EOSB
We've hit gameday for the final preseason game in Saintsland. There are some stories out there, so away we go.
Questions abound about Jonathan Vilma's groin injury and I answered them in a Wednesday edition of The Hand Off, WWL-TV.com's version of the the mailbag.
I also put down my predicted 53-man roster. It's my best guess without seeing the fourth preseason game and the inside of Sean Payton's mind.
Les East, writing for the Baton Rouge Advocate, says tonight's game against Tennessee is the final audition for backups.
Brian Allee-Walsh of NewOrleans.com writes about the backup quarterback battle.
Rene Nadeau of NewOrleans.com put together a notebook of NFL news with Louisiana flavor.
Nakia Hogan of the T-P/NOLA.com news syndicate also writes about tonight's final audition.
Jeff Duncan, EOSB friend, writes about Sean Payton's "Juicy Fruit" gameday ritual.
Glenn Guilbeau of Gannett says Chris Ivory has produced better late than never.
Jim Mashek of the Biloxi Sun Herald writes about the Saints-Titans game.
Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com and a frequenter of the EOSB thinks that Jeremy Shockey is one of the top tight ends in the NFC South. Where does rookie Jimmy Graham rank?
Don Banks of Si.com in his NFC South preview thinks the Saints could be the first repeat champion in the division.
The Saints have fallen in the USA Today NFL ranking.
David J. Neal of the Miami Herald says the Saints are poised for a repeat.
