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Saints: 3 position battles to watch through the first preseason game

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Aug 22, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick meet at the end of their game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Patriots won, 26-24.Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 22, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick meet at the end of their game at Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The Patriots won, 26-24.Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) celebrates his sack of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) with New Orleans Saints defensive end Obum Gwacham (58) in the third quarter at the Georgia Dome. The Saints won 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 3, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; New Orleans Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan (94) celebrates his sack of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) with New Orleans Saints defensive end Obum Gwacham (58) in the third quarter at the Georgia Dome. The Saints won 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

First of all, it has to be established that we are VERY early in the Saints final roster process. Outside of a few spots, no positions on the roster are secure right now.

However, that doesn’t mean that some very interesting and important battles aren’t about to significantly ramp up over the coming weeks, and it all begins with the New Orleans Saints traveling to New England to face the Patriots in this season’s first preseason game on Thursday.

The Patriots are an excellently run organization, and are always loaded with talent. So, in many ways the Saints will gain as much (or more) from practicing with the Patriots as they will from playing them on Thursday. After looking at all the reports (and vines) from camp to this point, the following three camp battles are the ones I expect to be the most vigorous.

Next: Runner Up

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