Versatility is king in today’s NFL and TCU’s Ben Banogu offers that in bunches.A 3-4 outside linebacker that showcased his ability to play inside at the Senior Bowl Curley Culp Jersey , Banogu showed exactly why..."Versatility is king in today’s NFL and TCU’s Ben Banogu offers that in bunches.A 3-4 outside linebacker that showcased his ability to play inside at the Senior Bowl, Banogu showed exactly why teams at the next level are high on his skill set.Banogu recently spoke exclusively with MCM about his Senior Bowl experience, what position he thinks he’ll play at the next level and which NFL quarterbacks he can’t wait to take down.JM: What was the Senior Bowl experience like for you?BB: It was different but great. I got a chance to showcase my versatility. I played mostly linebacker out there. That was new to me but I felt like I acclimated to it rather quickly.JM: Are you making the transition from outside linebacker to strong side linebacker at the next level?BB: I wouldn’t say that, no. I don’t see myself as a stand-up linebacker like I was playing at the Senior Bowl. I still see myself as a pass rusher.JM: So you don’t think you’ll be playing strong side linebacker in the NFL?BB: It’s not up to me to make that decision. I do think I’m a better fit as a pass rusher though, specifically an outside linebacker in a 3-4 scheme.JM: If your pro team asks you to make that transition, what do you think will be the biggest challenge you’ll face?BB: Doing it at the Senior Bowl allowed me to get a little familiar with what I’d potentially be doing in that role. I can already see that one challenge I would maybe encounter would be learning the position and how to read my keys and what not. I think that would be the biggest challenge, just getting familiar with the responsibilities. I’m fully capable of playing the position athletically though. That wouldn’t be a big deal.JM: Who are some of the best offensive linemen you’ve ever gone up against?BB: Cody Ford from Oklahoma comes to my mind. He’s a prospect in this draft class that’s getting some pretty good buzz. Isaiah Prince from Ohio State was pretty good as well. Dalton Risner from Kansas State was another good one. He’s another guy that’s getting some early round buzz. Those are the three that immediately come to mind.JM: Do you feel your game is more refined against the pass or run at this time?BB: I’d say I’m pretty refined in both areas. Balance has always been the key for me. That’s what I’ve always strived for. There’s always room for growth though. I’ll never be satisfied with where I’m at in either area. I wouldn’t say that I’m better at one than the other though.JM: Is there an NFL quarterback that you’d love to sack?BB: I wanna sack all of them (laughs). If I had to single out a few, Russell Wilson is the first that comes to mind. I’ve always heard that Wilson is the toughest quarterback to bring down. He has great feet. Aaron Rodgers would be another. I feel like with the exception of Tom Brady and Drew Brees, Rodgers is the best quarterback out there.JM: How will you look back on your time spent at TCU?BB: I hope that I upheld the legacy that TCU has. I hope I did right by the guys that came before me and made TCU what we are today. There’s a bunch of guys on this TCU team that will play in the NFL. We have a quite a few alumni that are playing in the league now and playing well. For me, I wanna prove that I belong in that group. It’s all about upholding the foundation and the legacy that they’ve laid down for us. I wanna play well for them.JM: When a team drafts Ben Banogu, what kind of guy are they getting?BB: I think they’re gonna get the most physical guy in the draft. I’m somebody that does things the right way. I never get in trouble and I give it 100% in everything I do. I wanna make the guys around me better. Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan remembers all too well the last time New Orleans entered a season with a lot of hype.The Saints seemed like a good bet to make the playoffs for a fifth time in six seasons back in 2014. Instead, they stumbled to a 7-9 record in what became the first of three straight frustrating, sub-.500 campaigns before they won the NFC South last season."Everyone's going to talk about potential. Everyone's going to talk about, 'on paper Derrick Henry Jersey White ,' how good we look," said Jordan, an All-Pro in 2017 with a career-high 13 sacks. "We've been here before. We've seen this a couple years ago, when we looked great on paper. Paper doesn't play Sunday."The schedule