Jones and Coleman shining in OTA's

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For the second straight week on Thursday, they provided some of the biggest highlights during the Saints’ organized team activities (OTAs).

Jones (6-foot-3, 200 pounds) made the best individual catch of the day when he went up high over tight coverage by cornerback Kyle Wilson to snag a pass out of the air from quarterback Drew Brees during full-team drills.

Coleman, meanwhile, had at least three nice catches in team drills. The super-sized, 6-foot-6, 225-pounder caught two balls from Brees -- one when he broke wide open in the middle of the field and one when he was being guarded closely by Keenan Lewis. Then he caught a long pass from rookie QB Garrett Grayson, who essentially threw it up for grabs and let the big target snatch it easily over Wilson.

“Anytime you can throw to him, that’s definitely a positive,” Grayson said. “That gives you a big area to throw to -- a lot of room for error that he can make you look good.”

Coleman got a lot of playing time with the first-string offense Thursday while Colston was watching from the sideline for an undisclosed reason. But the Saints have done so much rotating with their receivers at this stage of camp that it's almost impossible to identify a specific order to it.

“I have to keep showing it every day to keep them believing in me, because I believe in myself,” said Coleman, who said he’s benefitting from that boost of confidence and comfort level that most second-year pros experience.

“I just go out there not thinking as much and just play the game I’ve been playing all my life. My mentality is to just go out there and make plays,” Coleman said.

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