How DeAndre Hopkins' decision heavily impacts the Saints this season
Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins made his decision of where to sign this past weekend. He's headed to the Tennessee Titans. In the end, it came down to Tennessee and New England. Why should the New Orleans Saints care, though? Well, they play the Titans in Week 1 of the regular season this year. They […]
Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins made his decision of where to sign this past weekend. He's headed to the Tennessee Titans. In the end, it came down to Tennessee and New England.
Why should the New Orleans Saints care, though?
Well, they play the Titans in Week 1 of the regular season this year. They will open their season against the All-Pro wideout, and Marshon Lattimore will assuredly have the task of keeping him in check. In three matchups with the Saints against various defenders, Hopkins has totaled 23 catches for 250 yards and two touchdowns.
It changes the overall matchup or the Saints quite a bit because dealing with both Hopkins and the young Treylon Burks is much different than just the latter. Expect Alontae Taylor to see a lot of time with the physical Burks.
New Orleans will need to contain those wideouts, as well as limit Derrick Henry's production in the ground game. It's a tall task, but the Titans do have some major holes on their offensive line. The Saints may choose to be quite aggressive against that unit to put a lot of pressure on QB Ryan Tannehill.
The Titans adding Hopkins certainly adds more intrigue to their Week 1 matchup against the Saints!
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