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It was three seasons ago New Orleans Saints quarterback Chase Daniel sewed up his job as Drew Brees' understudy and three months ago he was taking all the snaps at practices where Brees was absent due to contract negotiations.

So why is the offense so different with Daniel under center?

There are two reasons for that, to hear Daniel and the coaching staff tell it. One is that Daniel can run the ball, the other is the coaches have no problem with him doing so.

"By no means is it meant that I'm dropping back and going, 'hey, I'm just going to run,' Daniel said after a practice this week that again featured him scrambling during some team drills. "No, I'm going through 1, 2, 3 and if I see a hole I'm going. And that's something that (offensive coordinator) Pete (Carmichael) and (quarterbacks coach) Joe (Lombardi) like, they say, 'hey, this is a skill that you have, a skill that a lot of quarterbacks don't have. If you can go and get us 5, 6 yards and a positive play or 20 yards on a scramble, go do it. Don't be afraid to do it; don't listen to what anyone else says.'"

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