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2. Marcus Ball will be the player Roman Harper was supposed to be

If Cooks was the big name on offense yesterday then Marcus Ball (who I wrote on here) was the standout on defense. He had a great game playing Roman Harper’s old role near the line of scrimmage, recording an interception of Luke McCown, solo tackle for loss on shifty halfback Travaris Cadet, and last-minute blitzing sack on rookie quarterback Logan Kilgore to close out the practice.

A linebacker for the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts, Ball is playing a similar role at safety for the Saints by lining up within eight yards of the line of scrimmage to cover the slot and middle of the field while spying the quarterback and shutting down plays around the edge. He is perfectly suited to this role from his CFL experience and should continue to be a playmaker there for the Saints as preseason goes on.

3 takeaways from the New Orleans Saints Black & Gold scrimmage

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