Minnesota Vikings Who Will Get Out of the Pile This Week Closer to home, AD's own position coach Eric Bieniemy "defended" his player earlier this week by pointing out that AD will help keep Brees off the field. ... New Orleans News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather •Vikings running backs coach Eric Bieniemy is a New Orleans native. Bieniemy and New Orleans kicking consultant John Carney were teammates in San Diego from 1991-94.•Vikings defensive line coach Karl Dunbar played at LSU from 1986-89 for the Saints from 1992-93 and has also coached at several high schools and colleges in Louisiana, including Louisiana State and Nicholls State.•Saints running game/offensive line coach Aaron Kromer and Minnesota linebackers coach Fred Pagac served on the same staff with the Oakland Raiders from 2002-03.•New Orleans LB Scott Fujita, Minnesota DE Jared Allen and S Benny Sapp were teammates in Kansas City in 200... BCS title game stirs memories for Johnson (Eric) Bieniemy left, Bieniemy right and George (Hemingway) up the middle. Then I might throw a pass. I wasn`t left out there alone. I was the most-protected backup in college football. "But Gilbert didn`t have that protection. Texas couldn`t run the ball and he was all alone out there. When McCoy got hurt, they lost 60, 70 percent of their offense. The Alabama quarterback (Greg McElroy) is less talented than the Texas kid, and his stats weren`t anywhere close, but his team dominated." Indeed, McElroy threw for only 58 yards while Gilbert tossed for 186. But the Crimson Tide, behind Heisman Trophy running back Mark Ingram, hammered out 205 yards on the ground while Texas manag...