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    Don Banks: Saints defense goes from punch line to power
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    Sharper's experience has been a god-send to the New Orleans secondary, and his 97-yard interception return for a touchdown against the Eagles in Week 2 gave New Orleans one more defensive score than it had in 2008. "We knew what we were getting with him, but he's been great for us and what we needed in our secondary ... I've been watching him play since he was in Green Bay, and he's a guy who knows how to attack the ball and make plays on the ball. He's just flying around out there." Let's see what Sharper and the rest of the resurgent Saints defense can do this Sunday against the feel-good story of the year so far in the NFL, Sanchez and the Rex Ryan-led Jets. Full Article at Sports Illustrated
    We knew what we were getting with him, but he's been great for us and what we needed in our secondary ... I've been watching him play since he was in Green Bay, and he's a guy who knows how to attack the ball and make plays on the ball. He's just flying around out there.
    – Jonathan Vilma SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
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Don Banks: Saints defense goes from punch line to power
  1. That roar in the locker room was a roar for some defensive recognition on a team that's been seen as an offensive juggernaut for awhile now
    Gregg Williams – Gregg Williams SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
  2. The biggest thing he has done is spice up the atmosphere and change the culture around here a bit ... He's very loud, very boisterous, and he can swear a bit to motivate guys. But he knows he's got a good group of guys with the veterans on this defense. It's more of a guiding thing than a coaching thing...
    SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
  3. We're still a work in progress
    SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
  4. I was at [Sanchez's] workout at USC and fell in love with him too, like everybody else
    – Mark Sanchez (football) SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
  5. We needed to have our defensive line to stand up, and they did ... Every week is a race to improve in this league, and it's easier to improve when you have confidence. A game like we just had helps you improve even more, because you play faster and make better decisions when you play with confidence. An...
    Gregg Williams – Gregg Williams SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
  6. That was nice of Sean to do that. But I gave that game ball right back to the defense Monday morning. All of that was just a recognition that in that game, the defense finally stepped up and led the way.
    SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
  7. This is the best defense we've had in my four years here
    Scott Fujita – Scott Fujita SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago
  8. It's a pretty battle-tested group. After 2006, when we came out surprised everyone, maybe even surprised ourselves with how far we went, we weren't really ready in 2007 for that kind of success. We started that season 0-4 and never really recovered. But I love what we've got here this year. This defense...
    SOURCE: Sports Illustrated 1 month ago

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