Posts Tagged ‘pierre-thomas’

Gridiron Gab NFL Wildcard Weekend Preview – Detroit at New Orleans

So the Lions have gotten over the first hurdle and earned a playoff berth, but now the real measuring stick is before them.  How good are the Lions?  They struggled against good teams this year, got embarrassed on national television two weeks in a row and saw their most high profile player damage his public [...]

Saints recap: Brees spreads rock; run game proves effective

Special Contribution by NFL Gridiron Gab Featured Author Adrian Mojia Most of the damage done by the Saints was done by the run game which amassed 195 total yards. Darren Sproles ignited the flame with 2 plays which totaled 50 yards and set up a Lance Moore touchdown. Brees has now gone 36 games with [...]

Saints recap: Brees spreads rock; run game proves effective

Special Contribution by NFL Gridiron Gab Featured Author Adrian Mojia Most of the damage done by the Saints was done by the run game which amassed 195 total yards. Darren Sproles ignited the flame with 2 plays which totaled 50 yards and set up a Lance Moore touchdown. Brees has now gone 36 games with [...]

Saints Ink Running Back Pierre Thomas to a Four-Year Deal

Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced Thursday that the club has agreed to terms on a four-year contract with running back Pierre Thomas. Thomas joined the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2007, signing with the team out of the University of Illinois and has led the club in rushing over that [...]

Injuries Surround the Saints Entering Wild Card Weekend

Just when you thought things were going so well healthwise for the Saints, who just a few games ago saw their injury list  down to only three players, the unthinkable happens.  Going into the game against the Buccaneers Sunday, New Orleans did so without the skill of Marques Colston, Pierre Thomas, Jeremy Shockey, David Thomas, Anthony Hargrove, or [...]

Saints Lack of a Run Game Hurt in Setback to the Ravens

The hours following the Saints 30-24 loss have been somber in Who Dat Nation. Some fans are even referring to this postgame period as “mournful” and to themselves as “mourners”. Even though the Saints aren’t technically in any worse shape today than they were at the start of games yesterday (thanks to losses by NY [...]

Saints RB Thomas Nearly Dealt To New England

Back-Field Of Dreams: Patriots Sought Pierre At 8:37 this morning, I was alerted by my cell phone that several text messages were coming through. I picked it up and found that it was nothing more than my official Saints notifications via Twitter. For the most part, they weren’t saying anything too major. But then I [...]

Gridiron Gab Preview Week Eight – Pittsburgh at New Orleans

Sunday night in New Orleans the past two Super Bowl champs go at it, and the Steelers have a shot to move to 6-1 on the year against a Saints team that is soul searching after a bad home loss to the Browns last week. The Steelers are coming off a 23-22 win over the [...]