How the highly-touted Saints secondary came back to earth
By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer
METAIRIE, La. -- The rise of the New Orleans Saints’ young secondary was one of the NFL’s most unlikely success stories last year.
Their Week 1 crash-and-burn on Sunday was even more startling.
Obviously they still have plenty of time to turn things around -- much like they did last season, when the Saints allowed more than 1,000 yards of offense during an 0-2 start before ranking second in the NFL in pass defense from Weeks 3-15.
But it sure did take a lot of wind out of their sails when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and aired it out on them, over and over again, in a 48-40 upset on Sunday.
Tampa Bay quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 417 yards and four touchdowns, including a 58-yarder, a 50-yarder and a 36-yarder. ...
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By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer
METAIRIE, La. -- The rise of the New Orleans Saints’ young secondary was one of the NFL’s most unlikely success stories last year.
Their Week 1 crash-and-burn on Sunday was even more startling.
Obviously they still have plenty of time to turn things around -- much like they did last season, when the Saints allowed more than 1,000 yards of offense during an 0-2 start before ranking second in the NFL in pass defense from Weeks 3-15.
But it sure did take a lot of wind out of their sails when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers came into the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and aired it out on them, over and over again, in a 48-40 upset on Sunday.
Tampa Bay quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 417 yards and four touchdowns, including a 58-yarder, a 50-yarder and a 36-yarder. ...
Full Story - ESPN.com