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...the regular season. "But I think Coach Fangio feels comfortable with the guys up front doing it." Drew Brees BY THE NUMBERS Drew Brees set single-season records in a number of passing categories in 2011 and came close in others. His numbers and how they rank:...
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San Francisco Chronicle
http://feeds.sfgate.com/click.phdo?i=0e7db5ef186ecdbadeabce381ee18b36
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...ORLEANS -- Drew Brees and the record-setting Saints held nothing back in their season finale, heading into the playoffs in dominant fashion. Brees passed for 389 yards and five touchdowns, and the New Orleans Saints set a slew of NFL and club records in a...
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The Huffington Post
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/01/drew-brees-saints-records-panthers-nfl-scores_n_1178772.html
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NEW ORLEANS Quite a night for Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints a record and a rout.
Brees set the NFL record for yards passing in a season, breaking a mark that Dan Marino had held for 27 years, and the New Orleans Saints clinched the NFC South ti
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The Shreveport Times
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20111226/SPORTS/111226009/1001/sports
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...a Super Bowl. That's almost enough right there. You hear it from everyone who has had any sort of interaction with Drew Brees: he's a good guy. And that means something to us. In a sports world filled with me-first personalities, excess lifestyles and manufactured...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/991605-why-drew-brees-is-king-of-louisiana
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...completions than Aaron Rodgers this season. Meanwhile, Rodgers still has only thrown six interceptions and Brees has 11. Drew Brees threw for 407 yards and five touchdowns on Sunday. Combine that with a mediocre performance by Aaron Rodgers and a Packers loss...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/988624-packers-loss-could-make-drew-brees-mvp
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...a touchdown pass in 36 consecutive games, tying Brett Favre for second place on the all-time NFL list. Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall and Cardinals punt returner Patrick Peterson have been honored as the NFC's top players...
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TheNewsTribune.com
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2011/12/13/1943568/nfls-drew-brees-to-appear-on-sesame.html?storylink=rss
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees will be appearing on Sesame Street this Thursday December 15, 2011. Drew visited the set several months ago to record the episode.
Drew brought his wife, Brittany, and his two sons, Baylen, almost 3 and Bowen, 1
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Examiner.com
http://www.examiner.com/pop-culture-in-new-orleans/drew-brees-hangs-with-elmo-on-sesame-street
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...ORLEANS -- Drew Brees made a little more history for the New Orleans Saints and kept the mistake-prone Detroit Lions struggling. Brees passed for 342 yards and three touchdowns, and the Saints won their fourth straight, 31-17 on Sunday night. ...
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Los Angeles Times
http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/sports/football/nfl/~3/YhvX4aqQcSU/la-sp-lions-saints-20111205,0,6497348.story
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...it's Aaron Rodgers' world and Drew Brees is just living in it. That's the feeling you get, at least, when listening to NFL players and coaches, former pros and television analysts these days. They'll tell you Brees is playing phenomenal, yes, and that he...
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AZ Central.com
http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/2011/12/03/20111203nfl-new-orleans-saints-drew-brees.html
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NEW ORLEANS Just when you thought Drew Brees could do everything on the football field, along came Monday night. Sure, he threw for 363 yards and a touchdown. Yes, he scrambled for an 8-yard touchdown run tied for the longest of his career and led the
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The Shreveport Times
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20111201/SPORTS/112010334/1001
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...ORLEANS Just when you thought Drew Brees could do everything on the football field, along came Monday night. Sure, he threw for 363 yards and a touchdown. Yes, he scrambled for an 8-yard touchdown run tied for the longest of his career and led the New Orleans...
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The Shreveport Times
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20111201/SPORTS/112010334/1001/sports
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...ORLEANS One reason Drew Brees is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, according to his coach, is because Brees is Brees' roughest critic. So do not be surprised if his goalpost dunking improves dramatically in the coming weeks. Brees was very...
