Don't let the preseason fool you about Taysom Hill's usage in the New Orleans Saints offense for 2024

Many fans of the New Orleans Saints are intrigued to see Taysom Hill in Klint Kubiak's offense. During minicamp and training camp practices, we heard murmurs of reps for Hill at many positions, including running back, tight end, fullback, and quarterback. He was getting moved around plenty.

The utility weapon for New Orleans has not got a ton of touches during the preseason, but do not let that fool you.

Taysom Hill's unique role in 2024

Kubiak has a lot of faith in Taysom for this year's offense, and there's plan in place for him that fans have not got a true glimpse of quite yet.

Nick Underhill noted on Tuesday that Hill''s usage will be much more creative than fans have seen during the preseason.

We did see Hill take some backfield reps with a QB under center, and that was nice to see.

The veteran has impressive burst, and his strength shows up when he can get going downhill from this spot. He also lined up at fullback multiple times, throwing key blocks for Jamaal Williams during this preseason so far.

Taysom even scored a touchdown from fullback this past weekend against the San Francisco 49ers. He was not going to be denied.

Hill is pumped for his unique, new role in the offense. Many folks thought his usage was already a bit mind-boggling, but it sounds like Kubiak will push the envelope with him even further.

"It's weird to say after seven years of doing what I've been doing that I'm being asked to do things I've never done before. That is exciting to me and it's challenging, and I love to be challenged like that. I'm grateful for those guys creating unique and fun opportunities for me." -- via the New Orleans Advocate

Don't let the exhibition games fool you. The play-caller for the Saints is going to get Hill involved often and uniquely in 2024. Expect it to be effective, too.

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