Following Their Coaches' Lead, The Saints Receivers And Defensive Backs Spent The Day Chirping Each Other

A lot of chirping going on between the saints corners and receivers @wdsu pic.twitter.com/EFkSppk56y

— Sharief Ishaq (@ShariefWDSU) August 4, 2017

Best trash talk of Saints camp: WR coach Curtis Johnson vs. DB coach Aaron Glenn during 1-on-1 drills.

— Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) August 4, 2017

Ted Ginn beats De'Vante Harris off the line of scrimmage during one-on-ones. "It's too easy! Ginn yells out. pic.twitter.com/qOONkQ66Sp

— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) August 4, 2017

WR-DB one on ones were great today. Ton of intensity. Everyone jawing.

— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) August 4, 2017

Dejuan Butler with PBU Brandon Coleman is not about that flexing pic.twitter.com/OEr2WnsL7Y

— Amos Morale III (@Amos_MoraleIII) August 4, 2017

Kenny Vaccaro with a nice PBU on Alvin Kamara during 7-on-7. "Get up an spike that (expletive)," a fired up Aaron Glenn yells out.

— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) August 4, 2017

Kenny Vaccaro with the pass break up @wdsu pic.twitter.com/k7K6HeOQem

— Sharief Ishaq (@ShariefWDSU) August 4, 2017

Aaron Glenn telling DBs to spike ball after a win. Brandon Coleman just took the ball away from two DBs before they could spike it.

— Josh Katzenstein (@jkatzenstein) August 4, 2017

Defensive backs coach Aaron Glenn encouraging his guys to spike the ball after making a good play which Damian Swan does @wdsu pic.twitter.com/bHyj2JJATj

— Sharief Ishaq (@ShariefWDSU) August 4, 2017

Great stuff in 7-on-7. DeJaun Butler pbu, Arthur Maulet spikes ball, DB Coach Aaron Glenn was firing up his guys. This is part ONE of TWO pic.twitter.com/I5mVmyn0MH

— Doug Mouton (@DMoutonWWL) August 4, 2017

Swagger? Cockiness? Who the hell are those guys in the black jerseys, and what the hell has Defensive Backs Coach Aaron Glenn done with the New Orleans Saints' actual secondary? 

Look, I don't know if being encouraged to spike the ball right in the offense's stupid face after pass breakups is the motivation the defense needs to do to inject some confidence into their game, but I'll be damned if I'm not enjoying the intensity being displayed on both sides of the ball nonetheless. Curtis Johnson all-too-predictably already has a group of receivers that were a bit of a question mark as of a week ago outperforming expectations. If stopping them requires a little shit talking  and some unsportsmanlike braggadocio then all the power to the corners and safeties whose improvement is absolutely necessary if the Saints want to be worth a damn this season.

Honestly, I can't tell which position group is benefiting more from the definitive, conscious effort to spark the competitive flames. However, I can say it's making for some entertaining clips that are nothing but encouraging to a fanbase that has become far too accustomed to watching defensive backs hang their heads in shame after failing to turn them the fuck around to locate the ball. The only thing that's more fun than a good chirp is earning the right to use it, and it appears that's exactly the mindset that Aaron Glenn is passionately trying to instill in his unit. 

P.S. Michael Thomas...still very, very good...

Devante Harris wth the tip but Michael Thomas still makes the grab #focus pic.twitter.com/L9izLWpjx2

— Amos Morale III (@Amos_MoraleIII) August 4, 2017