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As an investigation continues into whether 22-27 current or former New Orleans Saints players participated in a "bounty" scheme, people close to the Saints say owner Tom Benson is standing behind his head coach and General Manager

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The New Orleans Saints are facing serious punishment from the NFL after an investigation determined the team implemented an illegal bounty system to pay players for inflicting injuries on opponents. Possible punishments could include suspensions, fines, and/or forfeiture of draft picks.

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The New Orleans Saints will hire former St. Louis Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo as their next defensive coordinator. Spagnuolo was the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants for two seasons before his gig with the Rams. Spagnuolo replaces Gregg Williams who recently accepted the same position with St. Louis.

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A few weeks ago, everything was wonderful in the world of Louisiana sports. The University of Louisiana had won their first New Orleans Bowl in dramatic fashion, the Saints and Tigers seemed unbeatable, and to top it off, the Tigers had just secured the services of high school senior Gunner Kiel, the top QB recruit in the country. T

Numerous outlets are reporting that Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams will depart New Orleans and take over as DC of the St. Louis Rams. Saints fans are currently disgusted with the thought of Williams after the devestating playoff loss on Saturday to the 49ers. However, history will be kinder to Williams than the present.

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The Saints have a lot to ponder......

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The New Orleans Saints will be without two starters tomorrow in their matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, and a third is listed as questionable.

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Anytime an NFL team has success, people in their organization will be in demand.

That's certainly the case with the New Orleans Saints, who won the Super Bowl in 2009, made the playoffs last year, and are currently in first-place in the NFC South.

Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who has already been a head ocach in the league, received some attention about head coaching opening last year, and now offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael has reportedly been generating some talk.

Again. this should come as no surprise to anyone. Carmichael is a solid coach, who's been part of a winning franchise.

It would be a surprise if his name wasn't bandied about.  

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Obviously, the New Orleans Saints have a number of strengths.

We are, after all, talking about a team that's currently in sole-possession of first-place in the NFC South, with a 6-3 record.

Red-zone defense, however, is not one of those strengths.

Through the first nine weeks of the 2011 NFL season, the Saints rank dead last in red-zone defense, with opponents scoring a touchdown over 70% of the time.

That's quite a difference from the Saints' Super Bowl Championship team of 2009, when they led the league in red-zone defense.

How are they working to improve in that area?

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How good can the New Orleans Saints be in 2011?

Can they win the division?

Can they win the conference?

Can they win the Super Bowl?

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