Saints training camp notebook from Aug. 5: Paging quarterback competition?

New Orleans Saints quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Taysom Hill had an odd day of practice during their Aug. 5 training camp session, via @MaddyHudak_94:

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New Orleans Saints training camp has been rolling for seven days now, and the highly anticipated quarterback competition has yet to enthrall us sideline observers. The last two days of camp featured run-heavy installs littered with handoffs and checkdowns; whether that’s by design, consequent of lacking receiver depth, or irritation at recent turnovers remains unclear. As was the majority of today’s half-padded practice.

By the end of practice, we all kind of looked around with the same thought: what was the takeaway from today, if any at all? We’ll get to the turnovers and close calls by the respective quarterbacks, but the competition has simply not dominated training camp through Day 7. In light of that, here’s what stood out in Thursday’s delightfully sunny session.