By Kyle.T. Moseley | SI
If you run it, you will win. The days of receiving highlights from Brees to Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, Lance Moore, or Robert Meachem have been morphed into today's receivers of Michael Thomas, Emmanuel Sanders, Tre'Quan Smith, and Alvin Kamara. Wait, Alvin Kamara? The running back?
Kamara is the one consistent "all-purpose weapon" inside of the New Orleans Saints locker room. Today, the Saints running backs could lead to a new offensive transformation. The offense from the years of being a "pass first" system to a "run first" style may be at its end in New Orleans. However, the immediate question is if the team's mastermind at head coach, Sean Payton, will chose to evolve his schemes with the run as a constant focus.
The Saints rushing attack's consistent production has been more productive than the passing game in the first four games of the season - in the first half of games only. New Orleans' success on the ground is not predicated on Drew Brees' "supposed" decline as a quarterback, but more about the steady numbers generated from the tandem of Alvin Kamara and Latavius Murray. ...
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