re: Wednesday Saints Football

Wednesday proved to be a light practice, with the teams going through touch-and-go work during 11-on-11 period.

But there some things that stood out –

* QB Drew Brees threw a pass to TE Jeremy Shockey during some red zone work and it would have been a touchdown had Shockey been able to bring the pass into his hands. But he dropped it.
* Brees, strangely, worked on a drill where on fourth down, he would throw the ball out of bounds purposely despite having a receiver open down the field.
* Pats QB Tom Brady connected with WR Wes Welker in end zone on the sideline, but the official never gave any word as to whether Welker was in bounds or not. Saints DB Randall Gay signaled it was incomplete and Brady mockingly went up to his former teammate to talk trash.

Field Goal:
K Garrett Hartley had a tough day, hitting his first three field goals before missing three straight. He finally hit his final attempt to end on a positive note.

The Saints also worked on a “fire” drill, where a bad snap turns into a two-point attempt. But P Thomas Morstead, who was holding, couldn’t decide after rolling right what to do and threw the ball to no one in particular.