The New Orleans Saints defense is known for utilizing versatile players all over their half of the field. Whether it’s defensive line rotation, safeties in the box or splitting the field in deep zones, or the scheme versatile corners bouncing from press-man to off-man to zone responsibilities, the Saints maximize their deployment constantly and intentionally.
This is one of the elements that stands out most when you further examine Pete Werner, the Ohio State University linebacker selected by New Orleans at 60th overall in the second round.
Consistently referred to as a guy that’s good at a lot, but may not have an elite element to his game, Werner is a very good fit for the Saints defense because of his ability to do anything a coach asks from anywhere on the second level.