The Red Zone Report

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Midseason NFL Awards: Portis or Brees for MVP?

We’re already coming up on November and the halfway point of the 2008 NFL season, and what a season it’s been so far. At the start of the season, who’d have expected the Tennessee Titans to be 7-0 right now and four games ahead of the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC [...]

Thomas’ injury gives rookie Ellis chance to step up on Saints’ D-line

Add Sedrick Ellis to the list of rookies to make a big-time impact in 2008. The seventh overall pick by the New Orleans Saints in the 2008 NFL Draft will be pressed into major action this season after it was announced Thursday, that starting defensive tackle Hollis Thomas could be out for two months with [...]

New Orleans Saints Acquire Giants TE Jeremy Shockey

Jeremy Shockey’s days in the Big Apple are now over. ESPN is reporting that the New York Giants traded tight end Jeremy Shockey to the Orleans Saints for a second and fifth-round draft pick. As usual, the deal will be made official once Shockey receives a mandatory physical. This deal has been long overdue. The Giants offered [...]

Rehabbing Deuce McAllister plans to break loose for Saints in 2008

The Saints were a huge disappointment in 2007, and a big reason for that was when running back Deuce McAllister went down in Week 3 with a torn ACL. His injury basically meant Reggie Bush had to carry a bigger load, and it’s fairly obvious now that Bush’s body just isn’t made for that, as [...]

Can Reggie Bush be great in ‘08?

Big things have been expected of Reggie Bush since he was taken #2 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft, but he's had trouble living up to those expectations thus far. Shotgun Spratling gives his take on what it will take for Bush to have a real breakout season in 2008.