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    <title>Bush, Ellis out vs. Buccaneers</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.95168</id>

    <published>2009-11-21T17:22:31Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-21T17:34:19Z</updated>

    <summary>Saints running back Reggie Bush was initially listed as questionable for Sunday&apos;s game against the Buccaneers, but he has been ruled out and will not play.Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis has also been ruled out.Adam Schefter of ESPN tweets that...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael David Smith</name>
        
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        Saints running back Reggie Bush was initially listed as questionable for Sunday&apos;s game against the Buccaneers, but he has been ruled out and will not play.Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis has also been ruled out.Adam Schefter of ESPN tweets that...
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    <title>Bush misses third straight practice, questionable for Sunday</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.95114</id>

    <published>2009-11-20T21:11:13Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-20T21:12:16Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[It's not like Reggie Bush's career hasn't had some fabulous moments.&nbsp; Bush's problem is backing up those moments with consistent production.In typical fashion, Bush has followed up his best rushing effort in more than two years with three straight missed...]]></summary>
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        <name>Gregg Rosenthal</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[It's not like Reggie Bush's career hasn't had some fabulous moments.&nbsp; Bush's problem is backing up those moments with consistent production.In typical fashion, Bush has followed up his best rushing effort in more than two years with three straight missed...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Winslow: Vilma couldn&apos;t guard me</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.95002</id>

    <published>2009-11-19T17:53:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-19T17:58:03Z</updated>

    <summary>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-8 and the New Orleans Saints are 9-0, so you&apos;d think the Bucs would avoid talking any trash about the Saints as the teams prepare to play on Sunday.However, as Cosmo Kramer once said to...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael David Smith</name>
        
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        The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are 1-8 and the New Orleans Saints are 9-0, so you&apos;d think the Bucs would avoid talking any trash about the Saints as the teams prepare to play on Sunday.However, as Cosmo Kramer once said to...
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<entry>
    <title>PFTV looks at whether the Saints can run the table</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94981</id>

    <published>2009-11-19T14:37:58Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-19T14:38:21Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[The New Orleans Saints are 9-0.&nbsp; With seven games to play, they face the Bucs twice, the Patriots, Redskins, Falcons, Cowboys, and Panthers.So will the Saints finish the job, only two years after New England did it?PFTV ponders that question....]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[The New Orleans Saints are 9-0.&nbsp; With seven games to play, they face the Bucs twice, the Patriots, Redskins, Falcons, Cowboys, and Panthers.So will the Saints finish the job, only two years after New England did it?PFTV ponders that question....]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Sharper practices on limited basis</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94945</id>

    <published>2009-11-18T22:50:37Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-18T22:52:07Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[With the Saints' defense hampered by injuries, the team got some good news on Wednesday. Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper returned to practice on a limited basis. Sharper missed Sunday's game against the Rams with a knee injury.&nbsp; He didn't...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[With the Saints' defense hampered by injuries, the team got some good news on Wednesday. Pro Bowl safety Darren Sharper returned to practice on a limited basis. Sharper missed Sunday's game against the Rams with a knee injury.&nbsp; He didn't...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Saints sign Chris McAlister</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94873</id>

    <published>2009-11-18T02:03:08Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-18T02:05:28Z</updated>

    <summary>With their secondary rocked by injuries, the New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms with veteran free-agent cornerback Chris McAlister, according to ESPN&apos;s Adam Schefter.McAlister was the tenth overall pick in the 1999 draft, and he spent ten years with...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        With their secondary rocked by injuries, the New Orleans Saints have agreed to terms with veteran free-agent cornerback Chris McAlister, according to ESPN&apos;s Adam Schefter.McAlister was the tenth overall pick in the 1999 draft, and he spent ten years with...
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<entry>
    <title>Brees leads Pro Bowl voting, despite best efforts of Vikings fans</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94865</id>

    <published>2009-11-17T23:22:41Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-17T23:24:15Z</updated>

    <summary>The MVP debate will continue throughout the 2009 season, and possibly beyond. But there can be no debate regarding the hard numbers generated via the Pro Bowl ballots cast by NFL fans. Saints quarterback Drew Brees currently leads the way,...</summary>
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        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        The MVP debate will continue throughout the 2009 season, and possibly beyond. But there can be no debate regarding the hard numbers generated via the Pro Bowl ballots cast by NFL fans. Saints quarterback Drew Brees currently leads the way,...
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<entry>
    <title>Death of Drew Brees&apos; mother ruled a suicide</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/16/death-of-drew-brees-mother-ruled-a-suicide/" />
    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94774</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T23:30:26Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-17T00:01:47Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[In August, the mother of Saints quarterback Drew Brees died suddenly.&nbsp; Making the tragic and untimely death of 59-year-old Mina Brees, an Austin, Texas lawyer, even more upsetting was that Drew Brees and his mother had been estranged for several...]]></summary>
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        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[In August, the mother of Saints quarterback Drew Brees died suddenly.&nbsp; Making the tragic and untimely death of 59-year-old Mina Brees, an Austin, Texas lawyer, even more upsetting was that Drew Brees and his mother had been estranged for several...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Saints-Rams one-liners</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94765</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T22:21:12Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T22:23:03Z</updated>

