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Coming into the 2009 season I have spent time wondering if the Saints have done everything they need to repair the defense.

The Saints suffered their first loss of 2009 before the season even started. A U.S. District Court judge upheld the suspensions of Saints DEs Charles Grant and Will Smith last month, as the players appeared to have exhausted all their methods of avoiding a suspension after nearly six months of haggling.

You might have read Peter King's Monday Morning Quarterback column on SI.com, in which King mentioned the New Orleans Saints' interest in veteran linebacker Derrick Brooks.

Is it just me or has the New Orleans Saints offseason seemed interminably long this year? Seems like forever ago that defensive coordinator Gary Gibbs was fired and the savior Gregg Williams was hired to work his miracles at the Saints' facility on Airline Drive.

New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams has quickly changed the culture on defense.

METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees recalled an expression describing "experience" as "something you gain when you don't get what you want." The Saints haven't been to the playoffs in two seasons.

Prioleau, a safety who's played seven of his 10 NFL seasons with Williams as his head coach or defensive coordinator, knew what was coming when Williams walked in.

Roman Harper stole the show at New Orleans Saints mini-camp on Tuesday. The veteran strong safety had two interceptions and one sack... by Randy Savoie 20 reads Roman Harper stole the show at New Orleans Saints mini-camp on Tuesday.

We're getting ready to head out for another Saints practice. This one is officially labeled as an OTA , but the only difference between OTAs and last weekend's minicamp is that these are voluntary and the minicamp is mandatory.

METAIRIE, La. Pay attention to the Saints' moves this offseason and one thing becomes apparent nearly immediately - New Orleans is hedging its bets and looking for defensive end help.

This is the third of a three-part series asking which Saint or Charger you would rather have.

Saints defensive end Will Smith will likely miss the first four games of the 2009 season after a federal judge in Minnesota threw out his appeal, along with those of teammate Charles Grant and former teammate Deuce McAllister.

Saints defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant and former Saints tailback Deuce McAllister will have to serve their four-game suspensions at the start of the 2009 season after a federal judge threw out their lawsuit against the NFL late Friday in Minnesota.

This is the third part of my predictions for the 2009 starting New Orleans Saints defense.

Today we'll focus on the defensive ends as we break down the Saints' roster, position by position.

The New Orleans Saints are the next stop in our series of team-by-team mailbags.

Thanks for the strong response to today's earlier team-by-team mailbags. You sent a bunch of follow-up and new questions and that's why I decided to do a quick bonus edition for each team.

A quick review of last season would reveal the obvious: the Saints' defensive depth chart lacked quality, versatile players... Fleur-De-Lis-Fever by Paul Augustin, Jr.

In this Oct. 13, 2007 file photo, Ohio State cornerback Malcolm Jenkins gestures during a college football game in Columbus, Ohio.