White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. - The New Orleans Saints concluded a week of work with the Black and Gold Scrimmage at the Greenbrier on Friday. Here are some observations from the controlled, almost full tackle exhibition:
1. Both coaches and players alike characterized the scrimmage as sloppy with personnel and procedural mistakes. The problems most recognizable were the pace of the offense at times and the substitution/packaging of players for changing situations on the defensive side.
2. Drew Brees was smooth and delivered a scoring drive on the opening series with the first team offense taking on the second team defense.