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2022 New Orleans Saints: Training Camp

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Well, training camp is just about over ... for some reason, it felt like it FLEW by. Now it's time to look forward to the 9/11 opener vs ATL. The final pre-season "tune-up" game is on Friday vs San Diego. ...

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Old 08-24-2022, 10:48 AM   #1
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Re: 2022 New Orleans Saints: Training Camp

Well, training camp is just about over ... for some reason, it felt like it FLEW by. Now it's time to look forward to the 9/11 opener vs ATL.

The final pre-season "tune-up" game is on Friday vs San Diego.

I'm curious to see what starters (if any) play on the opening drive on offense AND defense.
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Old 08-24-2022, 11:16 AM   #2
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Re: 2022 New Orleans Saints: Training Camp

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Well, training camp is just about over ... for some reason, it felt like it FLEW by. Now it's time to look forward to the 9/11 opener vs ATL.

The final pre-season "tune-up" game is on Friday vs San Diego.

I'm curious to see what starters (if any) play on the opening drive on offense AND defense.
I can see both sides of the argument, but I’m a bit nervous that so many starters haven’t played yet in the preseason. Maybe more guys will get reps in the final preseason game. Hope it doesn’t take the team a few weeks to work the kinks out.
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Old 08-24-2022, 11:29 AM   #3
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I can see both sides of the argument, but I’m a bit nervous that so many starters haven’t played yet in the preseason. Maybe more guys will get reps in the final preseason game. Hope it doesn’t take the team a few weeks to work the kinks out.
It might be to keep the starters fresh for a long season but who knows?
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Old 08-24-2022, 11:49 AM   #4
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It might be to keep the starters fresh for a long season but who knows?
Yeah, that’s likely the reason. And it’s sound. There’s just too many “new” pieces that have to fit together.
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Old 08-24-2022, 12:42 PM   #5
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Once again one of the main topics of today on NFL Radio has been the holding of starters out of preseason play and the growing importance to coaches of dual practices. The consensus between talking heads, former coaches, former players, and a former GM, was that dual practices greatly outweigh the use of preseason games especially for the starters. The number of simulated live reps in the practices dwarves the same number of opportunities in the games. They said that timing or comfort is established in the dozens of weekly practice reps, not in a handful of game reps.

They also brought up the thought, once again, that if it wasn't for the revenue (through broadcasts and ticket sales) tied to the preseason games the coaches would "almost" unanimously choose to have those dual practices exclusively and do away with the preseason games altogether.

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