Curtis Lofton News

New Orleans assistant coach Joe Vitt said the Saints have the deepest group of linebackers he has been around.

Roger Goodell granted 21 day extension to respond to Vilma's defamation suit.Due on July 5, 2012.

Greer talks about the defensive backs competing for the nickelback position and his thoughts on the Super Bowl being played in New Orleans this year.

At about the time he hit free agency, the whispers started around the league that the Atlanta Falcons no longer thought Curtis Lofton could be an every-down linebacker.

I'm here at the Saints facility in Metaire, La., and OTAs just ended. On a fairly hot day, with lightning in the backgrounds, the Saints did their thing on the field.

QB Matt Ryan is far from a bust, but one has to wonder if he can lead Atlanta to playoff success.

It's interesting to imagine the New Orleans Saints without the bounty scandal, and without any penalties or suspensions handed down.

Steve Spagnuolo proved in St. Louis that he was overmatched as a head coach but there's no denying that he's one hell of a defensive coordinator.

We've talked ad nausea this offseason about all the issues the New Orleans Saints have had.

Associated Press photo by GERALD HERBERTSaints defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo watches his players during Organized Team Activity workouts Thursday in Metairie.

One early hint the New Orleans Saints weren't chalking this season up as a lost cause was the ample work they performed at linebacker in preparation for Jonathan Vilma's suspension .

Only in Mobile will guys go outside to fight, not fight & hug it out. Then one have to help push his pick up truck off cause it won't crank JasonColeYahoo 's column re: the Brees contract imbrogilio: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl--saints-qb-drew-brees--contract-efforts-could-be-aided-by-language-in-cba.html Sleepin in is one of da best feelings ... (more)

Below are a few remaining answers to some of the other reader questions submitted Monday that I didn't have time to answer earlier.

The all-out blitzing the Saints unleashed during recent seasons appears to be a thing of the past under new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.

Joe Vitt is serving as the New Orleans Saints ' interim coach through the offseason before he serves his six-game suspension in wake of the team's bounty scandal.

In the nickel, it was all Curtis Lofton and David Hawthorne at LB. Those two are clearly in line for extensive playing time this fall.

The biggest challenge for Mike Nolan this year, as a Defensive Coordinator is probably to improve the Falcons third down pass defense.

Sean Payton knew he needed a better defensive coordinator to get to a Super Bowl, so he hired Gregg Williams.

While it's universally agreed that the NFC South has the best group of starting quarterbacks in the NFL , the actual strength of the division often comes into doubt.

In another hilarious twist in the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, Jonathan Vilma has decided to sue Roger Goodell for defamation .