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Why Marcus Williams should be bigger priority for Saints than Trey Hendrickson
METAIRIE, La. -- Trey Hendrickson's timing couldn’t have been any better. The New Orleans Saints' defensive end had one of the NFL’s most surprising breakouts in 2020 with 13.5 sacks -- just before he was set to hit free agency.
As a result, Hendrickson might draw more interest around the league than Saints safety and fellow free agent Marcus Williams.
But for the Saints' money, Williams is probably the one they would rather invest in long term because they have held him in higher esteem over the course of four years -- and they are thinner at the safety position than they are at defensive end.
METAIRIE, La. -- Trey Hendrickson's timing couldn’t have been any better. The New Orleans Saints' defensive end had one of the NFL’s most surprising breakouts in 2020 with 13.5 sacks -- just before he was set to hit free agency.
As a result, Hendrickson might draw more interest around the league than Saints safety and fellow free agent Marcus Williams.
But for the Saints' money, Williams is probably the one they would rather invest in long term because they have held him in higher esteem over the course of four years -- and they are thinner at the safety position than they are at defensive end.
Can 'Super Bowl or bust' New Orleans Saints finally peak at the right time?
METAIRIE, La. -- Technically, the Minnesota Vikings have spoiled the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl hopes in two of the past three years.
In 2017, it was the “Minneapolis Miracle” in the divisional round of the playoffs. Last season, the sixth-seeded Vikings upset the 13-3 Saints with an overtime win in the wild-card round.
But it’s not really the Vikings (6-8) who are standing in the way again as they head into the Superdome for a Christmas Day rematch (4:30 p.m. ET, Fox).
The Saints (10-4) need to get themselves right as they try to snap out of their current two-game losing streak to clinch their fourth straight NFC South title. More importantly, they need to figure out how to peak at the right time to finally turn those division titles into a Super Bowl appearance.
METAIRIE, La. -- Technically, the Minnesota Vikings have spoiled the New Orleans Saints' Super Bowl hopes in two of the past three years.
In 2017, it was the “Minneapolis Miracle” in the divisional round of the playoffs. Last season, the sixth-seeded Vikings upset the 13-3 Saints with an overtime win in the wild-card round.
But it’s not really the Vikings (6-8) who are standing in the way again as they head into the Superdome for a Christmas Day rematch (4:30 p.m. ET, Fox).
The Saints (10-4) need to get themselves right as they try to snap out of their current two-game losing streak to clinch their fourth straight NFC South title. More importantly, they need to figure out how to peak at the right time to finally turn those division titles into a Super Bowl appearance.
Bye or no bye, Saints have to feel great about surging offense
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The New Orleans Saints missed out on the holiday gift they desperately wanted when the Detroit Lions failed to pull off the upset Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
That means New Orleans (13-3) won’t get a first-round playoff bye unless the San Francisco 49ers (12-3) lose or tie tonight at Seattle.
But no matter where they wind up being seeded, the Saints have to feel great about the way their offense has been clicking as they head into the playoffs.
“I feel like we’re an ascending team. And that’s been something that we’ve talked about a lot over the last month, especially,” said quarterback Drew Brees, who said it was important for the Saints to keep the “pedal to the metal” down the stretch to create some momentum. “The teams that really do well in the playoffs I think are the teams that are playing their best football at that time. I think when you look at our stretch of the last five, six weeks, I think that’s the way it’s been each and every week.”
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The New Orleans Saints missed out on the holiday gift they desperately wanted when the Detroit Lions failed to pull off the upset Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
That means New Orleans (13-3) won’t get a first-round playoff bye unless the San Francisco 49ers (12-3) lose or tie tonight at Seattle.
But no matter where they wind up being seeded, the Saints have to feel great about the way their offense has been clicking as they head into the playoffs.
“I feel like we’re an ascending team. And that’s been something that we’ve talked about a lot over the last month, especially,” said quarterback Drew Brees, who said it was important for the Saints to keep the “pedal to the metal” down the stretch to create some momentum. “The teams that really do well in the playoffs I think are the teams that are playing their best football at that time. I think when you look at our stretch of the last five, six weeks, I think that’s the way it’s been each and every week.”