Welcome back Saints fans to practice number two on this Saturday afternoon. Another full crowd of fans up top at the same practice fields where the team worked out this morning. Little bit of cloud cover is helping the temperature stay bearable, but when the sun comes out it is scorching.

4:17 p.m. Really good sign, Deuce McAllister is walking onto the field in shorts and pads, looking like he's going to work-out. Deuce missed all of this morning's practice and was supposed to have an MRI on his knee earlier in the afternoon.

4:30 p.m. The trend continues for Jeremy Shockey: he works out pretty hard in the morning and then takes it easier in the afternoon. Shockey is out here but without shoulder pads on like the rest of the guys.

4:36 p.m. McAllister just took his first hand-off of the practice. It's hard to tell how the knee is because they are just going about half speed right now.

4:40 p.m. We've mainly seen Drew Brees taking snaps from under center, but they are working on a couple of shotgun formations in these drills.

4:51 p.m McAllister just caught a screen pass and although it wasn't full speed he looked pretty smooth running down the field. He does have a brace over that left knee. 

5:03 p.m. After looking a little off this morning the receiver and QB's just completed a nearly flawless session together. Brees looks sharp as always, Brunell is pretty solid and Palko shows signs of progressing but is still a little inconsistent.

5:11 p.m. The fan favorite 11-on-11 drills are back going and the first play McAllister took a hand-off and looked pretty good taking it over the right side. A chorus of Deuce cheers rang through the crowd. The next play, Lance Moore made a great adjustment on a ball thrown behind him to make a long catch. Three's a charm, the next play Brees hit Devery Henderson over the middle.

5:21 p.m. Time for a trip to the cool room for some of the players. A new addition this year at Saints camp is a big tent just off the practice field that is cooled down for the players to rest in during certain parts of practice. Coach Payton said today they created this room to bring down the core temperatures of the players and really give them a break during these hot workouts. Cool idea, no pun inteded, I just wish my media pass gave me access to that area.

5:29 p.m. Kicking competition is back on, Martin Gramatica just hit all three of his attempts. Taylor Mehlhaff did the same and his ball has a distinct slice to it. Coach Payton was right there watching very closely.

5:32 p.m. In kick return drills the main return men are Pierre Thomas, Chris Barclay, Skyler Green and Devery Henderson.

5:44 p.m. We may have your play of the practices: after dropping the snap Mark Brunell regained control and found Reggie Bush flashing down the sideline for a long completion. Bush burned linebacker Mark Simoneau on the play. If the Saints can find mismatches like that this season, Bush will have a huge year catching passes.

5:58 p.m. The day is just about finished, we'll have our daily offensive wrap up coming in just a little bit after we hear from some of the players.