seemingly sets the Saints up to win a season opener for the first time since 2013 this Sunday, when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.New Orleans has nearly all key players back from a squad that came within a "Minnesota Miracle" of advancing to the NFC title game. Now the Saints are eager to move on from the 61-yard Vikings touchdown they gave up on their last play of last season.The Bucs, by contrast, are coming off a five-win campaign that extended their decade-long playoff drought and must play without starting quarterback Jameis Winston, who is serving a three-game suspension .Oddsmakers have made the Saints one of the most heavily favored NFL teams 鈥?by more than a touchdown 鈥?in Week 1."We recognize what kind of a football team New Orleans has," Tampa Bay coach Dirk Koetter said. "We're going to go out there and do everything we can to give it to them on Sunday."And why not? The last time these teams met, in their 2017 regular season finale, the Bucs won in an upset.Here are some key subplots that will play out when the Bucs and Saints renew their divisional rivalry:PREMIER MATCHUP: Bucs receiver Mike Evans is one of three players in NFL history 鈥?along with A.J. Green and Hall of Famer Randy Moss 鈥?to have 1,000 yards-plus receiving in each of the first four seasons of a career. Evans figures to be covered by Saints cornerback Marshawn Lattimore, last season's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year."I look forward to the matchup," said Evans Josh Kline Jersey White , who was suspended one game last season for a blindside hit on Lattimore.Bucs quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, starting for Winston, doesn't sound inclined to look away from Evans just because of who is covering him."When you have a guy like Mike Evans, he's going to get his balls," Fitzpatrick said. "There is nobody that I am really going to shy away from, no disrespect to anybody, just because the talent level Mike has."SUSPENDED STARTERS: Each team is coping with the suspension of a prominent offensive player.The Saints are without Pro Bowl running back Mark Ingram, their leading rusher last season with 1,124 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was suspended four games for use of a banned substance. That raises the possibility that Offensive Rookie of the Year Alvin Kamara will play more snaps, but Kamara was careful not give away anything on that front."The way our team is trending, we're an unselfish group," Kamara said. "If my touches are low, then it is what it is, if that's what we have to do to win."Winston begins a three-game suspension stemming from an eight-month NFL investigation that concluded he touched a female Uber driver inappropriately in 2016."At this point Nate Palmer Jersey , it's like any other injury that a guy's out for three weeks," Koetter said.ROSTER TURNOVER: One of Tampa Bay's top priorities was revamping a pass rush that produced a league-low 22 sacks a year ago. In addition to acquiring former New York Giants star Jason Pierre-Paul in a trade , two other new starters on the defensive line 鈥?Vinny Curry and Beau Allen 鈥?signed as free agents after helping the Eagles win the Super Bowl. Defensive coordinator Mike Smith said Pierre-Paul had a good training camp and has been everything the Bucs expected in terms of his drive to learn the scheme and make it tough for coaches to sub him out."The guy doesn't want to come off the field," Smith said. "He's a guy that's played, when's he's been healthy, 90-plus percent of the snaps on defense. That is unheard of a lot of times in the NFL."The Saints spent the bulk of their efforts in free agency trying to improve a defense that ranked 17th, bringing in linebacker Demario Davis, safety Kurt Coleman and cornerback Patrick Robinson. Meanwhile, receiver Cameron Meredith is expected to make his debut for an offense that ranked second a season ago, while tight end Ben Watson returns after a couple of seasons with Baltimore.GOOD RATINGS: Saints quarterback Drew Brees had a 121.1 passer rating against the Bucs last season, his best rating against any team in 2017. But Brees quickly dispenses with the notion that he has Tampa Bay's number."We know how competitive this team is regardless of what their record said last year," Brees said. "They've got a lot of really good players on defense. They went out and made some pretty significant moves through free agency and in the draft."It's going to be a tough, tough test."AP Sports Writer Fred Goodall contributed to this report.