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Flexibility will be key for Saints at defensive tackle

The question here is whether you look at the New Orleans Saints as a 3-4 defense or one that plays the majority of its snaps out of a four-man front.

By virtue of playing more nickel than base, New Orleans already spends the majority of its snaps in a four-man front, and some of the base packages headed that direction last season. So that might change the type of player the Saints covet at defensive tackle.

The Saints already have John Jenkins and Brodrick Bunkley at nose tackle. And while he’s listed as a defensive end, Akiem Hicks basically was a defensive tackle last season.