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White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. -- New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton relied on a philosophy from his most respected mentor when describing what Payton expected from veteran cornerback Champ Bailey on the heels of training camp.

"Bill Parcells used to say this and every once and a while I will reference Parcells," Payton said. "'With a player like Champ we don't need to see it every day, we just need to see it once in a while.' He used to say that and it made sense.

"That's being smart with the conditioning test for instance. It is being smart with how we practice him. I have a pretty good vision for what I think he can do for us and I think that has been communicated and I think he is really anxious to do that."

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