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T Jon Stinchcomb prepped at Parkview HS and was a four-year starter at Georgia from 1999-2003. DE Charles Grant prepped at Miller County HS and starred for the Bulldogs from 1999-2001. Secondary coach Dennis Allen coaching assistant MIke Cerullo , defensive line coach Bill Johnson and quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi served on the Falcons coaching ...

In the blink of one offseason the New Orleans Saints secondary has been transformed from glaring weakness to undeniable strength.

The first sign of slippage in his game, and the Falcons quarterback would have to address this "sophomore slump" issue.

Mardi Gras doesn't start until early February. It only seemed like a Carnival parade when the unbeaten New Orleans Saints returned to Louis Armstrong International Airport after their latest victory.

No one has yet found a way to get the best of Drew Brees and his New Orleans Saints so far this NFL season.

Six games into their season, the Saints -- as a team -- find themselves at the top of the football world.

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, Saints safety Darren Sharper and Bears kick returner Johnny Knox were chosen as the NFC's top players for the month of October.

New Orleans' Darren Sharper leads the NFL with six interceptions this season. He also has returned 11 interceptions for touchdowns in his career, second only to Hall of Famer Rod Woodson.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham I haven't had time to shuffle out to the mailbox yet, but curled up inside should be this week's issue of Sports Illustrated.

While FS Darren Sharper deservedly has received a great deal of attention for making six interceptions and returning three of them for touchdowns in the first seven games of the season, sources say CB Jabari Greer , who, like Sharper, is in his first season with the club, has made almost as big of an impact on the Saints' defense.

What Saints players do you want to send packing? To the Pro Bowl that is. The game is not 'til January 31st, but voting started this and we should see plenty of Black and Gold helmets on the field in Miami this year.

HALFTIME OF THE NFL regular season is approaching, so let's look at who'll be winning individual accolades.

The surface the New Orleans Saints play upon at the Louisiana Superdome is indeed artificial.

Last season the Saints went for the jugular on the first play of the game, throwing deep to the speedy Devery Henderson.

There were plenty of Miami Dolphins players who soiled themselves during last Sunday's 46 to 34 loss to the New Orleans Saints .

Share + Oct 22, 2009 2:20 pm US/Eastern 1 of 1 Drew Brees #9 of the New Orleans Saints throws a pass against the New York Giants at the Louisiana Superdome on October 18, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Saints running back Reggie Bush flies in for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Dolphins Sunday.

"That," Loomis said before heading for the press box door, "was a strong, strong, strong win." Maybe, but three strongs may not be enough to describe the Saints ' play in an exhilarating 46-34 victory over the Dolphins in Land Shark Stadium, an inspirational triumph that kept the Saints - who trailed 24-3 just seconds before halftime - undefeated.

Jonathan Vilma News: Jonathan Vilma has been dealt a $10,000 fine for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Giants' quarterback Eli Manning in Week 6, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune. [ + ] Impact: The star linebacker intends to appeal the fine.

As game plans go, this one was a work of art. After orchestrating the New Orleans Saints' 48-27 victory against the New York Giants on Sunday at the Superdome, Coach Sean Payton gets congratulated by owner Tom Benson, owner Rita Benson LeBlanc and Benson's wife, Gayle.

Drew Brees ran for the go-ahead score in the fourth quarter, as the New Orleans Saints rallied from a big first-half deficit to take a 46-34 win over the Dolphins and stay unbeaten.

I know this is hard to believe, but it's true -- the Saints' D/ST is a legitimate, every-week, starting fantasy unit.

Together they are 69 years of age and have combined for 27 seasons of NFL experience, 93 interceptions, 360 regular-season starts and 11 Pro Bowl appearances.

The Dolphins weren't the only team that thought free safety Darren Sharper's best days were behind him.

Everyone knew from Day One the New Orleans Saints had an elite offense. It's their turnaround on defense that's established them as the team to beat in the NFC - and has opponents making statements like this.

As The New Orleans Saints come to Miami, both The Dolphins and The Saints are finalizing game plans and preparing their bodies for the weekly pounding an NFL athlete takes.

