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The New Orleans Saints are just coming off a 3-13 season under head coach Jim Haslett. The Saints have decided to part ways with Haslett and decided to bring in Sean Payton as the head coach of the future. In addition to needing a new coach, the Saints were in dire need of a new QB, so they went out looking and found their man on the free agent market, Drew Brees. Coming off of a bad shoulder injury only the Miami Dolphins and Saints were interested in Brees, and Sean Payton’s pitch to Brees to rebuild New Orleans was enough to bring him in.

In addition to bringing in Brees, the Saints owned the 2nd pick of the NFL Draft and selected USC phenom, Reggie Bush. In addition to Bush, the Saints selected safety, Roman Harper, guard, Jahri Evans, linebacker, Rob Ninkovich, receiver, Mike Hass, defensive back, Josh Lay, and receiver, Marques Colston.

Preseason Transactions
Traded QB Jamie Martin to the Panthers for a 5th Round Pick
Traded TE Ernie Conwell and WR Bethel Johnson to the 49ers for MLB Brandon Moore
Traded DT Hollis Thomas and CB Fred Thomas to the Chargers for a 3rd Round Pick and DT Chase Page
Signed CB Ty Law to a 1yr deal and CB DeMario Minter to a 4yr deal and TE Boo Williams to a 1yr deal

Projected Starting Lineup
QB Drew Brees
RB Reggie Bush
FB Mike Karney
WR Joe Horn
WR Donte Stallworth
TE Mark Campbell
LT Jamaal Brown
LG Montrae Holland
C Jeff Faine
RG Jermaine Mayberry
RT Jon Stinchcomb

LE Will Smith
RE Charles Grant
DT Brian Young
DT Cedric Woodard
LOLB Anthony Simmons
MLB Brandon Moore
ROLB Scott Fujita
CB Ty Law
CB Mike McKenzie
FS Dwight Smith
SS Jay Bellamy

Week 1 vs. Cleveland Browns
September 10th, 2006

1st Quarter
28 yard FG by John Carney (9:42) 3-0
33 yard FG by John Carney (5:32) 6-0

2nd Quarter
36 yard FG by John Carney (7:37) 9-0
46 yard FG by John Carney (0:15) 12-0

3rd Quarter
4 yard TD run by Reggie Bush (10:18) 19-0

4th Quarter
52 yard FG by John Carney (15:00) 22-0

Saints: 22 (1-0)
Browns: 0 (0-1)

Passing
Drew Brees (NO) 19/28 250 yards
Charlie Frye (CLE) 15/29 187 yards INT

Rushing
Reggie Bush (NO) 38 rush 110 yards TD
Reuben Droughns (CLE) 17 rush 57 yards

Receiving
Marques Colston (NO) 4 rec 87 yards
Donte Stallworth (NO) 4 rec 80 yards
Kellen Winslow (CLE) 6 rec 53 yards
Braylon Edwards (CLE) 2 rec 41 yards

Defense
Scott Fujita (NO) 6 TKL 1 sack 1 FF
Ty Law (NO) 3 TKL 1 INT
Cedric Woodard (NO) 2 TKL 1 sack 1 FF
Will Smith (NO) 1 TKL 2 sacks
Andra Davis (CLE) 8 TKL 1 sack
Kamerion Wimbley (CLE) 2 TKL 2 sacks

Other NFC South Matchups
Falcons: 20 (0-1)
Panthers: 24 (1-0)

Ravens: 7 (0-1)
Buccaneers: 31 (1-0)

Fantasy Spotlight
RB LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) 31 rush 191 yards 3 TD, 3 rec 25 yards - 41.1 PTS
RB Carnell Williams (TB) 17 rush 67 yards 4 TOT TD, 5 rec 63 yards - 39.5 PTS

NFC South Standings
Panthers 1-0
Buccaneers 1-0
Saints 1-0
Falcons 0-1

Week 2 @ Green Bay Packers
September 17th, 2006

1st Quarter
No Scoring

2nd Quarter
36 yard INT return TD by Ahmad Carroll (13:59), 7-0
46 yard FG by Billy Cundiff (5:57), 10-0
21 yard INT return TD by Scott Fujita (2:38), 10-7

