Saints' Hollis Thomas suspended?

[Dale]

Colston and Horn being in or out wouldn't concern me as much as Thomas and Smith. Given the way Brees is playing, he'll turn Copper into a 150-yard wideout if needed.

But the Saints were already somewhat suspect defensively. To lose two of their better players is pretty significant.

 

[5Stars]

Well, this is bad news for the Saints...

But, that's what they get for signing eagle trash!



All anyone has to do is just drive through Philly with your window down, and I guarantee you will be tested positive for something!

 

[SaintsFanMan]

Well, this is bad news for the Saints...
But, that's what they get for signing eagle trash!

Just may be post of the day.

 

[theebs]

Honestly, thomas and the new orleans defense are not going to be the reason we win or lose this game.

We are going to score on them with or without thomas.

THe question is can we stop the big play of new orleans offense, that is the ball game. Payton knows he can attack henry and davis all day if he wants.

So it is about our defense against new orleans offense. I think it is a given we are going to score a large number of points sunday.

The stadium is going to be rocking sunday, it is supposed to be 71 here sunday. It is going to be a great day to throw the ball.

 

[theebs]

Not if you are playing for Dallas.

Your sorry dude.

I guess the nfl wanted us to lose last year when we had more players on IR than anyone else.

Nice logic. Pretty sorry.

 

[conner01]

hey I have asthma and I take salmetrol every day I guess that means my NFL dreams are over.

yep, another fine nfl career cut short. and i was wanting some tickets too

 

[5Stars]

I think it is a given we are going to score a large number of points sunday.

Well, nothing "is a given"...but, I hope you are right....

 

[stealth]

This feels me with hope we may have a monster day running the ball. God I forget what that looks like.

 

[theebs]

Well, nothing "is a given"...but, I hope you are right....

Maybe a given is the wrong way to put it, but we are going to move the ball on them and score. The question is are we going to be down 14-0 when we are doing it or up 17-7?

Honestly, IF our defense plays reasonably well sunday we should be ok. New orleans offense is as good as there is in this league and payton is a risk taker.

 

[AtlCB]

Honestly, thomas and the new orleans defense are not going to be the reason we win or lose this game.

We are going to score on them with or without thomas.

THe question is can we stop the big play of new orleans offense, that is the ball game. Payton knows he can attack henry and davis all day if he wants.

So it is about our defense against new orleans offense. I think it is a given we are going to score a large number of points sunday.

The stadium is going to be rocking sunday, it is supposed to be 71 here sunday. It is going to be a great day to throw the ball.

Attack them with who? All of their WR's are injured. Devery Henderson is the only halfway decent healthy WR and Newman will be covering him.

 

[theebs]

Attack them with who? All of their WR's are injured. Devery Henderson is the only halfway decent healthy WR and Newman will be covering him.

They have ways of getting guys singled up down the field and it is too early too tell if horn or colston will play.

henderson can fly so if he is on henry they will have the ability to throw a few up.

That matchup to me is the game, if the saints cant make the deep play early they are going to struggle.

 

[5Stars]

Maybe a given is the wrong way to put it, but we are going to move the ball on them and score. The question is are we going to be down 14-0 when we are doing it or up 17-7?

Honestly, IF our defense plays reasonably well sunday we should be ok. New orleans offense is as good as there is in this league and payton is a risk taker.

I totally agree with you on this...!

Of all the games so far, this is the one that I think the Cowboys will most likely drop...

However, I would not be on it....

 

[Aikbach]

Verified on www.kffl.com. Suspended for 4 games.

http://www.saintsreport.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6757

Well that shut me up. You guys are catching us at the right time. This is a major blow.

DL Hollis Thomas is the run stuffing cog in the defense. WOW. What's next?
Is Drew Brees arm going to fall off?

I don't know, has he been hanging out with Paris Hilton? She might have leprosy.

 

[Alexander]

Attack them with who? All of their WR's are injured. Devery Henderson is the only halfway decent healthy WR and Newman will be covering him.

I find it amusing when we fans show arrogance like this.

We had supposedly this outstanding secondary against a struggling Eli Manning and only two passing weapons in Burress and Shockey and we nearly surrendered three hundred passing yards.

Brees is the real deal and even players like Henderson and Copper can hurt our defense if we play the same way we did against New York.

 

[Alexander]

I don't know, has he been hanging out with Paris Hilton? She might have leprosy.

Leprosy?

Of course not.

Syphillus?

Perhaps.

 

[Aikbach]

No Hollis Thomas, no Joe Horn, no Marques Colston, a hurt Reggie Bush, the New orleans Saints, no problem. Dallas Cowboy display of firepower over one of the league's "elite".

 

[Da Hammer]

Things are certainly looking tough for the Saints to come into Dallas and come out with a win

 

[dallasfaniac]

hey I have asthma and I take salmetrol every day I guess that means my NFL dreams are over.

It's the levels. you can take it, but it is the levels to which you take it. For instance, for the Olympics you can have up to 1,000 ng/mL, anything over is doping violation unless proper doctor recommendation is supplied 'in advance'.

With Hollis taking Advair twice a day on top of an inhaler, god knows what it had in it, he could have been pushing the limits.

 

[Tass]

Ok, wait...this dude is on the same stuff my wife takes. How can the NFL suspend a guy for a doctor prescribed medication?

During his August drug test, the defensive tackle was taking an asthma product called Advair twice a day while also using an inhaler four times a day.

"Advair contains both the steroid fluticasone and the long acting beta agonist galmeterol," wrote Amoss, who thought the possibility of a false positive might have happened.

After taking the information under consideration, the league ruled Thomas was in violation of the policy and he will be lost to the team for the remainder of the regular season.

That ruling is just asinine. What about players recovering from muscle tears and stuff? I know doctors use steroids as a legit rehab tool...that's what they are for, medically speaking. If a doc prescribes something with roids in it you are STILL suspended? Man, the NFL knows better than docs, huh?

BTW, if Advair is a strong enough steroid to get you suspended should I be expecting my wife to acquire a deep voice, big muscles and enlarged...nether regions?

 

[JPM]

No your wife won't turn into a man, the inhaler is a steroid not an anabolic steroid. They are two different things.