    <summary>Saints QB Drew Brees said that the team isn&apos;t content with the way they played en route to a 28-23 victory over the Rams. Usama Young, starting at free safety for the Saints for the first time, intercepted a pass...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Josh Alper</name>
        
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        Saints QB Drew Brees said that the team isn&apos;t content with the way they played en route to a 28-23 victory over the Rams. Usama Young, starting at free safety for the Saints for the first time, intercepted a pass...
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<entry>
    <title>Week Ten Morning Aftermath:  Saints 28, Rams 23</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94749</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T19:52:41Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T19:53:15Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[OK, I admit it.&nbsp; My advice for this one was to bet the farm on the Saints and give the 13.5 points.Hopefully, none of you owns farms.&nbsp; (Of course, if you did, now you don't.)But it was the smart play.&nbsp;...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[OK, I admit it.&nbsp; My advice for this one was to bet the farm on the Saints and give the 13.5 points.Hopefully, none of you owns farms.&nbsp; (Of course, if you did, now you don't.)But it was the smart play.&nbsp;...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Saints get good news about starting corner</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94746</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T19:26:58Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T19:28:30Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[The worst fears regarding Saints cornerback Tracy Porter's injured knee were not realized.The second-year starter has been a key to New Orleans' improved defense this year, and there were reports Sunday indicating that Porter's ACL may be torn.&nbsp; Instead, he...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Gregg Rosenthal</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[The worst fears regarding Saints cornerback Tracy Porter's injured knee were not realized.The second-year starter has been a key to New Orleans' improved defense this year, and there were reports Sunday indicating that Porter's ACL may be torn.&nbsp; Instead, he...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Saints&apos; Tracy Porter suffers ACL injury</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94685</id>

    <published>2009-11-16T02:03:40Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-16T02:03:38Z</updated>

    <summary>The New Orleans Saints ran their record to 9-0 today with a win over the St. Louis Rams. But it may have come at a heavy price.Saints starting cornerback Tracy Porter left the game with a knee injury, and Jeff...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Michael David Smith</name>
        
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        The New Orleans Saints ran their record to 9-0 today with a win over the St. Louis Rams. But it may have come at a heavy price.Saints starting cornerback Tracy Porter left the game with a knee injury, and Jeff...
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<entry>
    <title>Rams hanging tough with Saints </title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94645</id>

    <published>2009-11-15T19:28:00Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-15T19:29:29Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[The St. Louis Rams are 1-7.&nbsp; The New Orleans Saints are 8-0.And yet at halftime the two teams are tied.Through two quarters, the Saints have scored 14, and the Rams have scored 14.Tailback Steven Jackson has 100 yards running on...]]></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[The St. Louis Rams are 1-7.&nbsp; The New Orleans Saints are 8-0.And yet at halftime the two teams are tied.Through two quarters, the Saints have scored 14, and the Rams have scored 14.Tailback Steven Jackson has 100 yards running on...]]>
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<entry>
    <title>Sharper, Greer out for Saints</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/11/15/sharper-greer-out-for-saints/" />
    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94627</id>

    <published>2009-11-15T16:58:58Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-15T16:58:00Z</updated>

    <summary>The bad news is that the Saints will be down two starters in the secondary for today&apos;s game against the Rams. The good news is that St. Louis isn&apos;t well-suited to exploiting the absence of safety Darren Sharper and cornerback...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Josh Alper</name>
        
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        The bad news is that the Saints will be down two starters in the secondary for today&apos;s game against the Rams. The good news is that St. Louis isn&apos;t well-suited to exploiting the absence of safety Darren Sharper and cornerback...
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<entry>
    <title>Report:  No Sharper for the Saints</title>
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    <id>tag:profootballtalk.nbcsports.com,2009://14.94615</id>

    <published>2009-11-15T15:32:08Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-15T15:33:32Z</updated>

    <summary>Earlier this week, we mentioned on SportingNews.com the fact that the Saints are only a 13.5-point favorite over the Rams, despite the fact that the Saints are averaging more than 30 points per game against teams better than the Rams,...</summary>
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        <name>Mike Florio</name>
        
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        Earlier this week, we mentioned on SportingNews.com the fact that the Saints are only a 13.5-point favorite over the Rams, despite the fact that the Saints are averaging more than 30 points per game against teams better than the Rams,...
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