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The Opelousas Daily World
http://dailyworld.com/article/20111130/LIFESTYLE/111300301/-1/rss
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...Brees and Saints roll past Giants By BRETT MARTEL Associated Press Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:46 AM PST New Orleans Saints running back Darren Sproles (43) carries as New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck (91) pursues during the first quarter of an...
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Argus Observer
http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2011/11/29/sports/doc4ed5255569af4381890681.txt
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...read a piece on Drew Brees early this week where he mentioned that he was continually trying to improve every year, and he claimed that he felt he's been able to do that. I don't know what you call 2009 version Brees versus 2010 version Brees, but I wouldn't...
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Saints Nation
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...3, 2011 Nov 3 1:23 PM ET If he continues on his current pace, New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees will break -- or at least come very close to -- several NFL records. Drew Brees #9 QB New Orleans Saints 2011 STATS Att 343 Comp 242 Yds 2746 TD 19 Int 10 Rat...
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ESPN
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http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/27051/keeping-pace-with-drew-brees-numbers
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...is a nice little bond between Drew Brees and Curtis Painter, the two quarterbacks in Sunday's game between the Saints and the Colts. The two former Purdue quarterbacks hold a number of Big Ten records and know each other well. The game on Sunday night in New...
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FOX Sports
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http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=2865205af60bd7dbd4c4390c63a55bbf
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...can make a case that New Orleans' Drew Brees is the best quarterback in the NFL. But some people are going to blur that argument by bringing up Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady . But there’s one specific -- and very important -- area where Brees unquestionably...
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ESPN
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http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/26195/brees-lights-it-up-on-third-downs
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..."It's an unbelievable offense to watch." As the next opponent on the schedule, it's a concern. "I can't say enough about Drew Brees. What Jimmy Graham's been able to do this year has been unbelievable. He's physical, fast, and violent. It will open it up for...
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The Shreveport Times
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http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20111013/SPORTS/110130341/1001/sports
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...N.C. — Drew Brees kept stepping up in the pocket, spreading the ball among his receivers and moving the New Orleans Saints downfield for the go-ahead score as the time ticked away in the fourth quarter. The veteran passer gave rookie Cam Newton a lesson in...
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Austin American-Statesman
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http://www.statesman.com/sports/drew-brees-saints-show-newton-panthers-how-its-1904578.html?cxtype=rss_sports
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...end of their contracts over the past year, all but one have re-upped with their team. The last remaining shoe to drop is that of Drew Brees, the signature leader of the New Orleans Saints and an inspirational leader to the community. The negotiations have...
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Huffington Post
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrew-brandt/these-negotiations-not-ex_b_986766.html
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...counterpart at the Superdome are regarded. Based solely on Sunday’s results, there should be little argument in labeling Drew Brees "great." Schaub? He’s "pretty good" right now, with the potential to be much more, which is hardly a crime. As is, he’s appreciated...
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Boston Herald
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...Wis. -- Since joining the New Orleans Saints in 2006, Drew Brees has thrown for 22,918 yards. In each of those five seasons, Brees has thrown for at least 4,000 yards. Brees enters this season with a shot at the record book. Only one quarterback in NFL history...
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ESPN
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/24724/drew-brees-has-shot-at-history
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...Michael Vick have received new megadeals, the next NFL quarterback in line for a big contract could be the Saints MVP, Drew Brees. Brees confirmed to The Times-Picayune that his agent, Tom Condon, and the Saints are discussing a contract extension. Brees...
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Sporting News
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2011-08-31/drew-brees-next-in-line-for-megadeal
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...Drew Brees stood alone on the goal line, reflecting on everything that went wrong in practice. Then he took off, running the length of the New Orleans Saints' practice field several times over. It's his way of punishing himself for bad throws and poor execution...
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CBS Sports
http://feeds.cbssports.com/click.phdo?i=be0c8195943061be6cec41d5f30b322e
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...the chances Drew Brees passes either Tom Brady or Payton Manning (or both) to be considered the best quarterback of this generation? Over the last four years, his numbers stack up against those two pretty impressively, don't they? Tom Brady...