3rd Quarter
19 yard TD pass to Robert Ferguson from Aaron Rodgers (14:47), 17-7
1 yard TD run by Ahman Green (8:32), 24-7
6 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (4:12), 24-14

4th Quarter
21 yard FG by Billy Cundiff (4:44), 27-14
7 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (1:22), 27-21

Saints: 21 (1-1)
Packers: 27 (1-0-1)

Passing
Drew Brees (NO) 24/38 237 yards 2 TD INT
Aaron Rodgers (GB) 15/29 144 yards TD INT

Rushing
Reggie Bush (NO) 26 rush 110 yards 2 FUM
Ahman Green (GB) 27 rush 118 yards TD
Najeh Davenport (GB) 11 rush 33 yards

Receiving
Joe Horn (NO) 9 rec 101 yards 2 TD
Reggie Bush (NO) 5 rec 25 yards
Robert Ferguson (GB) 5 rec 60 yards TD
Donald Driver (GB) 1 rec 24 yards

Defense
Will Smith (NO) 3 TKL 1 sack
Scott Fujita (NO) 3 TKL 1 INT 1 TD
Nick Barnett (GB) 8 TKL FF
Al Harris (GB) 7 TKL FF
Ben Taylor (GB) 6 TKL 1 sack
Brady Poppinga (GB) 2 TKL 1 sack
Ahmad Carroll (GB) 2 TKL 1 INT 1 TD

Other NFC South Matchups
Buccaneers: 16 (1-1)
Falcons: 27 (1-1)

Panthers: 24 (2-0)
Vikings: 6 (0-2)

Fantasy Spotlight
RB Domanick Davis (HOU) 31 rush 110 yards 3 TOT TD, 8 rec 78 yards - 33.8 PTS
WR Isaac Bruce (STL) 7 rec 189 yards 3 TD - 40.4 PTS

NFC South Standings
Panthers 2-0
Falcons 1-1
Buccaneers 1-1
Saints 1-1

montrae holland !!!

Week 3 vs. Atlanta Falcons
September 25th, 2006

1st Quarter
11 yard TD pass to Warrick Dunn from Michael Vick (6:12), 7-0
68 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (6:01), 7-6
47 yard FG by Zac Derr (0:18), 10-6

2nd Quarter
26 yard FG by Zac Derr (5:51), 13-6

3rd Quarter
9 yard TD pass to Donte Stallworth from Drew Brees (12:36), 13-13
9 yard TD pass to Marques Colston from Drew Brees (1:30), 20-13

4th Quarter
15 yard TD pass to Zach Hilton from Drew Brees (11:21), 27-13
3 yard TD run by Reggie Bush (8:18), 34-13
42 yard FG by John Carney (5:39), 37-13
33 yard FG by John Carney (0:57), 40-13
57 yard TD pass to Jerome Pathon from Michael Vick (0:00), 40-20

Falcons: 20 (1-2)
Saints: 40 (2-1)

Passing
Drew Brees (NO) 16/25 320 yards 4 TD
Michael Vick (ATL) 9/20 167 yards 2 TD 2 INT

Rushing
Reggie Bush (NO) 25 rush 74 yards TD
Warrick Dunn (ATL) 23 rush 58 yards

Receiving
Joe Horn (NO) 6 rec 164 yards TD
Marques Colston (NO) 4 rec 85 yards TD
Alge Crumpler (ATL) 3 rec 49 yards
Jerome Pathon (ATL) 1 rec 57 yards TD

Defense
Brandon Moore (NO) 9 TKL 1 sack FF 1 INT
Dwight Smith (NO) 9 TKL 1 INT
Scott Fujita (NO) 6 TKL 1 sack
Will Smith (NO) 3 TKL 2 sacks
Charles Grant (NO) 3 TKL 1 sack
Brian Young (NO) 1 TKL FF
Rod Coleman (ATL) 3 TKL FF
Chris Crocker (ATL) 2 TKL 1 sack FF

