Black and Gold Under the Metairie Sun: Who Are You Watching at the First Open Saints Practice?
Witness first-round speedster Jordyn Tyson and a hungry rookie class battle established veterans as the pads come on for a high-stakes kickoff to the franchise's 60th anniversary.
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Now, let's take a look at the Philadelphia Eagles, right?
Philadelphia Eagles made a trade with the Tennessee Titans a few years back to acquire A.J.
Brown.
You had the Heisman Trophy winner, DeVonta Smith coming out of Alabama.
I mean, they, they believed in his ability and his skills, but he wasn't ready to be that number one guy just yet.
So you had A.J.
Brown, who was the number one guy, DeVonta Adams, the, the supporting cast member, and now Excuse me, not DeVonta Adams, DeVonta Smith, excuse me.
And now you have DeVonta Smith, who has grown to be that leader, to be that number one guy for Philadelphia.
Now you can move on from A.J.
Brown.
When it comes to the Saints, you know, I, I don't see that, I don't see that happening.
You wanna keep around a, a good one-two punch as long as possible because you don't want a really talented guy that is your number one to go down and it's a huge drop-off, right?
Most teams, they find that success because you have that one-two punch.
I mean, you think about it, right?
Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne.
Y'all remember those days, right?
Like I said, DeVonta Smith, A.J.
Brown.
You know, Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, right?
You want that one-two punch.
Like, you don't wanna, like, just have a number one guy and just rely on him consistently and, like I said, if something was to happen to him, then you have a huge drop-off.
We seen this in New Orleans with Michael Thomas, where you had Michael Thomas taking up majority of receptions, but he was able to, to hold up his end of the bargain, right?
You Outside of what, Michael Thomas, I think there was a what, a 69 reception separation between him and the next wide receiver, right?
That's insane, right?
You don't wanna have that.
That's great.
That's great that you have a vice grip wide receiver that can go out there and make plays, but e- any team will tell you, like, the more pass catches they have on a team, the more threatening their offense is gonna be.
