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Despite being 7-0, Saints have concerns

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… game on Monday night. "I don't know that we've been playing at a high level the last couple of weeks," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "In the first half at Miami we didn't play at a very high level and there were times (Monday night) where we didn …

Story|11/04/2009

Saints stay perfect with 35-27 win over Falcons

By BRETT MARTEL| AP| Sports

… started 8-0. "We did a lot of things well and yet we did a lot of things that made it close at the end," Saints coach Sean Payton said. "I'm excited to win though. I'm excited to win this game and get to 7-0. It was an important game against …

Story|11/03/2009

Payton warns against making too much of fast start

By BRETT MARTEL| AP| Sports

… October 27, 2009 By BRETT MARTEL, AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. On opening day in the NBA, New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton chose a basketball analogy to illustrate how he feels about the second-best start in the 43-year history of the New Orleans …

Story|10/27/2009

Dolphins' Sparano takes blame for key decision

By STEVEN WINE| AP| Sports

… timeout with the Saints lined up for a field-goal attempt. That gave Saints quarterback Drew Brees time to persuade coach Sean Payton to try for a touchdown instead. Payton sent his offensive unit back onto the field, and Brees plunged across the goal line …

Story|10/26/2009

Saints use Bush to simulate wildcat in practice

By BRETT MARTEL| AP| Sports

… don't expect the New Orleans Saints to change what's led to their 5-0 start this season. That's because head coach Sean Payton is unlikely to limit prolific quarterback Drew Brees' involvement in his offense. Even Bush, one of the Saints' most explosive …

Story|10/22/2009

Saints' O-line in synch both on and off the field

By BRETT MARTEL| AP| Sports

… sacked once and had ample time to find receivers for 369 yards and four TDs. During the Saints' 53 games since 2006, when Sean Payton took over as head coach and Brees as quarterback, the Saints have allowed 56 sacks, second fewest in the NFL during that …

Story|10/22/2009

Brees torches Giants as Saints win 48-27

By BRETT MARTEL| AP| Sports

… fourth team to have seven players score TDs in a game since the 1970 merger. Yet the architect of this juggernaut, coach Sean Payton , bristled at the notion that New Orleans' latest convincing victory over an undefeated team from New York _ they beat the …

Story|10/18/2009

Saints' Payton, Jets' Ryan are aggressive gurus

By DENNIS WASZAK Jr.| AP| Sports

… Ryan has made a career of creating aggressive, unpredictable defenses that keep opposing coaches guessing. The Saints' Sean Payton has done the same with his air-it-out offenses, putting up tons of yards and points in every way imaginable. "I always …

Story|10/01/2009

Saints prove they can win with defense, running

By BRETT MARTEL| AP| Sports

… running Tuesday, September 29, 2009 By BRETT MARTEL, AP Sports Writer METAIRIE, La. Put aside the video game-like numbers Sean Payton and Drew Brees have teamed up to produce in one of the most prolific coach-quarterback relationships in the NFL. The scariest …

Story|09/29/2009

Greer says New Orleans was best possible option

By BRETT MARTEL| AP| Sports

… where he is now regarded as the team's top cornerback. "He's come in and played with confidence," Saints head coach Sean Payton said. "He can run well. He's got good anticipation. ... He's someone that has really fit in well in his first year …

Story|09/24/2009