Saints Nation: Payton/Loomis Training Camp Opening Presser Notes

Saints Nation: Payton/Loomis Training Camp Opening Presser Notes

We’ll run through these for most of camp bullet style for the sake of getting the important information out of the way. Here’s the run down of day one.

— Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton both met with the media. You can read the transcripts by clicking HERE for Payton and HERE for Loomis.

— Starting on the “Physically Unable to Perform” List (PUP) will be Robert Meachem, Marques Colston, Clint Ingram and Darren Sharper. Colston and Ingram shouldn’t last more than a week or so, according to Loomis, whereas Sharper and Meachem may take a little bit longer. Overall it didn’t sound like a major concern.

— The fact that neither Heath Evans nor Jimmy Wilkerson were on the PUP list was a bit of a pleasant surprise. Those two had much more serious injuries, surgeries and recoveries than any of the 4 guys on the list and for those two to come to camp and be full go is really encouraging.

— If you read between the lines with what Payton and Loomis said about Bobby McCray, it sounds like he was cut because they didn’t like his attitude, and it sounds like he pleaded with them to get another chance. I’m impressed that actually worked and he got his job back. Hopefully he can show some real seriousness in camp.

— With Sharper out, Malcolm Jenkins and Usama Young are both getting a fair shake at free safety during camp. For now both are switching out at starter. I have no doubts Jenkins will outperform Young with ease.

— Nice to see Dunbar and Arnoux get kudos for their offseason progress, because someone needs to fill into Fujita’s shoes.

— It sounds like Patrick Robinson could be signed any second. He won’t be nearly as late to camp as Jenkins was last year. <EDIT: see below he was signed to a 5 year deal last night>

— I don’t know why but I love the idea of Lance Moore holding on field goals and extra points. I hope he gets the job.

That’s it for now.

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