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Morstead Jersey , La. (AP) — Marshon Lattimore and the Saints‘
secondary
no longer look — or sound — haunted by the "Minnesota Miracle" touchdown
pass
that stunningly ended their playoffs one year ago."We don't panic. We
don't do
none of that," Lattimore said. "We adjust well."Lattimore backed that up
with
his late-game interception against Philadelphia last weekend — his
second of the
game — securing the Saints' trip to Sunday's NFC title game. Now the
question is
whether a Saints defensive backfield that ranked 29th against the pass
this
season is prepared to do what it takes to slow down the potent Los
Angeles Rams
with the Super Bowl bid on the line."We're ready," said Saints
cornerback Eli
Apple, who was brought in via trade to help shore up a New Orleans pass
defense
that was shaky early this season."We've just got to continue to be
persistent in
these meetings with our questions, everybody get on the same page and
learning,
just applying it on the field and going hard."New Orleans gave up an
average of
268.9 yards per game this season, but Lattimore said part of their
unflattering
ranking as a pass defense stems from a couple of poor performances early
in the
season, starting with a 48-40 loss to Tampa Bay in Week 1 and a 43-37
Week 3
overtime victory at Atlanta ."We had a big hole to climb out of at the
beginning
of the season. We don't really worry about that though," Lattimore said.
"We're
winning.
So
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improved
individually since struggling some at the beginning of the season and
might be
playing his best now."I'm just making plays that come my way," Lattimore
said.
"I have to be the one to make those plays. It's a bigger stage right
now. So, I
have to come up and do the job for my team."Saints nickel back P.J.
Williams
said the Saints' poor ranking against the pass is misleading because New
Orleans
ranked first most of the season against the run before finishing second.
Meanwhile, Drew Brees and New Orleans' high-powered offense have staked
the
Saints to a lot of leads.And when teams fall behind, they tend to run
less
because it takes too much time off the clock."They can't run the ball.
You got
to pass the ball. You're playing from behind," Williams said. "So a team
might
get 300 or so passing yards, but at the end of the day, they're trying
to come
back."Williams said the Saints are more concerned with opposing QBs'
completion
rate than how many yards they allow. On that front, New Orleans ranked
somewhat
better
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rate.Rams
quarterback Jared Goff completed 28 of 40 passes for 391 yards and three
TDs the
previous time he played in the Superdome.Whether he'll be as productive
in the
rematch depends on how Los Angeles decides to attack the Saints, and how
New
Orleans responds.The Rams often favor the running game, and rushed 48
times for
273 yards in a playoff victory over Dallas last week.But Los Angeles
largely
abandoned the run during its midseason meeting with the Saints after New
Orleans
raced to a 35-14 lead in the second quarter. The Rams wound up rushing
just 19
times in a 45-35 loss.Lattimore said if the Rams abandoned the run
again, New
Orleans' secondary will have to be prepared for heavy doses of receivers
Brandin
Cooks, whose speed makes him an elite deep threat, and Robert Woods, who
lines
up all over the field.And if the game is close, it could be up to the
Saints'
secondary to close out another high-stakes affair.Last
year
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Stefon
Diggs making a leaping catch near the sideline and running free to the
end zone
as time expired after safety Marcus Williams missed a tackle and took
out
teammate Ken Crawley in the process.This year, the Saints' secondary has
closed
out one playoff victory and sounds confident it will rise to that
challenge
again, if needed."We've done a great job finishing games, making
adjustments,
playing fast, physical, making great plays on the ball, just got to keep
it
going," Apple said. "Something we always talk about is closing games. We
want
that on our shoulders and that pressure that comes with it."
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Wash. (AP) — Washington State is creating a neuroscience center named
for former
Cougars and New Orleans Saints defensive back Steve Gleason.The Steve
Gleason
Institute for Neuroscience is expected to open at the school's satellite
campus
in Spokane in the second half of the year.Daryll DeWald, chancellor of
WSU
Health Sciences Spokane, said the institute will have Washington State
researchers working with health care providers to bridge the gaps
between care
and potential treatments of neuro-degenerative diseases. That class of
diseases
includes ALS and Parkinson's. The 41-year-old Gleason, who is from
Spokane,
spent his entire NFL career with the Saints. A special teams standout,
he played
in 83 games with one start from 2000-07 while spending his last season
on
injured reserve after knee surgery.On Sept. 25, 2006, Gleason famously
blocked a
punt by Michael Koenen of Atlanta into the end zone for a Saints
touchdown in a
23-3 win — the very night the rebuilt Superdome and city of New Orleans
hosted
an NFL game for the first time since Hurricane Katrina. The team built a
statue
honoring the defining moment of his career for a city that desperately
needed a
lift.Gleason has become an advocate for those with ALS, also known as
Lou
Gehrig's disease. This is his eighth year with ALS.In responding to the
university's announcement of the building in his
name
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Gleason posted on : "Very exciting! Thanks to everyone who helped make
this
possible. We are just getting started, but I have high expectations.
#GoCougs
-SG"Last month, Gleason was honored with a Congressional Gold Medal. In
receiving the award, Gleason — a father of two — noted, "In many ways, I
feel
I've conquered
ALS."
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