Welcome to the second part of the first installment of moosedenied’s newest gimmick feature, Glenn Frey Is An Asshole.

Periodically, we’ll pause to take a look at the current status of each of our heroes (and Jason David) individually and serve up the relevant information in convenient individually-wrapped snack-sized portions for busy professionals on the run.

Again, just to be clear, we here at moosedenied have no idea whether or not Glenn Frey is actually a real live asshole.

You can find Remi Ayodele through Matt Lehr here. Dulymus through Usama begins right……. NOW!

Dulymus – Dulymus seems destined to a legacy similar to Archie Manning’s. Not exactly the same, but very similar. He’s going to be beloved by Saints fans until the end of time, and deservedly so. He’s also going to be permanently overrated as a result of the fond memories he’ll leave behind and what you have to figure will be his ongoing visibility as a local celebrity and all-around good guy. Hey, nothing wrong with that. "Overrated" is a harsh word, and I take no pleasure in assigning it to him, but the truth is the truth. It doesn’t mean he hasn’t had himself one hell of a nice career, because he has. He currently ranks 69th all-time in career rushing yards. That ranks above hall of famers Gale Sayers and Paul Hornung. He’s 68th in career rushing touchdowns and 49th in career rushing yards per game. But much like Manning, because Dulymus played for us, and because we all love the guy, he’ll always carry the benefit of the what-ifs. What if Manning had played on good teams, what if Dulymus had stayed healthy? I’ll save further elaboration for when the time inevitably comes, which could be very soon. You can bet that these here internets will be eulogizing the shit out of him, and we here at moosedenied will surely be in that number.

Bobby McCray – No complaints, I guess. He has 4 sacks to 3 each for Grant and Smith, despite substantially less playing time. He’ll exceed his stats from last year in Jacksonville, and with Grant out, he could get close to his stats from his "career year" of 2006. Plus, feelin’ good is easy when he sings the blues. And feelin’ good is good enough for me.

Robert Meachem – Who? Never heard of him. Oh wait, I seem to recall some dude putting up 185 receiving yards back in weeks 3 & 4. Was that this guy? Because as I recall, those were good times. I was thinking at the time that I might ought to go ahead and take the opportunity to drop a "Pontchartrain Meach" on you. Instead, I convinced myself that "Nah, there will be plenty of time for that. This dude’s about to become a weekly highlight." Yeah, I’m good at this prediction stuff. What could possibly have happened to get this guy re-buried so suddenly?

Billy Miller – Last year, Billy Miller was 26th in the league in receiving yards among tight ends. Eric Johnson was 24th. The two combined for 75 receptions and 706 yards. Poochie had 57 for 619. So what do the Saints do? They tell Johnson to go fuck himself, and they trade a 2nd and 5th for Poochie. So what happens this year? Well, Miller is 11th in the league, and the 10 guys above him are exactly who you’d expect. With one notable exception. Ahem. "Yeah, but they needed Shockey because Miller can’t block and you need a guy who can do both." Right? Say, how’s that 2008 running game workin’ for ya with Poochie grading the road? Oh and I seem to recall a couple of guys having to fill in at fullback in the KC game because Karney was out. One of ‘em was Troy Evans, and the other one was either Billy Miller or Poochie. Wanna take a guess? Despite posting no stats in week 1 and week 11, Miller is on pace for career highs in receptions and yards. He’s also on pace to exceed Poochie’s numbers from last year. By himself this time. Then again, it’s not like the Saints really needed those 2nd and 5th round picks. Guh.

Marvin Mitchell – You’ve gotta love dudes named Marvin. As men’s first names go, they just don’t get a whole lot more unambiguously "man’s man" than Marvin. It’s right there with Clyde, George and Dulymus. It’s pretty much the exact opposite of Bruce, Julian or… uh… Lance….

Lance Moore – How can you not love this guy? The dude knocked over a pylon with his genitals, for crying out loud. Intentionally! Life is good, and Lance Moore is well aware of it. Nothing wins me over quite like a guy who you can tell is just loving every minute of it and having truckloads of fun out there. That is, as long as he’s productive while he’s doing it. Lance is. He’s like Joe Horn but without all the diva bullshit. He’s 24th in the league in receiving yards, which is above Braylon Edwards, Donald Driver and Terrell Owens, and only 6 yards behind Randy Moss. He’s currently on pace for 974 receiving yards. Somebody needs to get in touch with Drew and hip him to that fact so that Drew can make it a point to get him hooked up with that last 26. He deserves it. I gotta tell ya… and I say this with an unblemished record of staunch heterosexuality… he’s fabulous. I’m sure he’s a devil with the ladies.

Jamar Nesbit – Did you know that he was born in Heidelberg, Germany? Shouldn’t the Saints be getting some kind of roster exemption for that?

