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Brightness. Toughness. Ability.Versatility. Theáfour virtues brand new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said he admired most during OTA's back in May. Usama Young has all four and so, in retrospect, he had little to fear when New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton asked him to switch from cornerback to free safety during the offseason. Usually, a position switch is the proverbial kiss of death, but Young heard Williams say, "I like versatile ...

Brightness. Toughness. Ability.Versatility. Theáfour virtues brand new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams said he admired most during OTA's back in May. Usama Young has all four and so, in retrospect, he had little to fear when New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton asked him to switch from cornerback to free safety during the offseason. Usually, a position switch is the proverbial kiss of death, but Young heard Williams say, "I like versatile ...

While the rest of you sat onáyour arsesáand watched ESPN this week, Randy Savoie was taking part in a project to rebuild homes for Katrina survivors who relocated to Lafayette, La., following the storm. Here is a report he filed on New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams this Spring. The boy is a freakin' Nostradamus! á The Battle of New Orleans: Gregg Williams Takes Charge of Saints "D" written on May 12, 2009 Gregg ...

Hatred strikes me as one of the few signs of life remaining in the world. This is another thing about the world which is upside-down: all the friendly and likable people seem dead to me; only the haters seem alive. Walker Percy Any Saints fan 40-plus remembers when they became a Falcon hater like it was yesterday. Itáwas Nov. 12, 1978, when New Orleans Saints fans discovered the kind of true ...

One week after publicly ridiculing Las Vegas oddsmakers for installing the New Orleans Saints as three-point favorites over the New York Giants, Mike Greenberg, co-host of ESPN's Mikeá& Mike ,áphoned in sick late Monday night claiming that he was suffering from a case of the sniffles. The Saintsádefeated the Giants Sunday in a 48-27 rout causing Greenberg to grudgingly admit, "I was wrong on that one." Co-host Mike Golic saidáearly Tuesdayámorning ...

Super Bowl titles be damned. Drew Brees ranks among the best to play the game. Trent Dilfer won a damned Super Bowl and he sure in the hell isn't headed for Canton unless he buys a plane ticket. Dilfer won a Super Bowl. Guess those football Gods have a sense of humor afterall. Ha ha ha! Rev. Bob Harrington, the late Chaplain of Bourbon Street, after having one-too-many threw the Good Book ...

They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway. They say there's always magic in the air. "We're going to win Sunday. I guarantee you." It ain't braggin' if you can back it up. By late Sunday afternoon on Jan. 12th, 1969, Joe Namath's bold prediction becameáreality as the sun setáon South Beach. The charismatic kid from Alabama with nimble feet and a laser arm, nicknamed "Broadway Joe," had backed up his boast. The ...