Saints vs. Seahawks: Defense Earns Its Keep

You Can't Guard Mike

You may not have been in favor of the Saints drafting wide receiver Mike Thomas in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft, because we either wanted the Saints to draft defensive players or draft a guard! Mom, we needed a guard!!! But then again, you mustn't know Sean Payton well if you thought he wasn't going to get a little offensive toy early in the draft. Well, Mike Thomas was it and yesterday, I saw something I wasn't sure I would see anytime soon: A rookie wide receiver lined up across from all-pro cornerback Richard Sherman...and the rookie won. When he was lined up against DeShawn Shead, the other talented cornerback for the Seahawks, Thomas won again. He finished…