Saints trim roster

The New Orleans Saints have begun the process of trimming the roster as the club announced eight
cuts yesterday. The Saints began pairing down the roster terminating the contracts of
quarterback Seneca Wallace, who had a sup par outing in the Black and Gold's 28-20 victory
over the Oakland Raiders in Friday night's game in the Dome. Wallace hit on 3-of-6 passes for
just 32 yards. He was also intercepted and lost a fumble. The Saints also decided to part ways
with a couple of veteran receivers including Steve Breaston and Patrick Crayton, sending a
message that they like what they are seeing out of their young receivers two games into the
preseason. The Saints also waived wide receiver Jarred Fayson, guard Ricky Henry, linebacker
Chase Thomas and corner back Dion Turner. They also parted ways with injured corner back A. J.
Davis, while placing veteran defensive end Kenyon Coleman on injured reserve. Coleman
injured a pectoral muscle during training camp. The Saints appeared to make some improvements in
Friday night's game, moving to 2-0 as the defense played dominant football in the first
half and finished with seven sacks, harassing Raiders' QB Matt Flynn, the former LSU Tiger signal caller, sacking him five times.
One area that still needs improvement is not taking so many penalties. The Saints were
flagged for nine infractions totaling 85 yards, which continues to aggravate head coach Sean
Payton. The Raiders were anemic in that area being called for 12 flags for 127 yards.  The unbeaten Saints venture out on the road Sunday for the first time this preseason to square off with the unbeaten Houston Texans, who are also 2-0 coming off their 24-17 victory Saturday over the much improved Miami Dolphins. Sunday's kick off is set for 3 o'clock and will be broadcast on Fox television.