Didn't notice Browner much (usually a good thing for a CB), as Palmer was rightly testing Breaux a lot more. Breaux needs to tone down the physicality a bit as he had multiple flags in his direction yesterday (and at least another that could've been flagged), as he has a tendency to keep hooking the WR's arm before the ball comes. But otherwise he played really well, broke up a couple deep balls and stuck to his assignments well. You'd have never known it was his first career game, he certainly didn't look intimidated out there.
The Saints secondary was a pleasant surprise for me yesterday, especially considering half of it was in street clothes yesterday. They were much more physical and energetic than I recall them being for a long time. If they can play like that when Keenan Lewis and (hopefully) Byrd come back, that could be a very solid unit...and they'll need to be, since outside of Jordan, I don't see where the pass rush is going to come from.
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