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Keys to success: Saints have to make Eli Manning uncomfortable on 3rd down to have a chance

New Orleans put a considerable amount of effort into fixing their 3rd down defense during the offseason.

They gave significant contracts to defensive backs Patrick Robinson and Kurt Coleman in free agency, and then payed a trachea and kidney to move up and select DE/OLB Marcus Davenport during the NFL draft.

These acquisitions were supposed to solidify the Saints nickel and sub package.

As of today, Robinson is on IR with a leg, Davenport is questionable for today’s game with a with a hip injury, and Coleman has only appeared in roughly 40% of the defensive snaps in a role that seems to shrink weekly like my checking account.