Other NFC South Matchups
Panthers: 17 (2-1)
Buccaneers: 27 (2-1)

Fantasy Spotlight
WR Donald Driver (GB) 10 rec 172 yards 4 TD - 46.2 PTS
QB Daunte Culpepper (MIA) 18/30 273 yards 2 TD, 2 rush 6 yards RUSH TD - 25.5 PTS

NFC South Standings
Saints 2-1
Buccaneers 2-1
Panthers 2-1
Falcons 1-2

Week 4 @ Carolina Panthers
October 1st, 2006

1st Quarter
No Scoring

2nd Quarter
42 yard FG by John Carney (8:39), 3-0
82 yard INT RET TD by Jason Craft (5:18), 10-0
34 yard TD pass to Donte Stallworth from Drew Brees (0:36), 17-0

3rd Quarter
34 yard FG by John Carney (3:54), 20-0
35 yard FG by John Carney (1:15),
23-0

4th Quarter
1 yard TD pass to Mike Karney from Drew Brees (11:36), 30-0

Saints: 30 (3-1)
Panthers: 0 (2-2)

Passing
Drew Brees (NO) 21/31 280 yards 2 TD INT
Jake Delhomme (CAR) 8/18 93 yards 2 INT
Chris Weinke (CAR) 2/7 32 yards 2 INT (Replaced the injured Delhomme in the 3rd Quarter)

Rushing
Reggie Bush (NO) 28 rush 103 yards
Nick Goings (CAR) 12 rush 46 yards

Receiving
Reggie Bush (NO) 5 rec 40 yards
Donte Stallworth (NO) 2 rec 39 yards TD
Steve Smith (CAR) 4 rec 59 yards
Kris Mangum (CAR) 2 rec 38 yards

Defense
Dwight Smith (NO) 4 TKL 2 INT
Charles Grant (NO) 3 TKL 3 sacks
Jay Bellamy (NO) 3 TKL FF
Mike McKenzie (NO) 3 TKL INT
Will Smith (NO) 1 TKL 1 sack
Jason Craft (NO) 1 INT 1 TD
Mike Minter (CAR) 7 TKL INT
Keith Adams (CAR) 6 TKL 1 sack
Julius Peppers (CAR) 3 TKL 2 sacks
Thomas Davis (CAR) 3 TKL 1 sack
Ma’ake Kemoeatu (CAR) 2 TKL 1 sack
Mike Rucker (CAR) 2 TKL 1 sack

Other NFC South Matchups
Cardinals: 17 (1-3)
Falcons: 28 (2-2)

Fantasy Spotlight
RB Travis Henry (TEN) 21 rush 138 yards 2 TD - 25.8 PTS
QB Drew Brees (NO) 21/31 280 yards 2 TD INT - 17.2 PTS

NFC South Standings
Saints 3-1
Buccaneers 2-1
Panthers 2-2
Falcons 2-2

Week 5 vs. Buccaneers
October 8th, 2006

1st Quarter
52 yard FG by Matt Bryant (10:47), 3-0
39 yard FG by John Carney (6:37), 3-3
45 yard FG by John Carney (1:08), 6-3

2nd Quarter
31 yard TD pass to Joey Galloway from Tim Rattay (13:38), 10-6
26 yard TD pass to Marques Colston from Drew Brees (5:33), 13-10
48 yard FG by John Carney (1:08), 16-10

3rd Quarter
8 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (8:36), 22-10
1 yard TD run by Mike Alstott (5:12), 22-17

4th Quarter
37 yard FG by Matt Bryant (11:36), 22-20
22 yard FG by John Carney (2:36), 25-20

Buccaneers: 20 (2-2)
Saints: 25 (4-1)

Passing
Drew Brees (NO) 23/38 264 yards 2 TD 2 INT
Tim Rattay (TB) 15/31 195 yards TD 3 INT

