3. Nice day for Adebo
This is an important summer for Paulson Adebo, who despite having a solid rookie season, is still fighting for his starting job. Rookie Alontae Taylor is going to battle Adebo for the starting cornerback gig but Adebo showed why he’s the frontrunner to keep his job.
As Mike Triplett notes in the tweet below, if Adebo takes the next step in his development, the defense will be even better than they were a season ago.
CB Paulson Adebo flashed a couple times during Saints practice Friday. A good start for him as he tries to cement the starting job he earned as a rookie last year. If he makes a second-year leap, this defense will really be in good shape.
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) July 29, 2022
2. Hurst is slated to start – Young looking good
We didn’t get to see much of Landon Young last year during his rookie campaign due to injuries but from the little we’ve seen of him this year, he’s been impressive.
The Kentucky product looks to be the backup right tackle behind Ryan Ramczyk and got some work in on Friday due to Ramczyk getting the day off.
Saints rookie Trevor Penning continued to take turns rotating with veteran James Hurst as the starting left tackle during Friday’s practice. Second-year pro Landon Young also got work as the starting right tackle while veteran Ryan Ramczyk got a rest day.
— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) July 29, 2022
When Allen was speaking to the media, he revealed that James Hurst is actually slated to be the starting left tackle as of now. This is probably simply because Trevor Penning is a rookie and needs to show more before the team can comfortably lean on him as the starting option.
Dennis Allen just said James Hurst is the starter at LT right now. He and Trevor Penning split reps with the ones today. Sounds like they’re going to make Penning earn that spot.
— Luke Johnson (@ByLukeJohnson) July 29, 2022
The two will continue to split time until the preseason when one clearly emerges over the other. Until then, both guys will get equal playing time with the first team. It sounds like Penning is going to have to fight for the starting job, however, and won’t have it handed to him.