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The Atlantic
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ta-nehisiCoates/~3/--yyPGO84aE/click.phdo
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...scene is a familiar one at New Orleans Saints workouts. Practice is over and quarterback Drew Brees is still working with his wide receivers. Brees didn't get the Super Bowl ring on his hand and the Pro Bowl trips on his resume without his extra work regimen. "We've...
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The Alexandria Town Talk
http://thetowntalk.com/article/20100820/SPORTS12/8200307/-1/rss
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...he has made that climb, it is time to enjoy the view, and he drops his post-practice routine with his wide receivers? What if Drew Brees decided to go in the locker room with everyone else when the last whistle of practice blows? It is a routine he has been...
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Fanhouse
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/08/17/drew-brees-still-practicing-winning-ways/
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...Brees and the whole offense intact. It seems like Manning and Brady get a benefit of the doubt no one is willing to give a Drew Brees led team. Can't speak for other national writers and maybe I've got blinders on because I cover NFC South. But I don't see...
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ESPN
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/post/_/id/5451925/will-drew-brees-add-trophy-ring
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...five rushing scores in '09, which combined with his 30 TD passes was still one less than Brees' total number of touchdowns. Brees threw for 4,388 yards and 34 touchdowns a year ago, one in which he attempted (514) his lowest number of attempts as the Saints'...
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KFFL
http://www.kffl.com/article.php/124910/39
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...be by now) that McCoy has looked up to Brees and that Brees was one of his idols while he was growing up and playing at Texas. Brees even reached out to McCoy while he was at Texas to give him advice, tips, and whatever else mentors give to their fans and...
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/423099-colt-mccoy-a-side-by-side-comparison-with-saints-qb-drew-brees
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...Tommy Cain said. "It's wonderful to know that Mobile is the mother of Mardi Gras and we're the ones who made the crown for Drew Brees, the No. 1 quarterback." "I got chill bumps," added Tanya Cain. "It's the Super Bowl. It's apple pie. It's American. To do...
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Everything Alabama
http://blog.al.com/live/2010/02/drew_brees_mardi_gras_crown_is.html
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...article from 2006 detailing the friendship and tennis rivalry between Andy Roddick and newly crowned Super Bowl Champion Drew Brees. They were two Texas tykes on an Austin tennis court. The little shaver with the sound strokes, even at the age of 8 or 9,...
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Pro Tennis Fan
http://www.protennisfan.com/2010/02/andy-roddick-and-drew-brees-childhood-tennis-competitors.html
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MIAMI — Drew Brees was pushed, provoked, pressured and flat-out pummeled at times during Super Bowl XLIV.
But no matter how hard or often the Indianapolis Colts' defense — which featured elite but injured pass rusher Dwight Freeney — got after the
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The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/seahawks/2011012116_supermvp08.html?syndication=rss
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...— Drew Brees, a career underdog, outdueled Peyton Manning, the NFL's golden boy, lifting a franchise, a team and a city to once-unthinkable heights Sunday night in Super Bowl XLIV. For four seasons, the 31-year-old quarterback carried the football-fantasy...
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Asbury Park Press
http://www.app.com/article/20100207/SPORTS0310/2070367/0/NEWS05&source=rss
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...sales of Catch Dat Brees, a numbered fine art lithograph or hand-painted cel limited edition, both personally signed by Drew Brees. This limited edition sets another record. "I am honored to be the first football player to be featured in a Warner Bros. animated...
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Street Insider
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/Drew+Brees+and+Warner+Bros.%26apos%3B+Characters/5281313.html
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Brett Favre is an 11-time Pro Bowler, tops among quarterbacks. (Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
Brett Favre and Peyton Manning already were Pro Bowl regulars when they were selected to this season's game Tuesday.
Favre was among eight
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CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2009/12/29/sp-nfl-probowl.html?ref=rss
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Your vote has been counted, thank you for voting.
For 13 games, the New Orleans Saints gave their fans a divine show, not always playing perfect football, but always providing a perfect ending.