Drew Brees and Eli Manning have a lot in common lately. Both went to the Pro Bowl last winter and now lead undefeated teams.

By dominating the Giants on Sunday afternoon, the Saints have earned the top spot in this week's power poll with a balance that makes them Super Bowl contenders.

From my seat in the upper terrace level of the Superdome, I can see the entire field and then some.A Sure, the players look a little smaller; and sure, every now and again I have to squint to make out numbers on the jerseys.

" "They definitely pressured [New York Giants quarterback] Eli [Manning this past] Sunday, made him make some decisions that normally a quarterback wouldn't make.

Up next for the Dolphins Matchup Dolphins should exploit: Dolphins KR Ted Ginn Jr., against Saints kickoff coverage: It's hard to find a weakness on this Saints team, but they do rank 30th in the NFL in kickoff return yards allowed .

The Saints ' offense put together a fantasy Football team owner's dream game during New Orleans' 48-27 victory against the New York Giants on Sunday at the Superdome.

The Manning family is as much a part of the cultural fabric of New Orleans as voodoo, cajun cooking and boozing on Bourbon St.

Drew Brees and Eli Manning have a lot in common lately. Both went to the Pro Bowl last winter and now lead undefeated teams.

Posted by Anthony Stalter Giants at Saints , 1:00PM ET Hopefully readers will give me credit for attempt to predict the toughest games this week.

N.Y. GIANTS At NEW ORLEANS OPENING LINE - Saints by 3 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD - New York 4-1; New Orleans 4-0 SERIES RECORD - Giants lead 14-10 LAST MEETING - Saints beat Giants 30-7, Dec.

The New Orleans Saints have been the NFL's unstoppable force through the early portion of this season, while the New York Giants have played the part of the immovable object.

Quarterback Drew Brees has Saints' fans believing this could be the year the team finally reaches the Super Bowl.

Saints punter Thomas Morstead isn't exaggerating when he says his range would be about 65 yards if he were asked to kick a field goal at the Superdome.

NEW ORLEANS - Don't expect to see any "bag heads" in the Louisiana Superdome this year.

Darren Sharper heard the whispers last season. Despite having the most career interceptions of any active NFL player, he had his quietest season since 1998.

Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings in action during the game against the Green Bay Packers on October 5, 2009 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

New York Jets rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez said Wednesday that he was fined $5,000 by the NFL for his low block on New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma last weekend.

Who Dat Nation, thank the Minnesota Vikings for letting safety Darren Sharper walk this offseason thinking the 33 year old was past his prime.

NEW ORLEANS -- The last time the New Orleans Saints had the attention of the general football-watching public, they were far more than just a good NFL team. They represented much bigger things. They prompted social commentary. They were an inspiration, a catalyst for people to laugh and cry all at once.

It was three years ago and New Orleans was in the initial stages of rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina. The Saints marched to the NFC title game behind a rookie coach, Sean Payton, and a newcomer quarterback, Drew Brees, and their players mostly were asked about the previous season, which they spent as nomads after being displaced from New Orleans by Katrina, or about being symbols of their city's rebirth. Rarely did the conversation that surrounded them concern topics as mundane as their running game or their pass rush.

At a moment like this, Jets fans ought to sit back a moment and think back to what Bill Parcells used to say about how to judge young quarterbacks.

New Orleans a ' Two touchdowns by the New Orleans Saintsa TM defense, including a 99-yard interception returned for a touchdown by Darren Sharper and a Remi Ayodele fumble recovery has propelled the Saints to a 17-3 lead over the visiting New York Jets.

Is that the past couple years where the running back it's a -- scrimmage he has to break three"... [ 3:39 ] ..." I mean he'd lie Boggs was an out there so he'd put Whitner middle linebacker.

Led by quarterback Drew Brees and his army of receivers, the New Orleans Saints are again the NFL's high-scoring offense, averaging 40 points a game during a 3-0 start that includes consecutive road wins heading into Sunday's matchup against the undefeated New York Jets.