You shouldn’t buy into preseason performance, but that’s what’s going on all too often. Whether it’s the Around the NFL podcasters questioning why a New Orleans Saints defense missing all three of its top defensive ends let Blake Bortles score on them or a blog diving deep into backup quarterback battles, everybody’s got takes from the opening slate of exhibition games. To that end, the Saints settle in at 7 over at FanSided’s NFL Spin Zone:
Like many NFL teams that have a veteran quarterback in their 30s, the New Orleans Saints didn’t play Drew Brees in their first preseason game, instead opting to let Taysom Hill and Tom Savage have at it in a battle for the No.