When once again, the New Orleans Saints defense stopped working to liquidate the video game, directly being up to the Atlanta Falcons 26-24 in Week 4’s gut-wrenching loss.
Following a frustrating loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3, the short-handed Saints sought to get better versus their bitter competitors in opponent area however were not able to do so due to additional injuries, bad execution, and errors that should not be occurring 4 weeks into the season.
Let’s have a look at 3 overreactions following the Saints’ Week 4 loss to the Falcons:
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Saints let CB Paulson Adebo stroll in FA this offseason
Besides his interception on a bad toss from Falcons QB Kirk Cousins early in the video game, Paulson Adebo’s Week 4 efficiency versus Atlanta was definitely godawful.
He ended up the video game with 1 INT, 2 stops, 3 PBUs, and 11 overall takes on. If you look past those statistics, he enabled 7 receptions on 13 targets, offering up 120 backyards (17.1 YPC) along with 3 protective pass disturbance charges, one of which was on the vital deep ball that set up Falcons kicker Younghoe Koo’s game-winning 58-yard field objective. Adebo was provided a 37.5 general grade for Sunday’s efficiency, per Pro Football Focus.
Placed to go into totally free firm this offseason, Adebo is forecasted to make a substantial payday based upon his profession year in 2023. That stated, he hasn’t revealed consistency and has actually gotten his agreement year off to a sluggish start.
New Orleans will require to decide this offseason concerning their strategies progressing with either Paulson Adebo or franchise CB Marshon Lattimore, specifically after the development of slot corner Alontae Taylor and the additions of novices Kool-Aid McKinstry and Rico Payton. I would not dismiss the possibility of both gamers transferring this offseason, with the Saints looking towards the 2025 NFL Draft’s packed defensive back class for replacements.
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As Soon As UDFA Dallin Holker gets his chance, he will not recall and will end up being the group’s beginning TE
The Saints’ tight end group has actually been underwhelming through 4 weeks, to state the least. In Between Juwan Johnson and Foster Moreau, they’ve integrated for simply 9 receptions on 12 targets for 84 lawns and a TD each (both in Week 1). It was extensively expected that Johnson, a previous WR, would take the next action in his profession under brand-new OC Klint Kubiak, however we simply have not seen him make that leap. It’s worth keeping in mind that Johnson began the season on a minimal breeze count due to a foot operation that kept him out of training school, although that breeze count has actually slowly increased weekly.
Holker, who suffered an ankle injury throughout pregame warmups prior to the group’s 2nd preseason match with the San Francisco 49ers, has yet to be triggered through the opening 4 weeks of his novice season.