Roman Harper News

New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter forces Carolina Panthers tight end Gary Barnidge to fumble on Sunday at the Superdome.

New Orleans Saints safety Roman Harper told WDSU Tuesday he had mixed feelings about the execution of a serial killer who shot his aunt more than seven years ago.

Hello EOSB players. It's another edition of Linkage after a mini-hiatus. Computer issues.

NEW ORLEANS Saints safety Roman Harper didn't even try to hide it he was pumped by Alabama's 24-15 win over LSU on Saturday.

OK, folks, here's the final mailbag of the week. I'm sure you'll have more questions after today's game so send them to Saintsmailbag@timespicayune.com when they pop into your head.

Darren Sharper started it and Jabari Greer and Tracy Porter are following suit. Sharper, the Saints free safety, has been the team and NFL pace-setter when it comes to interceptions and interception returns this season.

Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner gashed the New Orleans Saints defense for 151 yards on 20 carries and scored a touchdown Monday night.

Does Jon Gruden like the New Orleans Saints or what? Jon Gruden acted like the New Orleans Saints' biggest fan on Monday.

Rationale: Believe me, I tried to come up with reasons why I think the Falcons would win, only because so many Who Dats have begged me to pick against the Saints and not jinx the hometown team.

During the game against the Atlanta Falcons on Dec. 7, 2008, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees steps up to elude the rush of defensive end John Abraham.

The New Orleans Saints were the highest-scoring team in the NFL last season while scoring a franchise-record 463 points.

Darren Sharper takes some good-natured ribbing from teammates about his age and his supposed declining ability.

None of the New Orleans Saints' returning defensive players -- who could've been pulled apart and served at a luau for all the roasting they were subjected to during the previous two seasons -- publicly skewered former coordinator Gary Gibbs in his absence, though no one would consider it a personal foul.

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton met with the media today. Here is an edited transcript.

Mostly in private and occasionally in public, the New Orleans Saints have tossed around the word "special" to describe the remarkable start to the 2009 season.

The difference in the New Orleans Saints winning a sixth straight game or losing for the first time this season came in a four-play swing late in the second quarter and early in the third period Sunday against the Miami Dolphins.

OK, gang, here's the final New Orleans Saints mailbag of the weekend. This one is heavy on Saints at Miami Dolphins game-plan questions so you can whet your appetite on strategy while waiting for this afternoon's kickoff.

METAIRIE, La. Whatever you do, don't call the Wildcat offense the single wing around Gregg Williams.

Sorry, gang, some time off and a technical problem caused this week's film study to come out later than normal.

The trendy wildcat offense was the talk of the locker room on Wednesday as the undefeated New Orleans Saints began their preparations for Sunday's game with the Miami Dolphins .