Taysom Hill falters in first start as Saints drop preseason matchup to Cardinals
(World News USA)

The New Orleans Saints gave a lot of young players a chance to prove their promise in the first half of Friday night`s preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals. A few rose to the challenge, but a player who had generated his fair share of preseason hype faltered. Offered his first chance to start an NFL preseason game, second-year quarterback Taysom Hill failed to protect the ball against Arizona`s starting defense, and the rest of the Saints offense sputtered behind him in a 20-15 loss in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Based on the playing-time patterns, New Orleans (1-1) headed into Friday night`s preseason game hoping to get a closer look at young players who had flashed a glimpse of...