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New Orleans Saints Need Rotation In Secondary To Solve Awful Pass Defense

 
With the New Orleans Saints having made a lot of changes in the defensive roster, now they need to figure out the best way to utilize what they have:  through rotation.   The Saints offense has been known, under head coach Sean Payton, to rotate in and out different players for different packages.  This tactic kept the opposing defense guessing at what was being thrown at them on the field.  The Saints secondary should also use the same approach.   With Cornerback Mike Mackenzie coming off of an ACL tear, as well as being 32 years of age, the Saints need to figure out the best way to bring back their aging star.  Mackenzie’s main problem is that he only plays one side of the field, no matter what the match up may be.    This leaves the opposing team open to move their best Wide Receiver to the opposite side of the field and put a lower level receiver with Mackenzie.  This was one of many problems the secondary had throughout the 2007 ... (link)

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