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Will offseason additions improve the Saints weakest position?
By Bob Rose
The New Orleans Saints had the NFL's 12th ranked passing attack in 2018. While Drew Brees and the offense didn't rely as heavily on the pass as they had in year's past, the team would get very little production from the tight end position. The Saints tight ends contributed less than 18% of the team's passing yardage and completions (63 catches for 735 yards), and scored only 4 touchdowns collectively. Veteran Benjamin Watson retired at season's end, although later un-retiring to join the New England Patriots. Watson was well past the prime of his career, but was still a locker room leader and even more importantly, a trusted target for Brees. Sean Payton highlighted the position as one of his team's biggest needs heading into this offseason. They were able to address the spot with a potential late round steal in the draft, and also added the biggest name available at the position in free agency. Today our training camp preview looks at what was the Saints weakest position during the 2018 season. ...
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