Rushing
Michael Bennett (NO) 30 rush 103 yards
Reggie Bush (NO) 2 rush 5 yards
Carnell Williams (TB) 15 rush 58 yards
Mike Alstott (TB) 11 rush 35 yards TD

Receiving
Joe Horn (NO) 9 rec 114 yards TD
Marques Colston (NO) 4 rec 46 yards TD
Joey Galloway (TB) 5 rec 91 yards TD
Ike Hilliard (TB) 3 rec 57 yards

Defense
Josh Bullocks (NO) 3 TKL INT
Mike McKenzie (NO) 3 TKL INT
Charles Grant (NO) 2 TKL 1 sack
Dwight Smith (NO) 1 TKL INT
Derrick Brooks (TB) 10 TKL INT
Barrett Ruud (TB) 4 TKL 1 sack
Greg Spires (TB) 3 TKL 1 sack
Ronde Barber (TB) 1 TKL INT
Anthony Davis (TB) 1 TKL FF

Other NFC South Matchups
Browns: 13 (1-4)
Panthers: 19 (3-2)

Fantasy Spotlight
RB Julius Jones (DAL) 42 rush 147 yards 3 TD, 5 rec 37 yards - 38.9 PTS
WR Rod Smith (DEN) 8 rec 162 yards 2 TD - 28.2 PTS

NFC South Standings
Saints 4-1
Panthers 3-2
Falcons 2-2
Buccaneers 2-2

julius jones !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Week 6 vs. Philadelphia Eagles
October 15th, 2006

1st Quarter
47 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (8:49), 7-0
92 yard KR TD by Jeremy Bloom (8:05), 7-7
26 yard FG by David Akers (0:15), 10-7

2nd Quarter
13 yard TD pass to Marques Colston from Drew Brees (10:35), 14-10
55 yard FG by John Carney (7:13), 17-10
29 yard FG by David Akers (0:14), 17-13

3rd Quarter
19 yard TD run by Donovan McNabb (5:22), 20-17

4th Quarter
25 yard FG by David Akers (13:28), 23-17
19 yard TD pass to Devery Henderson from Drew Brees (9:45), 24-23
35 yard FG by John Carney (7:44), 27-23
19 yard TD pass to Devery Henderson from Drew Brees (2:22), 34-23

Eagles: 23 (2-4)
Saints: 34 (5-1)

Passing
Drew Brees (NO) 23/35 280 yards 4 TD
Donovan McNabb (PHI) 17/31 119 yards INT

Rushing
Reggie Bush (NO) 16 rush 64 yards
Jerome Harrison (NO) 9 rush 20 yards
Brian Westbrook (PHI) 20 rush 102 yards
Donovan McNabb (PHI) 5 rush 40 yards TD

Receiving
Joe Horn (NO) 8 rec 130 yards TD
Devery Henderson (NO) 2 rec 38 yards 2 TD
Jabar Gaffney (PHI) 4 rec 34 yards
L.J. Smith (PHI) 4 rec 30 yards

Defense
Cedric Woodard (NO) 5 TKL FF
Jason Craft (NO) 4 TKL INT
Will Smith (NO) 2 TKL 1 sack
Anthony Simmons (NO) 1 TKL 1 sack
Jeremiah Trotter (PHI) 12 TKL 1 sack FF
Chris Gocong (PHI) 5 TKL FF
Jevon Kearse (PHI) 1 TKL 1 sack

Other NFC South Matchups
Giants: 34 (1-4)
Falcons: 37 (3-2)

Panthers: 24 (4-2)
Ravens: 17 (2-4)

Bengals: 13 (2-3)
Buccaneers: 6 (2-3)

Fantasy Spotlight
RB Cedric Benson (CHI) 44 rush 171 yards 3TD, 5 rec 32 yards - 40.8 PTS
RB Ronnie Brown (MIA) 31 rush 125 yards 2 TD, 3 rec 20 yards TD - 34 PTS

NFC South Standings
Saints 5-1
Panthers 4-2
Falcons 3-2
Buccaneers 2-3

Lol Cedric Benson being good.

