Patrick Robinson comes back to Saints a more confident

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Only one thought made Patrick Robinson pause on his way back to the place he first called home in the NFL.

Robinson spent five seasons in New Orleans, and although his time with the Saints was up and down, the former first-round pick has good memories of the franchise and a family that loves living in the city where he's kept a home since he left in free agency three years ago.womens Ramon Humber Jersey

But it did occur to him that he's found his greatest success in the NFL away from the facility on Airline Drive. ,Authentic Nick O'Leary Jersey

"That did make it a little hard to come back,<Authentic Jordan Mills Jersey, me leaving and then getting the success that I was looking for,womens Leonard Johnson Jersey" Robinson said.

who is coming off of the best season of his career,womens Charles Clay Jersey a tour de force campaign that featured four interceptionshad other options. Three other teams were in the running for his services,17 passes defended and a Super Bowl ring,RobinsonAuthentic Jerry Hughes Jersey including the Philadelphia Eagles, the team he just helped reach the ultimate goal.

The specter of leaving the Eagles made free agency difficult. After all,Authentic Cordy Glenn Jerseya key part of the defense who etched his name in Eagles lore with his pick-six in the NFC championship game., Robinson was a hero in Philadelphia

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"The Saints just made way more sense than everybody else," Robinson said.

And to Robinson, the history he had in New Orleans is a part of the past. Three years after he left, just like the defense he's joining is almost entirely different than the one he left. , Robinson is coming back to the Saints a changed player'Authentic Ramon Humber Jersey.

"I figure, since I know exactly what it takes," Robinson said. ,womens Jordan Mills Jersey it shouldn't be a problem coming back and doing the same thing I've been doing the last couple of years

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When the Saints declined to bring him back,>Authentic Leonard Johnson Jersey, the experience flipped a switch in Robinson,,' and he emerged a much better player during his one-year stint in San Diego. , he said

"The mental stuff,womens Preston Brown Jersey" Robinson said. "If you're not right..."

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Robinson has thrived in the slotwomens Cordy Glenn Jersey, a position that requires a cornerback to deal with more traffic, etc. — than he would on the outside. , change directions quickly and handle a lot more information — crossing receivers, screens

More important to Robinson, he's grown out of some of the self-examination that paralyzed him at times early in his career. Cornerbacks are renowned for their ability to focus only on what's in front of them; Robinson saw too much of the big picture early in his career. ,womens Jerry Hughes Jersey,

"To be honest, I'm not doing too much thinking," Robinson said. "When I was on the field, stuff like that. Now I'm just playing football.", I was doing a lot of thinking, a lot of what-ifs