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Saints Welcome Shockey Back To Lineup-- Fri Jan 15 9:30 pm -- Veteran TE A Key Factor In Explosive Offense
Long passing gains were a fixture with the Saints for first 13 games of the season. New Orleans players routinely raced past defenders for huge gains, making the offense nearly impossible to defense. But those explosive plays all but came to a halt during the Saints' final three games. That stretch of big-play futility coincided with the absence of starting tight end Jeremy Shockey, who suffered a toe injury Dec. 13 and missed the final three games. "The importance of a tight end with what we do -- both in the run game and the pass game -- is significant," Saints Coach Sean Payton said. "Whether it's in the intermediate routes or down the field more, those are both things that factor into what we do passing the ball." The Saints should be able to do more now that Shockey is healthy and eagerly awaiting his return against the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC divisional playoff game at the Superdome on Saturday.
Shockey, 6 feet 5, 251 pounds, caught 48 passes for 569 yards and three touchdowns during the regular season.(The New Orleans Times-Picayune)
FF Today's Take:Most of the NFL's remaining teams have relied fairly heavily on the TE position for a source of offensive production this season, and the Saints are no exception. Expect Shockey and Drew Brees to test the Cardinals' secondary on mid to deep routes up the middle on Saturday, just as Packers' TE Jermichael Finley and QB Aaron Rodgers did last weekend. Finley finished the affair with six receptions for 159 yards.
Brees In Hunt For Another Record-- Thu Dec 31 7:00 pm -- Chasing Ken Anderson's Completion % Mark
Another year, another shot at history for Drew Brees.
The Saints quarterback is on pace to break the NFL record for completion percentage in a single season, which has stood for nearly 30 years.
Heading into Sunday's regular-season finale at Carolina, Brees has completed 70.62 percent of his passes (363 of 514). The league mark of 70.55 percent was set by Cincinnati's Ken Anderson in 1982.(New Orleans Times-Picayune)
FF Today's Take:Brees wound up 15 yards short of Marino's record last year, finishing with 5,069 yards. But he did set the NFL record for most completions in a season, with 440. It's a good bet as long as Brees has weapons like Marques Colston, Robert Meachem, Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas to throw to and plays for an aggressive play-caller like Sean Payton, the Saints' QB will be an annual threat to some of the league's long-standing passing records.
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