I'm a little late to the party on this one but I did want to acknowledge that three former Saints: Morten Andersen, Buford Jordan and Vaughan Johnson, were all elected to the Louisiana Hall of Fame recently.

There's no way I could pass up including the ridiculously sweet mullet that Morten "the great Dane" is sporting in this photo.

Here are my most vivid memories of these three guys:

CBS Sports' writer Pete Prisco has released the top 50 free agents for this offseason. Before you get too excited, the Saints won't be landing Nnamdi Asomugha. That said, many of the other guys on this list could easily be moving destinations. Based on the Saints' current cap situation, I don't expect them to make a play for many of these guys, if any.

You'll notice that featured on this list are Jermon Bushrod at #35 and Lance Moore at #40. I'm personally very surprised that Roman Harper and Jonathan Goodwin didn't make this list.

So which guys would I like to see the Saints make a play for?

I know there hasn't been an abundant flow of comments on the blog (read none), partially due to the new livefyre system that's been implemented, so I wanted to take a moment to explain it, as well as make you all aware of other ways you can iteract with Saints Nation fans. I wish there were more comments on the blog, and honestly the process is easy to sign up for.

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#4- For videos, YouTube and Vimeo work. Just paste the URL, and it works.

 

Just keeping you guys updated as always about my blog posts over at CSC. Here's my work this week:

1. Will Darren Sharper be Back with the Saints in 2011?

2. Ranking the Saints' Free Agents in Order of Priority

Enjoy! 

Ok, I know I know, I'm not breaking any new ground here by making this statement. Still, I felt the need to vent about the incredibly frustrating and borderline disgusting waste of time I experienced last night. The NBA draft is an abomination. Every once in a while I'll hear some NBA fan tell me "man it's so nice to have 2 rounds over a few hours instead of 7 rounds spread out all day over 2 days (now 3)". Yeah, that guy is an idiot. The NFL draft is awesome. The NBA draft is awful. I'll agree with idiot guy on one point: THANK GOD the NBA draft isn't longer. Tolerating one more second of that would be me very angry. Here's a few things I picked up last night that made me so angry:

Who are the Saints most likely to lose once free agency gets underway? To me the answer to that question is obvious: Lance Moore. Granted, my answer to that same question would have been Pierre Thomas prior to the running back signing a long term extension with the team this offseason just before the lockout. It's not guaranteed that Moore will depart for greener pastures, but of the list of Saints' free agents, he represents the biggest risk.

With the recent rumor that players with 4+ years of experience will be unrestricted free agents, Moore will be able to test free agency in an open market and he'll be able to field offers from anyone. This is a big disadvantage in having him return to the Saints, because before any new CBA Moore was set to be a restricted free agent. This meant the Saints would have A. had the right to match any offer for Moore and B. at least got something in return if he left. The second part of that was also a deterrant for other teams to sign Moore, because they would've had to invest a big contract AND a draft choice to get him. Now, all they have to worry about is the money.

Does Moore still want to be with the Saints?

As the NFL owners and players continue to try to lock down a new CBA deal, details are emerging of the newest proposal that suggests free agent players with 4 or more years of NFL experience will become unrestricted free agents. Prior to a new CBA, players with less than 6 years of experience with expired contracts were restricted, which essentially meant the team had a big advantage in re-signing the players. This agreement would affect the following players, making them unrestricted free agents instead of restricted ones:

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Click HERE to catch up on the lockout lastest, courtesy of ESPN. My biggest worry reading that article is the following quote:

"Of chief concern on the owners' side could be keeping a united front if some teams, particularly the lower-revenue or small-market franchises, are not satisfied with the numbers presented in Chicago."

What makes the NFL so great in my opinion is the competitive balance between the small market teams and the larger market teams...

There's been a lot of discussion surrounding Reggie Bush again lately, this time with the report coming out coutesy of Yahoo! Sports that the Saints gave Reggie Bush permission to gauge interest around the league for his services. Since then, Bush has denied the report saying that it's "absolutely not" true.

Personally, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the Saints DID give Bush permission to shop his value. In fact, i'm very confident they did. So why is Bush denying it? Probably because he's already seen fans turn on him once after his childish reaction to the Saints drafting Mark Ingram and he doesn't want to alienate them further. Also, he fears fans would get the wrong idea about him testing the market. Why? Simply put: I believe gauging interest around the league is more about setting his market value and less about trying to leave. Bush's move isn't necessarily anti Saints, but the majority of Saints' fans would take the news of Bush gauging interest at face value and view it as a negative.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there today from your friends at Saints Nation! I hope you all get a chance to spend time with family and enjoy nice weather. As a father for the first time I've gained a higher appreciation for all the things my dad has done for me. I figured the Baylen Brees SuperBowl photo was a propos for this holiday.

Looking forward to keeping you guys updated on NFL news this week as the lockout situation should have some significant updates.

Thanks as always for your support and loyalty towards Saints Nation and enjoy Father's Day!