Just looked at the ESPN vote page and the only poll that the Saints are winning on is the Coaching question.

VOTE here now for the Who Dats !! CLICK HERE NOW TO VOTE !

Tell your friends to vote.. the Saints are not getting any respect !

By Pat Yasinskas
ESPN.com

Back in training camp, “Monday Night Football” analyst and former NFL coach Jon Gruden spent several days with the Saints. New Orleans coach Sean Payton let his friend and former co-worker with the Eagles sit in on offensive meetings and spend a lot of time with quarterback Drew Brees.

Gruden still hasn’t stopped talking about Brees. In a conference call with the national media Thursday, Gruden continued to rave about Brees.

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By Pat Yasinskas

I’ve got a story that’s not running on the NFC South Blog because it’s running as part of our Locker Room Report series. But take a look when you get a minute because it’s all about the Saints and the potential obstacles they may face because of a lack of Super Bowl experience.

This is the first trip in franchise history and they’ve got only a small handful of guys who have even played in a Super Bowl before. They’re dealing with it by looking inside and outside for advicce.

From Pat.

By The Times-Picayune

January 29, 2010, 1:03PM

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and his Democratic challenger, Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-Napoleonville, have found something to agree on: They both think the National Football League is out of bounds in claiming it has a trademark on “Who Dat.”

Vitter is challenging the National Football League to back down from its claims or sue him, while Melancon has launched an online petition for fans to express their displeasure.

Melancon says: “The NFL is claiming that they own the phrase ‘WHO DAT’ and are sending cease and desist letters to local stores making merchandise bearing the phrase.

This is incredibly heavy-handed — no one owns “WHO DAT” aside from the WHO DAT NATION!”

Click here to read the letter to the NFL

John David Mercer/US Presswire

NEW ORLEANS — Of all the people you’d expect to see wearing a cute Burberry bucket hat, Jeremy Shockey isn’t one of them.

Jennifer Aniston, sure. Maybe some stick-figure fashion model guy from Finland. I’d even buy, say, George Karl wearing the plaid.

But Shockey? Never saw it coming.

Then again, nobody saw Shockey making a triumphant return to the Super Bowl. Not after the New York Giants put him in the recycle bin and had him, his injuries and his tabloid headlines shipped in mid-2008 to the New Orleans Saints for second- and fifth-round draft picks.

But here he is, standing in front of his locker with a smirk on his face and a designer bucket hat on his head. He still isn’t 100 percent healthy, but he’s 100 percent happy.

Who dat? Dat your starting tight end for the NFC champion Saints, dat who.

“I’ll be playing in this game, unlike the last one,” Shockey said. “It still hasn’t hit me. God works in mysterious ways, man. It’s a blessing to be part of this organization and this team.”

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LOS ANGELES — Carrie Underwood is going to the Super Bowl — and she’ll be singing the national anthem.

The country superstar won’t be alone in singing America’s praises. Queen Latifah will perform “America the Beautiful” as well.

Underwood joins other big names who have sung the national anthem at the game, including Beyonce, Billy Joel and Whitney Houston.

The Who will provide halftime entertainment.

Story from AP

The Indianapolis Colts, perhaps looking to add depth in their secondary, worked out several free-agent cornerbacks over the past week.

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By Dave George Palm Beach Post Staff Writer

METAIRIE, LA. — Reggie Bush did a celebratory somersault into the end zone the last time he played in an NFC Championship game.

Flashy and fun, that burst of rookie improvisation, but, much like his still-fresh NFL career, fleeting in its significance. New Orleans lost that game three years ago and lost it big, 39-14, at Chicago’s wintry Soldier Field.

When asked on Wednesday what he remembers of that day, Bush didn’t mention the 88-yard reception that set up his touchdown tumbling act, and he didn’t mention the $5,000 fine that he got from the NFL for taunting Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher with a finger wag.

“I remember after that game I stayed on the field little bit to kind of watch what was happening, to watch Brian Urlacher collect the (conference championship) trophy,” Bush said.

“That was tough. It wasn’t our time.”

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