(S26) - PT 1 - Keep the Change You Filthy Animal

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Adam C. Spencer has improved as a wide receiver in the offseason and it may or may not be a coincidence that the team's offense has also done so. After a tumultuous rookie season that led many outside the organization to wonder if the aging veteran rookie was going to make it, a pre-season explosion caught the notice of some around the league. With New Orleans clearly trending towards a bigger passer attack than in previous years, Spencer looks to be a key cog in that future. Scouting tape says that he is notably fast and more agile coming out of the blocks, where he runs crisper routes than his rookie season. Ben Slothlisberger already began to trust the soft, sure hands of the rookie as the year progressed, and it looks as though that trend continues. 

If the offense continues to make strides, it could catch a fiery hot defense who came out and showed they were on another level in week 1. The secondary especially stepped up, earning a league record number of passes defended and a slightly above average amount of interceptions against Easton Cole during their game. They went up to a 21-0 lead before the mysterious glitches in the broadcast and then held on to win in OT after the Copperheads gained 21 points when no one was watching. New Orleans is showing the potential to be a very dangerous team. And all of it comes back to the obviously integral 3rd Wide Receiver.