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Week 1 Preview: Jameis Winston to bring back the deep ball, but Saints not prepared to defend against it
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Week 1 Preview: Jameis Winston to bring back the deep ball, but Saints not prepared to defend against it

The Saints will return to a more vertically minded passing game with Jameis Winston under center, but their undermanned secondary looks primed for abuse from Aaron Rodgers.

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From a condensed formation near midfield, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees took the snap and faked a toss to his star running back, Alvin Kamara. Brees looked up to scan the field and quickly realized that the Green Bay Packers defense had taken away all his downfield options. Sensing the pass rush closing in, Brees made the responsible decisio…

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