On Saturday night, however, they gave the Dallas Cowboys
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://www.star-telegram.com/332/story/1844463.html
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...in 2010, reigning as celebrity royalty in the Carnival parade this February. More NEW ORLEANS -- Saints quarterback Drew Brees will be Bacchus in 2010, reigning as celebrity royalty in the Carnival parade this February. Brees made the announcement via...
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WDSU New Orleans
http://www.wdsu.com/sports/21937594/detail.html
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Drew Brees came into the NFL after playing his college days in Indiana playing for the Purdue Boilermakers. While playing there Brees learned it wasn't so bad to fly under the radar. In San Diego he was touted as the next great
quarterback and then
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Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2454640/drew_brees_and_the_new_orleans_saints.html
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...With five games to go in the season, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has already locked the league's MVP award. But how good is he doing compared to other great passers over the last 20 years? Well, two seasons ago the New England Patriots had the...
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Village Voice
http://feeds.villagevoice.com/~r/blogs/runninscared/~3/r6B-Ro-idm0/jockbeat_46.php
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...Brees has been the most productive passer from a pure numbers standpoint since coming over to the Saints in 2006. Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Nov. 30. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer....
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Sports Illustrated
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/magazine/specials/sportsman/2009/11/19/king.sportsman/index.html?eref=si_mostpopular
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Yeah, yeah ... Drew Brees is great, yada yada. But the strength of this team has become the 5th-ranked running game and a big-play defense that has forced three or more turnovers in a remarkable seven of 10 games.
Yeah, yeah ... Drew Brees is great,
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FOX Sports
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/foxsports/RSS/NFL/~3/GkVbsps-8Jw/Power-Rankings
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It was the year 2004. The New England Patriots had just defeated the Carolina Panthers for the franchises second Super Bowl Championship*, Peyton Manning had just won his second MVP, everyone wondered whether or not Brett Favre would retire, and the
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Sports Blogs
http://rd.sportsblogs.org/viewEntry.php?id=2155049&src=rss
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Q: You guys look at the standings and you’re two back of them. Maybe you can make up one, two possibly, but three would be really tough.
A: “Well you know division games are always important and I think for us our focus is on playing well. And that
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Atlanta Falcons.com
http://www.atlantafalcons.com/News/Articles/2009/10/22-31/Quotable_Wednesday_Locker_Room_10-29-09.aspx
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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando
James from New Orleans writes: So, you have Peyton Manning over Drew Brees right now for MVP. I just wanted to point out a few things. The defenses Manning has faced have given up an average of 257.5 passing yards per
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ESPN
http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/7442/mailbag-mvp-watch-power-rankings-fallout
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This weeks prediction results can be found after the break. We had three members get all of their prognostications correct. Check them all out, including a few silly predictions from Giants fans, then vote on who you think deserves this weeks title as
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Canal Street Chronicles
http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2009/10/20/1092125/ny-giants-27-new-orleans-saints-48
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...for free agency in 2006, two teams seemed most eager to get Drew Brees: Miami and New Orleans. Brees scheduled a visit in New Orleans first. The Saints offered Brees a five-year contract that included $8 million guaranteed the first year and a $10 million...
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FanNation
http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/124270
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) - Drew Brees looked across the line of scrimmage and liked what he saw.
It was the Saints' defense, trying to make each practice of training camp as miserable as possible for New Orleans' star quarterback, the offensive line, the
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KIVITV.com
http://www.kivitv.com/global/story.asp?s=11342315
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Roman Harper strips Eli Manning of the ball late in the second quarter. The Saints recovered, and Reggie Bush scored a TD just before halftime.
This morning, I decided To hell with it...I'm going to SEE this game. So I bit the bullet and went to a
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Canal Street Chronicles
http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2009/10/18/1090241/the-beat-down-part-5
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Things are really going well for the New Orleans Saints.
Maybe it is the running game, which has finally started to come around. Maybe it is the fact that they are getting good production out of their offensive line. Maybe it is that the defense is not
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Bleacher Report
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/269732-drew-brees-your-nfl-mvp-after-four-weeks
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