How the Saints offense might evolve in 2017

Every year that Sean Payton and Drew Brees have been in the NBA they have either subtly or drastically changed the offense from year to year. While some elements remain constant, and the overall construction remains the same (because its all build around Drew Brees being awesome), which areas are accentuated changes from year to year. Certain years have more change than others though. In 2009 the Saints achieved a level of balance never before or since duplicated due to have the combination of a hyper-aggressive defense that consistently forced turnovers. In 2011 the emergence of Jimmy Graham as a near unarguable weapon and Darren Sproles taking the role previously occupied by Reggie Bush to an unprecedented level allowed the offense to go SuperNova. In 2016 they used an offense build around their trio of stud wide receivers, including stunning rookie Michael Thomas, to win one-on-one match ups against defenders.

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