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Asked Matt LaFleur about Packers running back Aaron Jones’ touches over the long haul of a season following Sunday’s career-high 23 carries. He said keeping Jones fresh is important, and he wants to “even up” touches between Jones and Jamaal Williams. Thinks balance will change week to week.

How much of this is coachspeak versus actual on-field usage is yet to be known, but it's still not great news for Aaron Jones to reach his upside. Jones is better than Jamaal Williams and that should keep him ahead in work each week, but if Matt LeFleur really wants to keep him fresh, Williams will at least get a chance for more work.

When Sean Payton was asked a question about Taysom Hill being the No. 2 quarterback, he said, "You're assuming he's the No. 2." He said they'll approach Sunday's game with two QBs. And he said that can be an advantage against the Seahawks.

Teddy Bridgewater is the likely starting quarterback in Week 3, but we could see a lot of Taysom Hill, especially if Bridgewater struggles. Sean Payton has had no qualms with subbing Drew Brees out for Hill on high leverage plays, so the same should happen with Bridgewater but to a much larger extent. This makes both quarterbacks iffy for fantasy due to their undetermined snap counts.

Saints QB Drew Brees, who visited a specialist following his team’s loss to the Rams, is believed to have a ligament issue on his throwing thumb, per Tom Pelissero and me.

Related players: Teddy Bridgewater, Taysom Hill

If the Saints decide to share the information, we could know more today, but HC Sean Payton said we'd know more in two days on Sunday after the game. Either way, it seems as if Brees is going to miss some time, according to Rapoport, meaning Bridgewater is likely under center. Sunday's FOX broadcast pointed out how Payton compared Hill to Steve Young, an NFL Hall of Fame member, so perhaps it's possible Hill gets time under center if Bridgewater struggles. For now consider it a downgrade for the Saints offense, which could rely more on the run game going forward.