News: The Biloxi Sun Herald reports that New Orleans Saints sixth round draft pick PK Taylor Mehlhaff and veteran incumbent PK Martin Gramatica have not received enough reps for Head Coach Sean Payton to make much of a distinction between the two. "I haven't seen enough, really," Payton said. "Hopefully once we get into training camp and get into some live situations we'll see a lot more. I think that really defines itself. He [Mehlhaff] has a strong leg and you see that. I'm anxious to get started because we'll have a good competition there, which is a positive. Once we start playing and he's able to kick live in games - we've kind of created that scenario a little bit, but it's harder to do right now."WhoDatSay: Gramatica was brought in for the last three games last season as a replacement for the disaster that was Olinda Mare. Now, after going 5/5 in that stretch and matching his career long of 55 yards, Martin finds himself the club's likely starter going into 2008. Conventional wisdom says that Mehlhaff, who is known for having a strong leg, will handle the kick-off duties, and Gramatica will continue to be the starting field goal kicker. If that turns out to be the case, season-ticket holders can at the very least rest assured that the moments just after successful field goal attempts will provide them some bang for their buck.
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