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ESPN.com NFL Power Ranking (pre-camp): 2 METAIRIE, La. -- As the New Orleans Saints finished their first camp practice Friday morning, defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, a man known for holding back nothing on or off the field, unloaded. He wan...

METAIRIE, La. - As if we haven't talked about the NFC Championship Game enough, there's more. I'm scheduled to appear on ESPN Radio on Saturday at approximately 7:43 p.m.ET to talk about the Saints and Vikings. I also chatted about the game wi...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- I just arrived in the greater New Orleans area. Thanks for the updates, but I'm well aware of the fact Penn State lost today. Next, only one bit of news out of the NFC South while I was in the ai...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- The NFL's public relations office just passed along an interesting chart about quarterbacks who are on pace to throw for 4,000 yards this season. There are 10 of them, including New Orleans' D...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. - Wanted to share a few interesting nuggets I just received from ESPN's Stats & Information about tonight's Monday Night Football game between the Falcons and Saints. First off, I think we al...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- I'm counting down the hours until tonight's "Monday Night Football" game between the Saints and Falcons, and I can tell you the entire New Orleans region seems to be totally fired up. New Orle...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas First, a special thanks to Knuckleheads Sports Bar & Grill in Metairie, La., where the NFC South blog has set up shop to watch the game between the Panthers and Cardinals (the grilled chicken sandwich was out...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- I'm in town to cover the "Monday Night Football" game between the Saints and Falcons. That presents a bit of an issue, but I think I've got it all worked out. There's only one NFC South game t...

AP Photo/Bill Haber Jonathan Vilma is excited about playing for new coordinator Gregg Williams. Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- By all accounts, Jonathan Vilma resurrected his c...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- To find the one New Orleans Saints' defensive tackle who's been to the Pro Bowl, you need to look at the roster, instead of the practice field. Look closely because Rod Coleman is surrou...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- At long last, Jon Gruden has found the perfect quarterback. Too bad he's not coaching him, but Gruden heaped praise on New Orleans' Drew Brees on Thursday afternoon. Rich Gannon might ha...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- Just had a very cool pre-practice moment in the Saints' media room. Rickey Jackson, who I argued on Wednesday should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, walked in. Wearing a shirt that says...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- There's a very special guest out here at Saints camp for a few days. It's John Gruden of "Monday Night Football." In a scene that never could have happened a year ago, New Orle...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- I'm in a bunker (actually, a hotel room) on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain, where I just finished writing Carolina's Camp Confidential profile. That's scheduled to run later this af...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- Just got back to the hotel from spending the day at Saints practice. I'll be there again Thursday afternoon and we'll also run our Camp Confidential profile on the Carolina Panthers on T...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas METAIRIE, La. -- If you were worried about Reggie Bush's left knee, relax. Bush "The knee is fine," Bush said Wednesday night. "It's great. You saw m...