Arizona Cardinals coaches - along with the fans - wanted to see Marvin Harrison Jr. touch the rock in his preseason debut.
ARIZONA -- Arizona Cardinals fans flocked to State Farm Stadium this weekend for the team's preseason opener against the New Orleans Saints in hopes of seeing rookie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. make a play or two.
Harrison - who was the only starter to play - saw just three snaps of action on Arizona's first offensive drive with no targets before sitting the rest of the game. “His routine of what it looks like when he leaves the hotel, gets on the bus, gets here and warms up—all of that stuff. We ended up being backed up there, so there were some different plays because I wanted to see him touch it a little bit but he’s good to go. He’ll learn from today too.”
"I'm not going to get into all of it, but it's really is case-by-case, whether it be how old they are, health, if I want to see him play, if they're competing for roles, they're all competing for roles right now. How it relates to fourth down - there's a lot that goes into it," said Gannon.Realistically, most teams don't play their starters much in the preseason - let alone during the first game. Arizona had a plan and wanted to stick to it.
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