Tag: Cam Jordan

Saints must address these 4 positions this offseason

In order to be better than 9-8 and make the playoffs, the Saints must improve at these 4 positions:

The New Orleans Saints ended last season with a 9-8 record with an easy schedule. Obviously, the team has a lot of room to improve. The first step was adding Klint Kubiak as offensive coordinator. His addition should help New Orleans win with scheme as well as talent instead of relying strictly on the players.

There need to be improvements to the roster as well. There is a lot of uncertainty along the offensive line at a couple of positions. That is the paramount concern as it has the ability to cripple the offense. What are the other biggest positions of need?

Saints must make a big move to improve their pass rush

The Saints need help in the tenches, and improving the pass rush is a must. It can be in the draft, free agency or both:

There’s only two teams whose eyes are still on the 2023 season, and the New Orleans Saints aren’t one. With eyes on 2024,NFL.com’s Kevin Patra has a piece of advice for each NFC team that isn’t in the Super Bowl. Patra tells the Saints to add edge rush aid. This was a clear need:

If New Orleans is to finally turn the corner under Allen, though, they must get better defensive production off the edge. Cam Jordan is an all-timer and will be in the Ring of Honor when he hangs ’em up. But the 34-year-old can’t be counted on as a primary every-down source of pressure going into Year 14.

The offensive and defensive trenches are the clearest need for the Saints going into this offseason. The Saints will have to invest in free agency, draft or both. With recent draft picks at defensive end, going for a proven veteran might be the best choice. As Patra pointed out, Jordan is reaching an age where he should not be asked to carry the same workload he did earlier in his career. Specifically, getting faster at the position must be a priority. Whether it’s getting creative in free agency or active on draft day, they must make a move.

Cameron Jordan is active for Week 13’s game against the Detroit Lions

Cameron Jordan was a game time decision against the Detroit Lions. The durable New Orleans Saints defensive end is active for Week 13.

Cameron Jordan will be active for the New Orleans Saints game against the Detroit Lions despite not practicing at all this week with an ankle injury. It came down to the wire with Jordan being a true game time decision. The Saints are already thin at defensive end, so it’ll be interesting to see if Jordan plays in a limited capacity due to injury.

The durable Saints defensive end is a true NFL ironman. In his 13-year career, Jordan has only missed two games. Both came in the last two years with him missing a game due to COVID in 2021 and a fractured orbital bone in 2022.

Other defensive ends available on Sunday include Carl Granderson, Tanoh Kpassagnon, Isaiah Foskey, and Kyle Phillips. Foskey is making his return after missing two games with a quadriceps injury, while Phillips is active for just the second time this season.

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How Saints’ stars have performed in past games against the Packers

Derek Carr is looking for his first win versus the Packers. How have he and other Saints performed in past games against them? | @southexclusives

The New Orleans Saints face off against the Green Bay Packers this Sunday. The Packers and Saints don’t share a division, but they played each other frequently as of late. They skipped last season, but played the two previous seasons. When looking at the star offensive skill players, Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed and Kendre Miller are entering their first game versus the Packers.

There is a more veteran bunch on the defense. Many of the Saints starting defenders have played the Packers before. Here is how New Orleans Saints star players have fared in previous games against the Green Bay Packers.

Cam Jordan gets another contract extension from the Saints

The 2011 draft class was stacked beyond reason

In some around-the-NFL type of news, the New Orleans Saints have extended their dominant defensive lineman Cam Jordan to a new contract. Jordan, who has been a staple on the Saints defensive front ever since he broke into the league in 2011, will remain in the Big Easy for two more years.

Originally the No. 24 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, Jordan was actually selected one spot before Seattle could pick at No. 25. Instead, the Seahawks took guard James Carpenter, who was a starter for several years and helped Seattle win their first Super Bowl.

Looking back at the 2011 draft class, it’s hard to not be awestruck by the incredible amount of talent available. I mean, just look at the first seven picks:

  1. Cam Newton
  2. Von Miller
  3. Marcell Dareus
  4. A.J. Green
  5. Patrick Peterson
  6. Julio Jones
  7. Aldon Smith

Also in the first round was J.J. Watt, Robert Quinn, Ryan Kerrigan, Mark Ingram II and Muhammad Wilkerson.

Of course, Seattle fans will remember the 2011 draft fondly, as it brought them Richard Sherman, K.J. Wright, Byron Maxwell, Super Bowl XLVIII MVP Malcolm Smith, and Doug Baldwin as an undrafted free agent.

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Saints DE Cam Jordan defends Mike Evans on Twitter

Mike Evans gets his due around the league — even from his rivals, it would seem.

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WR [autotag]Mike Evans[/autotag] earns his respect from all across the league — even, as it would seem, from his enemies.

