Saints travel to Tampa Bay

The Saints take on NFC South rival Tampa Bay on the road Sunday with a 3:05 kickoff. The Saints
are a 3 1/2 point favorite and hopefully are catching a Buc team at a good time even though
it is early in the season.
Tampa Bay, 0-1, after dropping their opener, 18-17 on a last second field goal following a
 roughness call on Lavante David for an out of bounds hit on Jets' rookie QB Geno Smith,
which put New York in field goal position.
Tampa Bay played undisciplined football in the opener committing 13 penalties for 102 yards. The Bucs seem to be facing some early season  distractions and quarterback Josh Freeman was
not elected as a team captain and he missed a recent early morning team photo, saying he overslept.
Drew Brees and his deep receiving corps look to continue their impressive work. Brees
appeared to be in mid-season form completing 26-of-35 passes for 357 yards with touchdowns to
Marques Colston, 25 yards and seven yards to Jimmy Graham.
On this date in 2009,
the Saints opened their Super Bowl-winning season with a 45-27 victory over the visiting Detroit Lions. Brees equaled a club record by passing for six touchdowns.
In a roster move, the Saints resigned veteran Jay Richardson yesterday to add depth along the
defensive line with the injury to starting nose tackle Brodrick Bunkley, who is out with a calf injury.
To make room for Richardson, the Saints waived fan favorite wide receiver Andy Tanner, who had
finally made the final 53-man roster cut.
Richardson, a five-year vet, could play defensive end or outside linebacker, which gives
the Saints some added depth and flexibility. Richardson was cut at the end of the preseason.
Coach Sean Payton said he sees Richardson more as an outside linebacker. Payton said, "He's very smart, he's someone that's a quick study and knows a lot of different positions."