Carl Nicks – According to the team’s web site, Nicks is the heaviest guy on the team. That’s right, heavier than Hollis. He appears to be the permanent starting left guard at this point, and that in and of itself is pretty impressive for a 5th round rookie, considering that last year’s starter — a 10 year veteran – continues to sit behind him. Between Nicks and Jahri Evans, that’s a lot of quality veal at a bargain price on the o-line. And considering the amount of resources invested in mechanically-separated chicken elsewhere on the roster, that’s a refreshing change of pace. Furthermore, all indications so far are that Nicks is turning out to be a fine example of how badass it is when management guesses correctly about whether or not a rap for "character issues" is bullshit. Hooray for playing with fire and not getting burned! That’s assuming he doesn’t have some kind of fiendish plan to get rich first and then turn into an asshole. (Nah, that could never happen in the NFL.) But hey, innocent until proven guilty. Keep kicking ass and I’ll keep telling everyone I know that you are not an asshole. (That last sentence is one of my standard good byes in real life.)

Glenn Pakulak – "Hmmmm… no wristwatch… doesn’t sound like an Outback Steakhouse ad when he talks… kid, welcome to the New Orleans Saints."

David Patten – Thanks for 2007, Dave. Good luck in all your future endeavors.

Chris Reis – I bet Pierre Thomas and Lance Moore think this guy ought to get a shot at some playing time. I mean, seriously, the dude’s 6′ 1" and 215. It’s not like he’s too small. He might be, as Bobby Hebert would say, "one slow white boy." But so is Kevin Kaesviharn. Give him some playing time so I can start saying "Reeeeeees nuuuuuuts" again.

Courtney Roby – You know, until right this very minute, I had never looked the guy up. I figured he was yet another one of those nameless, faceless dudes who would stick around a few weeks and make us all go "Huh? Who’s #15?" and then he’d be gone. Now I’m not so sure. He’s only been here for two weeks and he already has 239 return yards. He’s averaging 26.6 yards per return. I think I like this guy. Did you know that he had a 7-catch, 83-yard game back in 2005 with the Titans? Hey, I’m just sayin’.

Scott Shanle – The white Josh Bullocks. A couple years ago, Saints fans were liking this guy so much, they were urging the Saints to bring in his brother. Because it’s cool to have a pair of brothers on the team for some reason. Well, the Saints never did get Andrew Shanle or Daniel Bullocks. And ever since, Saints fans have been trying to ride Scott and Josh out of town on a rail. Meanwhile, Denver is rollin’ with Champ and Boss. Damn you, cruel fate. Why must you mock us? Anyway, I’m not really sure why this guy takes so much crap from fans. No, he’s not a great player. Yes, I’d be perfectly happy with an "upgrade" at that spot. But give the guy his due. He’s on pace for 74 tackles, which is still down from 2006 when everybody loved him, but it’s up from last year and it’s a perfectly respectable total. He also already has 4 passes defended this year, which is a career high, and equals his total from the last 3 years combined.

Poochie – His most notable accomplishment so far as a Saint has been to make Drew Brees say "fuck" in public. Which you have to admit is probably quite a feat. So he’s got that going for him. Otherwise, he’s on pace for career lows in receiving yards (487) and touchdowns (ZERO) while putting up 37 yards per game and 8.7 yards per catch, another career low. On the other hand, he has set a career high with 2 fumbles lost. High five! There have been reports (and to be fair, we have no idea whether or not they’re accurate, we just know where we’d place our wager) that half the locker room already hates his guts, and that the head coach has already given him the old closed-door come-to-Jesus talk. He’s already been kinda-sorta benched once or twice. But hey, aside from that, everything’s been great.

Fresh Prince – 10 games in and he hasn’t even posted half the tackles he had last year. He’s on pace for a whopping 5 sacks, which would be a career low, and 51 tackles, which would be a career low for a full season, and zero passes defended. And as mindbogglingly shitty as all those numbers are, even that assumes he plays a full 16 games. But as we all know, he probably won’t play the full 16 because of the weight loss hijinx. And if that happens, I’d be willing to wager that at the end of the year, the two most statistically productive defensive ends on the roster are going to be Bobby McCray and Jeff Charleston. Give that a moment to sink in.

Aaron Stecker – Stecker Ace is the kind of guy who’s really easy to root for. It’ll be a shame if we’ve seen the last of him in a Saints uniform, which looks more and more likely now that he’s on IR. He’s 33 and a free agent at the end of the year. He set career highs in rushing attempts and yards 3 of the 5 years he’s been here. He’s also had the 4 best years of his career in receptions and receiving yards while with the Saints.  He had the second best season of his career as a return man in 2005. He’s filled in admirably whenever called upon to replace an injured starter and, as far as I know, has never bitched and moaned about resuming his regular role afterwards. Guys like Stecker tend to be overlooked while they’re active and forgotten soon after they’re gone, and that’s a shame.

