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DB Malcolm Jenkins (All B1G, All-American, Thorpe Award, All-Pro, 2x Super Bowl Champion)

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New Orleans Saints S Malcolm Jenkins is having a stellar 2012 preseason
08/14/12
James Varney, The Times-Picayune

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New Orleans Saints defensive back Malcolm Jenkins (27) intercepts a Drew Brees pass during practice for the New Orleans Saints at their headquarters in Metairie on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.

In a 2011 season marked by a dearth of turnovers, the inability of Saints safeties to corral an interception was an ongoing theme. If it wasn't Malcolm Jenkins dropping one and earning an epithet-laced burst from former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, it was Roman Harper dropping one right in his hands in Atlanta that would have sealed the win over the Falcons.

Those days seem long ago now following a blizzard of preseason interceptions led by Jenkins. More than any other player thus far, Jenkins is benefiting from the schemes of new coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, which have moved the club's 2009 first round pick closer to the line of scrimmage and made him a more movable part, one more difficult for opposing quarterbacks to find and isolate.

"I think it's a combination of playing closer to the ball, getting in different positions as well as roaming in, and playing a zone scheme you've got more eyes on the football," he said, echoing a common theme among the Saints secondary. "So you get those overthrows, you get those tips, as well as being able to maybe jump some routes. And I think the biggest upside we've seen so far is there really haven't been many missed opportunities and that's something we didn't do well last year. When those easy interceptions came, we dropped a lot of them and that was a big part of our defense last year. So I think now we're doing a lot better job of making the offense pay when they mess up."

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New Orleans Saints need Malcolm Jenkins to start delivering on star potential
10/12/12
Mike Triplett, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew

If the New Orleans Saints hope to salvage this wayward 2012 season, they need everyone on their roster to pick up their games after such a sluggish start. But one guy in particular that really needs to shine brighter is safety Malcolm Jenkins.

The fourth-year pro hasn't necessarily been the defense's weakest link. Like everyone else, he's had a few good plays and a few bad ones this year. But the Saints don't just need Jenkins to be adequate - they need him to be great.

They need the former first-round draft pick to finally start delivering on the immense potential he flashed during his first two NFL seasons.

Maybe it's unfair to single out Jenkins. But it's his own fault, really. He raised the bar for himself in 2010, when he was twice named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week down the stretch of his sophomore year, after he made a smooth transition from cornerback to safety.

Heading into last season, coaches and teammates raved about Jenkins' star qualities. Former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was obviously enamored with Jenkins, talking all the time about his desire to be a truly "great" player. And former Saints defensive end Alex Brown once heralded Jenkins as one of three "special" players he's played with, along with former Chicago Bears teammate Brian Urlacher and former Florida Gators teammate Jevon Kearse.

This year, teammates voted Jenkins as one of their two defensive captains, along with safety Roman Harper. So it's clear the admiration and respect is still high.

But over the last two seasons, that lofty potential hasn't translated consistently onto the field for Jenkins, who hasn't had an interception since 2010. He has no forced fumbles or fumble recoveries this year after having one of each last year.

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Posted: Monday October 22, 2012
Peter King>MONDAY MORNING QB
Jenkins' TD-saving tackle could be turnaround for Saints' season

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Vincent Jackson was denied a touchdown by the sheer will of Malcolm Jenkins, who ran him down and made the tackle at the one.
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If the Saints make something of this wreckage of a season -- with Sean Payton watching on TV from his place in Dallas, with the fate of their reputation in so many courtrooms and lawyers' offices in Washington and New York, with one interim/interim coach giving way to an interim coach this morning, with the new judge and jury in the case the savior of football in New Orleans. If they do so, they'll look back at a play every Pop Warner coach and junior high school coach and high school coach and college coach and NFL coach should show their players before practice today. They'll look at a trait that warms the heart of every fan, a trait so many of us think is missing all too often from the games we invest so much of ourselves in.

Hustle.

"I knew I had a long way to go,'' Saints cornerback Malcolm Jenkins said from Tampa after a scintillating 35-28 win over the Bucs. "I knew I just had to go."

"What was going through your mind?'' I asked. "What were you thinking?''

"Not much thinking,'' he said. "Just, 'Go as fast as you can.' ''

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Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/peter_king/10/21/week-7/index.html#ixzz2A1zibQ6A
 
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