Saints DE Cam Jordan, a notorious trash talker when it comes to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, took to Twitter to defend Evans from a fan who said they didn’t understand the hype behind him. Jordan came in the league three years before Evans and has thus played against him for his entire career.

“Anybody who think Mike Evans ain worth the hype must hate stats… or is a casual that never watches him. men lie women lie #’s don’t mike evans a 10k wr has produced 1k+ every season (sic),” Jordan wrote to the fan.

Evans has indeed never not had a 1,000-yard season, and his streak of nine in a row is greater than any other receiver to play. On top of that, he’s currently No. 2 among active players for touchdowns (not including QBs) with 82 across his career.

While Evans is more known for his rivalry with Saints CB Marshon Lattimore, Jordan and the Bucs also don’t get along. Jordan is known for his shots against Tampa Bay (like here, and here and also here), but it seems that even the consistency and stellar play of Evans deserves props. Whether or not he’ll be friendly when the two teams square off again for the first time on Oct. 1 remains to be seen, however.

Cameron Jordan puts Kirk Cousins on blast

Cam Jordan took a shot at Kirk Cousins just nine months after he put a dagger into the Saints in London.

One of the best parts about professional football players is their ability to have fun and talk trash. One of the best in the game in New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan and he showed that at Von Miller’s pass rush summit.

When discussing decision-making as a pass rusher, he threw some shade at Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins in a jab that was unprompted.

“Slow right decision, we love ’em. Call ’em Kirk Cousins.”

Pretty rich for a guy that saw his team get beat on a game-winning drive by the aforementioned quarterback in London by a score of 28-25. You might remember his pass on a nine route to Justin Jefferson at the end of that game that was perfect. It got the Vikings in position for a game-winning field goal.

Talking trash is always welcomed, but when the guy you trash-talk cooked you when the game mattered the most, maybe hold back a bit.

Introducing the New Orleans Saints’ 90 man roster by jersey number

Many New Orleans Saints players will be wearing new jersey numbers this season. Here’s a quick look at the state of their 90-man roster, via @southexclusives:

The New Orleans Saints made some big additions this offseason starting with quarterback Derek Carr. This was easily the biggest name, who also happens to play the biggest position on the team. Carr’s addition along with signing defensive tackles Khalen Saunders and Nathan Shepherd will go a long way to filling some of the most detrimental holes from last season.

But free agency was just one step. The defensive line was fortified through the 2023 draft with Bryan Bresee and Isaiah Foskey. Running back Kendre Miller completes the “Big 3” from the draft and gives New Orleans a deep running back room alongside another addition Jamaal Williams and Alvin Kamara. One of the latest signings was hometown product tight end Foster Moreau. The biggest additions this offseason come back to the goal of filling holes as opposed to luxury pickups.

And all of these pickups have ushered in jersey number changes up an down the roster. Training camp will be here before we know it, so here is an update to the current New Orleans Saints roster, listed by jersey number:

3 questions the Saints must answer on defense in 2023

The Saints underwent a slight overhaul in the front seven, leading to questions about the depth at linebacker, the pass-rush production, and more, via @southexclusives:

The New Orleans Saints defense hit their stride at the end of the season after allowing 20 or more points in 10 of their first 11 games. From that point, the team flipped the script: opponents failed to cross the 20 point threshold in the final six games of the year. They finished top-five in yards allowed and top-10 in points allowed.

Yet, questions still remain headed into the upcoming season. They went under some changes within the front seven. With that being the case, it’s no surprise the biggest questions on the Saints defense can be found on the defensive line and in the linebacker corps. Here’s where we’re looking for answers:

All-Pro defender compared Josh Uche to one of NFL’s best pass-rushers

The praise can’t get much better than this in regards to Josh Uche.

Josh Uche is being smothered with praise following his incredible showing in last Thursday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills. The New England Patriots’ linebacker is a burgeoning talent that could set the NFL on fire if he reaches his full potential.

New Orleans Saints All-Pro defensive end Cam Jordan knows a thing or two about dishing out sack lunches to opposing quarterbacks. So it wasn’t a surprise to see that he was impressed with Uche nabbing two sacks on the Bills’ otherworldly quarterback, Josh Allen.

However, it was certainly a surprise to hear him comparing the Patriots’ linebacker to a future Hall of Famer and one of the league’s best pass-rushers.

“Matt Judon has spoken highly of this guy, and there’s a reason why: Cause Josh Uche got that sauce now,” Jordan said on Cam’s Corner, via The 33rd Team. “He’s coming off the edge, and I mean, they were playing the Bills, but he looked like Von Miller from the Bills with that patented ghost that he has.”

Uche has come on strong later in the season with six sacks in his last four games. The Patriots were hopeful this would be the breakout season for the third-year linebacker, and they’re beginning to see flashes of it right now.

He’ll continue to be a problem down the stretch, but if the Patriots play their cards right in 2023, that could be the year where the former University of Michigan standout shoots to the moon.

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