NFL Notes: Saints have better work ethic in pre-season

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METAIRIE, La. — The way New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees sees it, "experience" is "something you gain when you don't get what you want."

The Saints haven't been to the playoffs in two seasons. Brees saw a connection between those disappointments and the large number of Saints who voluntarily attended workouts this offseason.

"You can say the last two years we've not gotten exactly what we set out to get," Brees said. "I feel like we've learned a lot along the way. I feel we've assembled a great group of veteran free-agent guys who have been a part of good teams and know what it takes to win and be professional and fight through adversity. ... We're much better prepared for the journey this year than we ever have been."

Ideally, said coach Sean Payton, each player should take part in 40 offseason workouts. The coach said about 90 percent of the roster hit that mark, which is "clearly the highest that we've had since we've been here."

The Saints had their final offseason practice Thursday and left this weekend for a nearly six-week break until reporting day on July 31.

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