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New Orleans Saints ‘triplets’ gain respectable marks

By Leigh Oleszczak

NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 16: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates with Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints after scoring a tochdown during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA - SEPTEMBER 16: Michael Thomas #13 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates with Alvin Kamara #41 of the New Orleans Saints after scoring a tochdown during the fourth quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on September 16, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /
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The New Orleans Saints might have a new quarterback but that doesn’t mean their ‘triplets’ (quarterback, running back, and wide receiver trio) is thought of any less.

On CBS Sports’ rankings of NFL triplets, Jared Dubin has the Saints at No. 15. The Saints’ triplets would be Jameis Winston, Alvin Kamara, and Michael Thomas so it’s not hard to see why they were given a decent ranking despite the transition from Drew Brees to a new quarterback.

Dubin wrote:

"Given their respective pedigrees as passers, it seems likely that choosing Winston ended up boosting the Saints’ ranking rather than lowering it. Kamara is one of the small handful of best pass-catching backs in the NFL, but without Drew Brees to target him with pinpoint accuracy, we don’t yet know how he’ll play in 2021. Thomas, meanwhile, is coming off an injury-ruined season, and also moving from Brees to a new QB. This feels like a group with a lot of volatility."

The New Orleans Saints’ triplets received favorable reviews.

It helps that we’ve all been able to see Winston in an NFL game before, which wasn’t the case with Taysom Hill prior to last season, at least not as a starting quarterback. Winston started for the Bucs for five seasons and in his last year, threw for over 5,100 yards and 33 touchdowns. The 30 interceptions were the eyesore but he is someone who could do some serious damage for the Saints and he’ll have the weapons to do it.

We don’t need to go over how good Kamara and Thomas are but for the sake of the article, let’s discuss them a bit.

Kamara is a threat both as a rusher and a pass-catcher. With the uncertainty at quarterback, he’ll be leaned on even more this year and that’s only going to make the Saints offense even stronger.

Thomas is coming off his worst NFL season but he was injured for most of it. The hope is that he comes back ready to rock and roll in 2021 and the Saints need him to be the 2019 version of Thomas because the rest of the wide receiver corps don’t inspire much confidence.

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For those who were wondering, the other three NFC South teams were ranked eighth (Tampa Bay), 17 (Atlanta), and 22 (Carolina), giving the Saints the second-best group of triplets in the division.

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