Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut

09-26-2018, 07:00 AM

Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut

By Josh Katzenstein jkatzenstein@nola.com
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune

The New Orleans Saints made wide receiver Cameron Meredith a healthy scratch in the first two games this season, but in Week 3, he was effectively the team's No. 3 receiver.

In Sunday's 43-37 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons, Meredith played 34 of 79 offensive snaps (43 percent). Michael Thomas led the receivers with 75 snaps (95 percent), Ted Ginn Jr. was second with 52 (66 percent), but Meredith played more in his Saints debut than Tre'Quan Smith (26, 33 percent) and Austin Carr (13, 16 percent).

Meredith wasn't particularly productive Sunday as he caught one pass for 11 yards, but he scored a touchdown on the play to give the Saints a 23-21 lead in the third quarter.

Coach Sean Payton spoke last week about his desire to get Meredith, Smith and Carr more involved in the offense. Carr had one catch for 25 yards, making a tough play while absorbing a hit, while Smith had zero targets.

The Saints will likely continue to alter the roles among their receivers depending on matchups, but Sunday's game showed that coaches are starting to trust Meredith.

Here are some other notes from the snap count report:

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AsylumGuido · 09-26-2018, 07:02 AM

I also liked the fact that Davenport was in for 50% of the snaps ... his most of the season thus far.

WillMacKenzie · 09-26-2018, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

I also liked the fact that Davenport was in for 50% of the snaps ... his most of the season thus far.

Agreed and he did well!

K Major · 09-26-2018, 07:42 AM

Davenport has looked good thus far.

Oh, and he got a sack on Matty

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AsylumGuido · 09-26-2018, 07:48 AM

Originally Posted by K Major

Davenport has looked good thus far.

Oh, and he got a sack on Matty .

He stands a decent shot of getting another (or more) on Eli this week.

|Mitch| · 09-26-2018, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

He stands a decent shot of getting another (or more) on Eli this week.

I’m going to go ahead and say that Davenport and Jordan each get 2 sacks apiece!

turbo_dog · 09-26-2018, 12:33 PM

Craig Robertson still at 0 aside from special teams.

Rugby Saint II · 09-26-2018, 12:53 PM

Bout' time!

saintfan · 09-26-2018, 12:58 PM

Imagine if anyone on the team other than miridith could get open!

AsylumGuido · 09-26-2018, 01:37 PM

Originally Posted by |Mitch|

I’m going to go ahead and say that Davenport and Jordan each get 2 sacks apiece!

I said the same thing to my wife yesterday. I can easily see that happening.

09-26-2018, 07:00 AM	#1
Threaded by AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391 Rating: (0 votes - average) Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut By Josh Katzenstein jkatzenstein@nola.com NOLA.com \| The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Saints made wide receiver Cameron Meredith a healthy scratch in the first two games this season, but in Week 3, he was effectively the team's No. 3 receiver. In Sunday's 43-37 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons, Meredith played 34 of 79 offensive snaps (43 percent). Michael Thomas led the receivers with 75 snaps (95 percent), Ted Ginn Jr. was second with 52 (66 percent), but Meredith played more in his Saints debut than Tre'Quan Smith (26, 33 percent) and Austin Carr (13, 16 percent). Meredith wasn't particularly productive Sunday as he caught one pass for 11 yards, but he scored a touchdown on the play to give the Saints a 23-21 lead in the third quarter. Coach Sean Payton spoke last week about his desire to get Meredith, Smith and Carr more involved in the offense. Carr had one catch for 25 yards, making a tough play while absorbing a hit, while Smith had zero targets. The Saints will likely continue to alter the roles among their receivers depending on matchups, but Sunday's game showed that coaches are starting to trust Meredith. Here are some other notes from the snap count report: Twitter Read the rest here ... rezburna likes this.
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09-26-2018, 07:02 AM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut I also liked the fact that Davenport was in for 50% of the snaps ... his most of the season thus far. WillMacKenzie, Barry from MS, cmike and 2 others like this.

09-26-2018, 07:39 AM	#3
WillMacKenzie 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,627	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut Originally Posted by AsylumGuido I also liked the fact that Davenport was in for 50% of the snaps ... his most of the season thus far. Agreed and he did well! K Major likes this.

09-26-2018, 07:42 AM	#4
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,018 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut Davenport has looked good thus far. Oh, and he got a sack on Matty . AsylumGuido likes this.

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut Originally Posted by K Major Davenport has looked good thus far. Oh, and he got a sack on Matty . He stands a decent shot of getting another (or more) on Eli this week.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut Originally Posted by AsylumGuido He stands a decent shot of getting another (or more) on Eli this week. I’m going to go ahead and say that Davenport and Jordan each get 2 sacks apiece!

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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 23,720	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut Bout' time!

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saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut Imagine if anyone on the team other than miridith could get open!

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AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,391	Re: Saints snap counts: Cameron Meredith plays sizable role in season debut Originally Posted by \|Mitch\| I’m going to go ahead and say that Davenport and Jordan each get 2 sacks apiece! I said the same thing to my wife yesterday. I can easily see that happening.

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