SI's Best Shots From Saints Camp

SI's Best Shots From Saints Camp /

The Saints opened training camp at Metairie, La. late last week.

The Saints have been in the bottom third of the NFL in yards and points allowed each of the last two seasons.

The Saints led all of football by scoring 463 points last season.

The Saints' first preseason game is on Aug. 14 against the Bengals.

The Saints hope veteran coordinator Gregg Williams can help turn around their defense.

Bad weather forced the Saints to practice indoors three times in three days last week.

The indoor practices are closed to fans.

D'Juan Woods is one of a handful of wide receivers looking to break into the Saints' explosive offense.

Reggie Bush accumulated 404 yards on the ground and 440 yards receiving last season.

In his eighth season out of Miami, Shockey had 483 receiving yards last season -- the lowest total of his career.

With both Bush and Shockey at full strength, Drew Brees could make another run at Dan Marino's single-season passing record.

Shockey battled injuries in his first season in New Orleans, grabbing 50 catches, but failing to get into the end zone.

Brunell gives the Saints an experienced backup to Drew Brees.

The Saints open their 2009 season on Sept. 13 against the Lions.

The Saints began contact drills this week after starting with non-contact practice.

The Saints lost three of their final five games last season.

As Brees' backup last year, Mark Brunell didn't throw a single pass.

The Saints surrendered 393 points last season -- fourth most in the NFC.

Drew Brees passed for 5,069 yards last season -- 15 yards shy of Dan Marino's all-time mark.

Entering his fourth season as the Saints' head coach, Sean Payton has posted a 25-23 record.

The Saints finished fourth in the NFC South last season with an 8-8 record.

After taking over the placekicking duties in Week 10 of last season, Garrett Hartley made all 13 of his FG attempts.

Published Aug 5, 2009