Have a little faith

Good morning and welcome to the September 4 edition of the Saints Insider newsletter, and happy Week 1 to all who celebrate.

The Chosen 1

Alontae Taylor has a new number (1) and a new position this season. 

The Saints parted ways with veteran corner Bradley Roby last week in a surprising move on cut down day. His release was a clear signal that the team is ready to hand the starting slot corner job over to Taylor, who prior to this offseason had never played the position in a game. 

I spoke with Taylor last week, and he is asking for the Who Dats out there to have a little faith, and understand there may be some growing pains. 

Lattimore: Back

The Saints held a Labor Day practice at their facility Monday, and while there wasn't a whole lot to glean from what we saw, there was one bit of good news: Pro Bowl corner Marshon Lattimore was back at practice. 

Coach Dennis Allen said the veteran corner was a limited participant in Monday's session, but it was still a good sign for the Saints to see him back out there as he's been dealing with a knee injury. Zach Ewing has the latest on that, plus a little not-so-good news. 

By the way: The first injury report of the season comes out tomorrow, for those interested. 

Mail call!

Do you have some Saints related questions that you want answered? Well, this is your lucky day. Hit reply to this email with your most pressing Saints related questions, and we'll try to feature them this week over at NOLA.com and the Times-Picayune in a mailbag. 

Only a couple more days until the Saints do this thing for real. We're as excited as you are. Thanks, as always, for following along. 

Cheers, 

Luke Johnson