Saints' Taysom Hill on interception: ‘I need to throw a better ball and avoid a bad play’

SmashMouth · 12-25-2018, 08:56 PM

The New Orleans Saints had mixed results earlier this season when do-it-all backup quarterback Taysom Hill threw passes, but there’s no doubt his throw on Sunday was a dud.

On the Saints’ opening drive, Hill moved to quarterback, took the shotgun snap and then chucked it deep looking for wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. The ball hung in the air long enough for Steelers safety Sean Davis to chase it down for an interception in the end zone.

“We were trying to get a shot downfield,” Hill said of the play. “We thought there might be a matchup that we could take advantage of. At the end of the day, I haven’t seen the film, but I need to throw a better ball and avoid a bad play.”

That was Hill’s first career interception. He was previously 3 of 6 for 64 yards passing in 2018.

“The ball got a little high on him,” coach Sean Payton said Sunday of Hill’s interception. “I felt like it was a little bit higher than we had planned. It was a great play by the safety.”

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Saints' Taysom Hill on interception: ‘I need to throw a better ball and avoid a bad play’ The New Orleans Saints had mixed results earlier this season when do-it-all backup quarterback Taysom Hill threw passes, but there’s no doubt his throw on Sunday was a dud. On the Saints’ opening drive, Hill moved to quarterback, took the shotgun snap and then chucked it deep looking for wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. The ball hung in the air long enough for Steelers safety Sean Davis to chase it down for an interception in the end zone. “We were trying to get a shot downfield,” Hill said of the play. “We thought there might be a matchup that we could take advantage of. At the end of the day, I haven’t seen the film, but I need to throw a better ball and avoid a bad play.” That was Hill’s first career interception. He was previously 3 of 6 for 64 yards passing in 2018. “The ball got a little high on him,” coach Sean Payton said Sunday of Hill’s interception. “I felt like it was a little bit higher than we had planned. It was a great play by the safety.” more on NOLA