Week 8 vs. Baltimore Ravens
October 29th, 2006

1st Quarter
44 yard TD run by Jamal Lewis (6:18), 7-0

2nd Quarter
53 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (15:00), 7-7
37 yard FG by Matt Stover (5:56) 10-7
15 yard TD pass to Marques Colston from Drew Brees (1:33), 14-10

3rd Quarter
73 yard PR TD by Aaron Stecker (9:01), 21-10
2 yard TD run by Jerome Harrison (5:43), 28-10

4th Quarter
37 yard FG by John Carney (6:51), 31-10
54 yard FG by Matt Stover (2:40), 31-13

Ravens: 13 (2-5)
Saints: 31 (6-1)

Passing
Steve McNair 9/24 84 yards INT
Drew Brees 20/37 253 yards 2 TD INT

Rushing
Jamal Lewis 25 rush 140 yards TD
Reggie Bush 14 rush 53 yards FUM
Jerome Harrison 9 rush 29 yards TD

Receiving
Todd Heap 6 rec 51 yards
Mark Clayton 3 rec 31 yards
Joe Horn 6 rec 116 yards TD
Marques Colston 2 rec 20 yards TD

Defense
Bart Scott 4 TKL 1 sack INT
Trevor Pryce 2 TKL 1 sack
Roderick Green 1 TKL 1 sack FF
Jay Bellamy 6 TKL FF
Ty Law 5 TKL INT
Will Smith 4 TKL 2 sacks FF
Anthony Simmons 4 TKL 1 sack
Scott Fujita 3 TKL 2 sacks

Fantasy Spotlight
QB Trent Green (KC) 24/31 357 yards 4 TD, 1 rush 4 yards - 30.6 PTS
RB Cedric Benson (CHI) 24 rush 74 yards 2 TD, 1 rec 8 yards - 20.7 PTS

Other NFC South Matchups

Falcons: 20 (5-2)
Bengals: 13 (2-5)

Buccaneers: 24 (3-4)
Giants: 21 (1-6)

Cowboys: 17 (5-2)
Panthers: 7 (5-3)

NFC South Standings
Saints 6-1
Falcons 5-2
Panthers 5-3
Buccaneers 3-4
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Before the week 7 bye, the Saints made two trades and a free agent signing. In the first trade, they shipped RB Michael Bennett to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for a 4th round pick. In the second deal, the Saints sent WR Donte Stallworth and a 7th round pick to the Buffalo Bills for a 2nd round pick and WR Sam Aiken. The Saints signed rookie RB, Jerome Harrison to a 1 yr deal worth $1.37M to replace Michael Bennett.

Week 9 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
November 5th, 2006

1st Quarter
1 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (9:24), 7-0

2nd Quarter
48 yard FG by John Carney (14:42), 10-0
1 yard TD run by Mike Alstott (7:44), 10-7
49 yard FG by Matt Bryant (0:13), 10-10

3rd Quarter
37 yard FG by John Carney (13:17), 13-10
5 yard TD run by Carnell Williams (9:31), 17-13
14 yard TD pass to Joe Horn from Drew Brees (8:02), 20-17

4th Quarter
2 yard TD run by Reggie Bush (11:20), 27-17
42 yard FG by Matt Bryant (4:01), 27-20

Saints: 27 (7-1)
Buccaneers: 20 (3-5)

Passing
Drew Brees 21/39 165 yards 2 TD
Chris Simms 21/29 269 yards

Rushing
Reggie Bush 22 rush 79 yards TD
Carnell Williams 21 rush 102 yards TD 2 FUM
Mike Alstott 11 rush 26 yards TD FUM

Receiving
Joe Horn 6 rec 87 yards 2 TD
Mark Campbell 6 rec 41 yards
Carnell Williams 7 rec 93 yards
Joey Galloway 5 rec 99 yards

Defense
Anthony Simmons 11 TKL FF
Charles Grant 6 TKL 2 sacks FF
Mike McKenzie 5 TKL FF
Brandon Moore 2 TKL 1 sack
Jonathan Goodwin 2 TKL FF
Barrett Ruud 9 TKL 2 sacks
Simeon Rice 2 TKL 1 sack FF