Jon Stinchcomb – I’ve never really known what to make of this guy. I’ve heard Sean Payton and others refer to him as "consistent" so many times, but he has always seemed really up and down to me. He’s a free agent after the year, and evidently the Saints are going to try to bring him back.

Zach Strief – He’s still huge. And still picking splinters out of his ass. Is it still too early at this point to start being a little disappointed that neither Strief nor Bushrod has been able to work himself into any more playing time than he’s had?

Hollis Thomas - Hollis used to be one of my favorite guys on the team. Then I found out about the whole Spongebob thing. Now he just kinda creeps me out. Still, this guy hadn’t had a sack in 5 years. He puts on a Saints uniform and posts 3.5 in 2006 and 3 in 2007. His tackles totals have been higher than they had been in a half a decade. Then, at age 34, he enters his 13th season and makes weight right from day one for probably the first time in his career. And promptly ends up on IR and then released. Most guys hang ‘em up at that point. Hollis deserves a lot of credit for still putting in the work and still being productive. But the Spongebob thing. Hollis… dude… seriously….

Pierre Thomas – It’s amazing how polarized fans are on this guy. For some reason, most people won’t hear of more carries for Pierre without also reflexively inferring a "hatred" of Reggie Bush and/or Dulymus. That’s probably because rushing attempts are a zero sum game, especially in a Sean Payton offense. More carries for Pierre by necessity means fewer for the other tailbacks on the roster, and I suppose most people think that means they have to take sides. All I know is this: On one hand, this is the second straight year where Pierre has led the team in yards per carry. He ran for 4.8 per last year and he’s running for 4.6 this year. That’s not just better than Reggie’s and Dulymus’ 3.7, it’s significantly better. But on the other hand, it does seem pretty clear so far that the more carries Pierre gets, the more that number tends to drop. Or at least it used to. Now that I take a second look, Pierre has been given 10 or more carries twice this year, and he’s run for 5.2 and 5.5 yards per carry in those games. Then of course there was the 20-carry, 105-yard effort in week 17 of last year. Hey, there are 6 games left, and Dulymus is probably gonna miss 4 of ‘em. Maybe Pierre’s time is right around the corner.

Jonathan Vilma – It’s a shame that the defense as a whole hasn’t gotten any better with the addition of Vilma. He sure as hell has been doing his part. Imagine how bad this defense would be if Mark Simoneau were still starting at middle linebacker. Vilma is on pace for 126 tackles, which would be the second highest total of his career. He’s currently 10th in the league in tackles among linebackers. He already has 1 interception, which is about what he’s good for in a given year. He also has 5 passes defended, which matches his career high. Considering that he’s coming off of a significant knee injury and is in his first year on a new team, he’s been kicking far more ass than could reasonably have been expected. The Saints better hope and pray that he likes it here.

Brian Young – I’m sure he’s a hell of a guy, and he hasn’t been a bad player for the Saints, but I’ve never really understood people’s fascination with the guy. Seems I’m constantly hearing how Young is underrated by most Saints fans. I don’t know, maybe that’s true if there are a bunch of people out there running around talking about how he sucks. He doesn’t suck, but I sure as hell don’t see anything all that great about him. Since he got here, his tackles have been on a steady decline from 59 to 51 to 46 to 18 to 13. The last couple of years have been one injury after another. He’s 31 and in his 9th season. On the other hand, it’s still amusing that some people still don’t know the difference between him and Bryant Young. That’s always good for a laugh. It’s like back in 1992 when Bucs DE Keith McCants was joined in the league by Nebraska QB Keithen McCant. Or when Kurt Warner (with a K) broke onto the scene and people were going "Didn’t that guy used to be a tailback for Seattle?" Or in the 80’s when Major League Baseball featured both Jose Felix and Felix Jose.

Usama Young – I know that Tracy Porter is everybody’s favorite young corner on the roster these days, and that’s fine. But don’t relegate this guy to the permanent nickel or dime just yet. He has 25 tackles on the season, same as Porter. Sure, I know that tackles aren’t necessarily a positive stat for a corner, but hey, a tackle is better than missing a tackle, or not being in a position to tackle the receiver in the first place. He has 3 passes defended and an INT in very scant playing time. He’s the tallest and heaviest corner on the roster (or if you want to sound like a scout, you could say "the most physically gifted" ) and he looks pretty damn good at times for a second year guy. He led the team in special teams tackles last year and he’s been all over the place this year. Plus he has bitchin’ hair.