Sean Payton: I think we’re set at quarterback
 

Drew Brees did the expected on Sunday and announced his retirement from the NFL, which left the Saints to move forward by re-signing Jameis Winston to a one-year contract on Monday.

Winston joined the team in 2020 and served as a backup to Brees with Taysom Hill. Hill remains with the club and Payton was asked on The Dan Patrick Show Tuesday if the team is set at the position.

“I think we are. I think we are,” Payton said, via Amie Just of NOLA.com.

That would mean Hill or Winston will start in Week One. Hill started four games while Brees was sidelined by rib and lung injuries last season, but Payton said that no one has a leg up at this point.

“I’ve told both of them, ‘The two of you are gonna compete for this position,'” Payton said. “They understand it. They’ll come in. We’ve already had a chance to see both of them to some degree.”

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Florio left out the most important quote from Payton:

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The Saints don't have the resources to trade for Wilson or Watson. And unless they find a way to trade up in the draft, I think Winston is as good a signing as we could get.

He knows the system. He should have an actual preseason this year. And I am sure Drew will be a phone call away should he need any advice.

So, unless someone falls to the Saints at 28, I think Winston is the guy over Hill.

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I would like to see Jacksonville send Gardner Minshew to the Saints to complete the Malcom Brown trade. At a minimum he could be a very nice backup and probably an upgrade over Trevor Siemian.

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I don’t believe there will be a trade for QB or moving up for a one either. We’re broke , we have the 28th pick no leverage what so ever. We need a corner jack rabbit gone . edge rusher , cam getting long in the tooth left guard overpaid and buffet addicted and a LB if Baun is not what we thought he was, and on the Jamison theory, he’s our starter we all saw what happens when taysom don’t tuck it and run, he’s strip-sacked more than a slim- Jim , we all know it we just have to believe it.


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So if all your eggs are in the JW basket we are screwed. There was a reason he was benched for hill.

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When was Jameis benched?

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Look my eggs are all in whoever takes first snap . So I guest I’m screwed no one else ,he was benched because he didn’t no the offense, taysom has been aroun from 3 years before him .never heard in a long season he’s benched for hill? U want Mac Jones , which is the only one u might grab Mac Jones at 28 when u can get him in the 2 rd what happens to him when he gets pressure from real edges.


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Thank u


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K, an argument can be made that when Drew Bees missed time, the starting of Hill, over Winston, effectively was a benching. It’s an argument I won’t make but I understand the logic arriving at that point.

1) Brees no longer starting.

2) Both Taysom and Winston on the active roster.

3) Taysom starts, Winston sits on the bench.

Once again, I don’t think it’s a “benching” as that implies a previous full time starter was put on the bench in favor of someone else. Clearly didn’t happen that way here, lol. But I understand the imperfect statement saying Winston was benched while Taysom started.

meh, semantics..., vs syntax, right? lol