Fantasy Spotlight
RB Tiki Barber (NYG) 34 rush 133 yards 3 TD, 2 rec 26 yards TD - 40.9 PTS
WR Deion Branch (NE) 11 rec 288 yards TD - 40.3 PTS

Other NFC South Matchups

Falcons: 24 (5-3)
Lions: 30 (3-5)

NFC South Standings
Saints 7-1
Panthers 5-3
Falcons 5-3
Buccaneers 3-5

Once again, an announcement to everyone I made in the discord:

If you want, you can pick a QB, RB, WR, and TE from any team in the league and have a mini fantasy team and I'll add up your points every week to add some more entertainment in this log.

Week 10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
November 12th, 2006

1st Quarter
44 yard FG by Jeff Reed (10:14), 3-0
40 yard FG by John Carney (0:58), 3-3

2nd Quarter
47 yard FG by John Carney (3:16), 6-3
2 yard TD run by Willie Parker (1:09), 10-6
42 yard FG by Jeff Reed (0:04), 13-6

3rd Quarter
10 yard TD run by Reggie Bush (3:18), 13-13

4th Quarter
31 yard FG by Jeff Reed (9:49), 16-13
21 yard FG by Jeff Reed (5:22), 19-13
13 yard TD pass to Reggie Bush from Drew Brees (1:47), 20-19

Saints: 20 (8-1)
Steelers: 19 (6-3)

Passing
Drew Brees 16/30 124 yards TD 2 INT
Ben Roethlisberger 13/23 126 yards 2 INT

Rushing
Reggie Bush 34 rush 145 yards TD FUM
Willie Parker 25 rush 104 yards TD
Verron Haynes 9 rush 24 yards

Receiving
Reggie Bush 7 rec 68 yards TD
Marques Colston 3 rec 17 yards
Heath Miller 8 rec 50 yards
Santonio Holmes 3 rec 39 yards

Defense
Will Smith 5 TKL 1 sack
Brandon Moore 4 TKL INT
Charles Grant 3 TKL 1 sack
Jay Bellamy 3 TKL FF
Mike McKenzie 3 TKL INT
Casey Hampton 7 TKL FF
Larry Foote 5 TKL 2 sack 2 FF
Troy Polamalu 5 TKL INT
James Harrison 2 TKL 3 sacks
Mike Logan 1 TKL INT

Fantasy Spotlight

QB Tom Brady (NE) 26/36 348 yards 5 TD - 34 PTS
RB Reggie Bush (NO) 34 rush 145 yards TD, 7 rec 68 yards TD - 36.8 PTS

Other NFC South Matchups

Browns: 10 (3-6)
Falcons: 30 (6-3)

Buccaneers: 16 (3-6)
Panthers: 25 (6-3)

NFC South Standings

Saints 8-1
Panthers 6-3
Falcons 6-3
Buccaneers 3-6

NFL Playoff Picture

AFC
1. New England Patriots (7-2)
2. Tennessee Titans (7-2)
3. Pittsburgh Steelers (6-3)
4. Denver Broncos (6-3)
5. San Diego Chargers (5-4)
6. Jacksonville Jaguars (5-4)

In The Hunt
Houston Texans (5-4)
Miami Dolphins (5-4)
Buffalo Bills (5-4)

NFC
1. New Orleans Saints (8-1)
2. Dallas Cowboys (6-3)
3. Seattle Seahawks (6-3)
4. Chicago Bears (5-3-1)
5. Carolina Panthers (6-3)
6. San Francisco 49ers (6-3)

In The Hunt
Atlanta Falcons (6-3)
Green Bay Packers (4-4-1)
Minnesota Vikings (4-5)

oh shit fantasty

QB: Steve "Air" McNair
RB: Mike "Isn't This Guy A Fullback" Alstott
WR: Greg "Put The Team On My *(censored)*' Back" Jennings
TE: L.J. "Little John" Smith