Vilma is pumped to meet old team

Turns out Saints veteran safety Darren Sharper was good for a quote or two on the conference call today with Jets beat writers. How about that?

Sharper, who was our guest after five other player requests were turned down by the Saints, gave us this little nugget about ex-Jets LB Jonathan Vilma.

``People say, `Someone's garbage is another person's treasure,'' said Sharper. ``We feel like J,V. is a treasure for us because he's a perfect fit for the style of defense we want to run. He's a guy that can get to the football, get up and down the line and is a great leader.

``I know he's going to have a little bit of extra motivation and extra incentive in playing a team that drafted him. He's definitely looking forward to playing this game. We're more than happy to have Vilma here leading our defense.''

Vilma, who was an ill-fit in former coach Eric Mangini's 3-4 scheme and was traded to the Saints before the 2008 season, was one of the players we requested and were denied.



(nj.com)