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Saints are confident Coby Fleener will become a bigger part of the offense
By Nick Underhill -- Advocate
Coby Fleener probably would have scripted a different introduction.
After last week’s loss to the New York Giants, the game in which he dropped a pass and made two receptions on eight targets, he classified the performance as a “bad day at the office.” It seems fair to assume that he and the Saints weren’t envisioning many of those when he signed a five-year, $36 million deal to join the team this offseason.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean his future is going to be littered with days like that. It’s a process. The situation needs more time on task, as the Saints like to say. And, besides, it might be worth noting that Ben Watson had five catches for 31 yards at this point last season on nine targets. He finished the year with 74 catches for 825 yards.
So, no, the Saints aren’t worried. Not after two weeks. That doesn’t mean the team is content with how things have started with Fleener, who has three receptions for 35 yards. Coach Sean Payton said earlier this week that he’d like to see more consistency from his tight end. But no one is ringing an alarm or throwing their hands up at this early juncture.
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Saints are confident Coby Fleener will become a bigger part of the offense
By Nick Underhill -- Advocate
Coby Fleener probably would have scripted a different introduction.
After last week’s loss to the New York Giants, the game in which he dropped a pass and made two receptions on eight targets, he classified the performance as a “bad day at the office.” It seems fair to assume that he and the Saints weren’t envisioning many of those when he signed a five-year, $36 million deal to join the team this offseason.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean his future is going to be littered with days like that. It’s a process. The situation needs more time on task, as the Saints like to say. And, besides, it might be worth noting that Ben Watson had five catches for 31 yards at this point last season on nine targets. He finished the year with 74 catches for 825 yards.
So, no, the Saints aren’t worried. Not after two weeks. That doesn’t mean the team is content with how things have started with Fleener, who has three receptions for 35 yards. Coach Sean Payton said earlier this week that he’d like to see more consistency from his tight end. But no one is ringing an alarm or throwing their hands up at this early juncture.
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