It’s a copycat league and while most Saints fans are probably used to thinking of plays opposing teams steal from one of the perennial top offenses around the league there are a couple of new twists Sean Payton could add to his own playbook too. One such route would be the throwback route that we’ve seen the Greenbay Packers use with Davante Adams.
The logic behind the throwback route is simple; “Throw it where they aren’t”. It builds on a route that we’ve already seen Michael Thomas take and make his in the crossing route.