10 things we learned from Saints' preseason finale vs. Ravens
 

The New Orleans Saints concluded their regular season with a ???-??? loss/win against the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Ten things we learned from the game:

Drew Brees can't afford to get hurt, the sequel
Shaky play from the Saints’ backup quarterbacks has been a recurring theme throughout the preseason. Veteran Chase Daniel muffed a shotgun snap to stall the Saints’ first series, then threw an interception deep in his own territory to set up a Ravens touchdown on the next possession. Daniel led a nice touchdown drive in the two-minute offense before halftime but otherwise was largely ineffective (11-19, 103 yards). Ryan Nassib (9-16, 68 yards) wasn't much better in relief. Garrett Grayson finished 2-of-12 for a measly 32 yards. The Saints' backup QB situation is worrisome to say the least.

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Mitchell Loewen left it all on the field
The undrafted free agent from Arkansas might not make the final roster, but he made a strong final impression with two tackles and a quarterback hurry. He pressured Ryan Mallett into an incompletion on a key third down in the first quarter, then almost blocked the punt on the ensuing snap. Loewen's chances of making the roster likely rely on how many defensive linemen the Saints elect to keep. Right now, he looks like the fifth defensive tackle on the depth chart.

Al-Quadin Muhammad is going to be tough to cut
The rookie fifth-round draft pick made the play of the first half with a strip sack of Thaddeus Lewis to thwart a scoring drive. Muhammad led the Saints with four sacks in the preseason and is going to make the Saints' staff think long and hard about whether to keep him on the active roster or try to slip him through to the practice squad.

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Re: 10 things we learned from Saints' preseason finale vs. Ravens
 

I can tell you 1 thing I learned from preseason...our backup QB's are not very good.

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Cooper Rush, Baby! Sign him!

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Why did we get rid of Luke again?

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Another golden turd from Jeff Duncan. "Muhammad will be tough to cut." Uuhhh, ya think? Jeez Jeff, get with the program. The rest of us knew he'd be a tough cut after 2 games. At this point he's a lock to make the roster. You don't cut the guy who led the NFL in sacks in the preseason. How much irrelevant content can this dude churn out and still have a job?

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Goddamnit Smash will you STFU about Cooper Rush! Lmao!!

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I don't think coach realized how much Chase was ruined in KC. He probably thought he would pick right up where he left off in the past.

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Damn I though Ryan could step up.

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No one on the OL riding the pine is safe.

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KEEP BIGHILL!!!!

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The one thing I learned was even with the low down on the depth chart players playing; the defense was still tough...

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The ravens are expected to be a much better defense than people are projecting.

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I was talking about the Saints defense :rolleyes:

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Also "assuming the Saints keep 4 running backs". I think it's safe to assume they would keep Lasco, a draft pick that shows promise than Cadet. They know what they have with Cadet while Lasco still has a ceiling. I don't think we need to keep him around just for special teams. He should have put Victor in that conversation too.
No way in hell they cut Mohammad. I think he's made his case. Someone would pick him up immedietly.
Wish they would have left Rami in a little longer. He's missed a lot of the preseason. Guess he will have to take his lumps starting week one. Kind of scares me that they feel like they have to be that careful with him.
Overall I like what I see in our 2 min offense.

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Ingram, AP, Kamara, Muhammed, Kuhn. We can find RBs or bring back the same ones like Lasco or Victor.

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I could see us winning a few on ST alone. Punting, speed, tackling all looked great last night and that's with a lot of backups. That one punt was beautiful then the stick for the fumble, flying around the ball. Does not look like a fluke either.

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Speaking of special teams ... Braman (s/t ace from Philly) is another guy I thought played extremely well.

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I learned that our defense balls out. The defense actually might not be a hindrance this year. Our offense looks sluggish though.

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It's early and the top dogs haven't had many game time snaps. Plus Sean usually doesn't show his hand this early anyways.

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There is "ONLY" one thing we really learned....

THANK GOD IT IS OVER!!!!

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I like this twice!!!

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Genius... ;)

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I wasn't talking about the saints defense at all. I was just saying, the low score has to do with Baltimore's defense.