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Bengals - Kevin Zeitler (RG): Dislocated Hip -6 weeks
Bills - LeSean McCoy (HB): Pulled Groin - 1 week
Bills - Ryan Wendell (RG): Broken Tailbone - 11 weeks
Bills - Percy Harvin (WR): Pulled Groin - 3 weeks
Cardinals - Jared Veldheer (LT): Pulled Hamstring - 1 week
Chargers - James Jones (WR): Achilles Tear - 7 weeks
Dolphins - Ndamukong Suh (LE): Foot Stress Fracture - 11 weeks
Dolphins - Jarvis Landry (WR): Pulled Groin - 1 week
Giants - Shane Vereen (HB): Dislocated Ankle - 3 weeks
Giants - Blaine Gabbert (QB): Dislocated Ankle - 2 weeks
Jaguars - Dante Fowler Jr. (RE) Forearm Fracture - 5 weeks
Jaguars - Derek Wolfe (LE) Dislocated Ankle - 7 weeks
Jets - Michael Reyes(r) (TE): Broken Toe - 2 weeks
Lions - Stevenson Sylvester (LOLB) Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Packers - Morgan Burnett (FS): Broken Femur - 7 weeks
Packers - Randall Cobb (WR): Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Panthers - Luke Kuechly (MLB): Shoulder Tear - 1 week
Patriots - Antonio Gates (TE): Upper Arm Fracture - 7 weeks
Raiders - Derek Carr (QB): Forearm Fracture - 2 weeks
Rams - Michael Brockers (DT): Quad Tear - 5 weeks
Ravens - C.J. Mosely (MLB): Hamstring Tear - 3 weeks
Washington - Chris Culliver (CB): Upper Arm Fracture - 6 weeks
Washington - DeSean Jackson (WR): Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Washington - Sam Bradford (QB): Dislocated Ankle - 3 weeks
Seahawks - Marshawn Lynch (HB): Broken Thumb - 4 weeks
Titans - Jason McCourty (CB): Pulled Groin - 2 weeks
Vikings - Adrian Peterson (HB): Achilles Tear - 13 weeks
Vikings - Danielle Hunter(r) (RE): Broken Thumb - 1 weeks


*Only listing starters injuries

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Spoiler

New Orleans Saints 2016 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	HOME/AWAY	RESULT
Sept 11	St. Louis Rams	AWAY	WON 27-3
Sept 15*	Atlanta Falcons	AWAY	WON 31-24
Sept 25	Denver Broncos	HOME	WON 52-20
-	BYE	-	-
Oct 9	Philadelphia Eagles	HOME
Oct 16	Carolina Panthers	AWAY
Oct 23	San Diego Chargers	AWAY
Oct 30	Oakland Raiders	HOME
Nov 6	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	AWAY
Nov 13	Seattle Seahawks	HOME
Nov 17*	San Francisco 49ers	HOME
Nov 24*	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	HOME
Dec 4	Green Bay Packers	AWAY
Dec 11	Kansas City Chiefs	AWAY
Dec 18	Carolina Panthers	HOME
Dec 25	Arizona Cardinals	AWAY
Jan 1	Atlanta Falcons	HOME

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