Saints Have 1 Clear Favorite At Starting Quarterback

neugey · 05-25-2021, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by iceshack149

You may be forgetting about a previous starter in the NFL with Trevor Siemian. Not a great player but really tall and has some NFL talent.

I think Book will somehow suffer an unspecific injury and be placed on IR so that the Saints can have three QB's with NFL starting experience available throughout the next season.

Starting experience can be a bit overrated. I have a hunch Book could be like Gardner Minschew and able to get in there and do fairly well from the outset.

AsylumGuido · 05-25-2021, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by neugey

Starting experience can be a bit overrated. I have a hunch Book could be like Gardner Minschew and able to get in there and do fairly well from the outset.

Possibly in a more simplistic scheme, but with all of the multiple packages and reads at the line I think any QB would take some time to begin to feel comfortable back there ... rookie or veteran. Timing is key in this offense and that requires no hesitation from everyone involved. Sure, Payton could "dumb it down" some, but experience is vital. Thus the reason Hill was the starter last season and Winston should be this season. I can't imagine either of the other two QB's playing more than the game day backup role this season.

05-25-2021, 11:17 AM	#1
neugey Hu Dat! Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,834 Blog Entries: 13	Re: Saints Have 1 Clear Favorite At Starting Quarterback Originally Posted by iceshack149 You may be forgetting about a previous starter in the NFL with Trevor Siemian. Not a great player but really tall and has some NFL talent. I think Book will somehow suffer an unspecific injury and be placed on IR so that the Saints can have three QB's with NFL starting experience available throughout the next season. Starting experience can be a bit overrated. I have a hunch Book could be like Gardner Minschew and able to get in there and do fairly well from the outset. jnormand likes this.

05-25-2021, 11:46 AM	#2
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,574	Re: Saints Have 1 Clear Favorite At Starting Quarterback Originally Posted by neugey Starting experience can be a bit overrated. I have a hunch Book could be like Gardner Minschew and able to get in there and do fairly well from the outset. Possibly in a more simplistic scheme, but with all of the multiple packages and reads at the line I think any QB would take some time to begin to feel comfortable back there ... rookie or veteran. Timing is key in this offense and that requires no hesitation from everyone involved. Sure, Payton could "dumb it down" some, but experience is vital. Thus the reason Hill was the starter last season and Winston should be this season. I can't imagine either of the other two QB's playing more than the game day backup role this season.