Mick Shots - Sept. 3

Published Sunday, September 03, 2006 2:56 PM by rphillips

Knowing the New Orleans Saints had the No. 2 spot in the claiming order, it's not surprising Saints head coach Sean Payton, the Cowboys' former assistant head coach, scooped up Rob Petitti and Terrance Copper off waivers Sunday. The Saints also claimed 2003 first-rounder Michael Haynes.

Wow, maybe it’s not the end of the world cutting fourth- and sixth-round picks when you see other team slashing first-rounders from the past couple of years. Detroit cut ties with 2003 first-rounder Charles Rogers. The Chiefs cut 2004 first-rounder Junior Saivii.

Saw where a couple of former Cowboys were released, including Pete Hunter, Quincy Morgan and Ross Tucker.

Good thing Mat McBriar had a really nice preseason, averaging 42.7 on 10 punts, six of which were downed inside the 20. Otherwise Cowboys head coach Bill Parcells might have been tempted to go get a two-for-one, punter/kickoff guy, and two former Cowboys are available for such duty, Micah Knorr and Toby Gowin.