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It isn’t a secret the Saints had issues at cornerback last season.

There wasn’t enough depth or talent. Fans at home could see it. The players on the field could feel it. And the teams facing New Orleans tried to expose it.

“I feel like last year, a lot of teams tried to expose us by bringing a five-receiver set,” cornerback Keenan Lewis said.

The personnel wasn’t there to combat it. After Champ Bailey went down and Patrick Robinson struggled on the outside, the Saints struggled to find the personnel to fill out their base defense, let alone nickel and dime packages.

The numbers illustrate these struggles. New Orleans gave up 79.9 yards per game to No. 1 receivers, 55.6 to No. 2 receivers, and 40.9 to all other receivers, according to Football Outsiders. For the sake of reference, the Seattle Seahawks surrendered 41.2 yards per game to No. 1 receivers, 45.3 to No. 2 receivers, and 32.1 to all other receivers.


Read more: Saints secondary confident this group won’t be as easily as exploited as last year | Saints | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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