New Orleans drafted Andrus Peat to be the right tackle of the future, the heir apparent and an instant competitor to veteran Zach Strief.
Now, Peat has to be the left tackle of the present.
The No. 13 pick of the 2015 draft is slated to make the first start of his career against Philadelphia on Sunday on the left side, forced into the starting lineup by a left knee injury to Terron Armstead that has kept the Saints’ best offensive lineman out of practice all week, even though he was able to battle through it to finish the win over the Dallas Cowboys last week.