GREEN BAY, Wis. — Until Thursday night’s preseason finale against Green Bay, the two breakout stars of the New Orleans Saints’ wide-open competition for wide receiver jobs had been on very different paths.
Willie Snead, the out-of-nowhere player who rocketed up the depth chart at The Greenbrier, has been just as good in the preseason; he tied for the team lead in catches and trailed only Brandin Cooks for yardage. Brandon Coleman, the favorite for the No. 3 job, had caught everything thrown his way in practice, but he had just one catch in the preseason.