New receivers give Saints corps the look of a basketball squad

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It’s not a sport I have much experience with, but it’s fun, the New Orleans Saints are fun, and by chance so are the New Orleans Pelicans, our local pro basketball team that you should be supporting. Anyway, Sean Payton has made it clear throughout his coaching career that he values a diverse assortment of body types at receiver, at times likening it to the different height-weight-speed combinations you’ll find on a basketball court. The Saints run a passing offense dedicated towards finding mismatches - faster receivers lined up against slower linebackers, bigger receivers against smaller defensive backs, etc. It’s why Darren Sproles, Jimmy Graham, and Alvin Kamara found so much success here.

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