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The New Orleans Saints opened up their 2015 preseason on the road Thursday night, and the visitors dropped a close one to the Baltimore Ravens, 30-27.

Position Grades for New Orleans

Position Grade
QB B+
RB B
WR/TE C+
OL B
DL C-
LB C
DB B
Special Teams A-
Coaching C

Offense
Drew Brees didn’t make an appearance in this one, as the Saints opted to run with three quarterbacks.
Starter Luke McCown, like the rest of the No. 1 offense, got off to a very slow start. In McCown's defense, the Saints’ offense is rhythm-based, and it’s difficult for an offense to work into any sort of a rhythm when the opposition holds the ball for nine of the game’s first ten minutes.

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Defense
On the other side of the ball, the Saints got off to an awful start, as the Ravens ate over 12 minutes off the clock on two first-quarter scoring marches.
If the New Orleans defensive line was graded solely on the performance of the starters, they would have received a failing grade. Fortunately for coordinator Rob Ryan’s unit, there were some linemen who turned in noteworthy performances in the second, third and fourth quarters.

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Saints Pile Up Penalties

The scoreboard is hardly the most important aspect of a preseason contest. After all, most teams are still in the process of evaluating players for roster spots, and coaches are typically more concerned with effort and execution than they are with winning and statistics, at this point.

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Injuries Stack Up for New Orleans

Preseason injuries can inflict serious damage on a team's chances at success in the regular season. Most squads are elated to emerge from these exhibition contests with a low number of injuries, although a few scrapes are to be expected over the course of four games.
The injury bug was extremely unkind to the Saints Thursday, as numerous key defensive players made trips to the locker room for examination.

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Quote: Sean Payton on Young Quarterbacks

I think the two younger quarterbacks handled themselves well. They got a lot of snaps. They moved the ball, and I felt they made good decisions. The first thing that happens with a young quarterback is it’s just happening quicker. The play clock is quicker, on and off, in and out, up and down. It has to pick up quicker. I thought both of those guys handled it pretty well. They got a lot of snaps between them, and that was the goal coming in.

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Quote: Keenan Lewis on the Saints Defensive Starters Giving Up 80-Yard Drive

We just have to go back to the drawing board and fix it. Make corrections. We’ll be alright. I don’t even remember last year. I’m the wrong guy to ask about last year, but we’re going to fix it. It’s training camp. Things happen in football. We’ve got time, and we’re going to go back to Greenbrier and fix it.

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Saints vs. Ravens: Postgame Grades, Notes and Quotes for New Orleans | Bleacher Report

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"We may have lost the game, but you'll be hurting tomorrow." Doug Atkins