PAYTON: NEW TRAINING CAMP SITE 'PRETTY AMAZING'
 

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) As New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis spoke about the opening of training camp, steep, tree-covered mountains were in full view behind them.

The newly completed training site the Saints are using at the luxurious Greenbrier Resort represents a significant change of scenery - and climate - from the club's permanent headquarters, where camp has been held the past five years.

For Payton and Loomis, change is good - even necessary - regardless of the fact that the Saints have been a playoff team in four of the past five seasons.

"We wanted to go do something different. I think that energizes your players and your staff," Loomis said. "We wanted to get to place with a cooler climate and see if that impacted our team in terms of the soft-tissue injuries."






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