JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Here are five quick observations from the Saints' training camp.

Camp Classic Moment

Lacrosse, Wis., is normally a quiet place during the summer. It wasn't quiet when Mike Ditka brought the Saints to town for training camp. It was wild and stories were plenty. Ditka treated his players as men, which sometimes got the team in trouble because immature players acted like kids. There were tails of a golf cart or two being driven down the main streets at night. There was the unfortunate hazing incident when Saints rookies were injured going through a gauntlet of veterans. A bad hitchhiking incident led to a charge that wide receiver Keith Poole tried to assault a resident with a golf club. Saints camp isn't the same without Ditka. — John Clayton

1. The Saints' offensive and defensive lines are so good that they can embarrass teams. In the scrimmage with the Jaguars, the Saints pushed around both Jaguars line. The Jaguars defensive line is relatively light. That's a bad matchup against the Saints. With the Jaguars undermanned on the offensive line because of injuries, the Saints D-line had its way in Friday's duel practices.

2. Watching Jeff Hall and Jon Hilbert try field goals in special team drills points to the fact that the Saints will sign either John Carney or Morten Andersen this weekend.

3. Deuce McAllister's holdout isn't a major issue for now. Ricky Williams looks great and Chad Morton is giving everything he has on every play to be the backup. Once he signs, McAllister will be a role player this season unless Williams get hurt. Still, the Saints believe McAllister could be the league's next Fred Taylor, which is why his agents are fighting for big escalator clauses.

4. Having recovered from an Achilles tear, middle linebacker Charlie Clemons could be a major player on defense. He has the speed to drop 15 to 20 yards into coverage. The Saints also plan to use him as a blitzing linebacker on passing downs.

5. An interesting receiver to follow is 6-4 draft choice Onome Ojo, a great specimen who has great speed and is a nice target on the slant passes. Ojo needs to get into the contact work in games to see if he can handle the hits, but he has a chance to be a decent fourth receiver for the Saints.

John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.