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By Nick Underhill | The Advocate
Between meetings at the Saints’ facilities on Airline Drive and the Wednesday evening walkthrough and subsequent meetings up the road at a hotel, defensive coordinator Dennis Allen was asked a question that’s troubled him for years.
There are a lot of guys the Saints prepare to face every year. Many of them cause issues. But is Atlanta wide receiver Julio Jones among the most difficult he’s had to game plan against?
“Yes,” he said emphatically, punctuating the answer with a little laughter. “That’s probably as succinctly as I can put it.”
Jones reminded the Saints why he needs to be feared and respected. He had another big day, but it was hollow because the Falcons compiled a lot of yards passing only to fall to the Saints 31-17 on Thursday night.
We’ll talk about how Jones accounted for 147 of Atlanta’s 377 yards through the air. But first we need to establish that the Falcons only had 26 yards rushing on 16 attempts, and 16 of those yards came on a pair of Matt Ryan scrambles. ...
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