We’re headed for the third and final New Orleans Saints preseason game, and a lot of jobs are on the line. Every snap counts for many players on the fringe of the roster (or the roster bubble if you’d rather call it that). They need to make plays not just on offense or defense, but also in the kicking game on special teams to punch their ticket.
PFF’s player grades aren’t very useful in evaluating performances, but the analysts at Pro Football Focus do a great job of tracking where each player lined up and what their general responsibility was on any given play (as far as a blocker, runner, receiver, passer, and so on). So we check their tracking from the first two Saints preseason games to see who has been on the field most often for New Orleans in each of the three phases.
