USA Today Saints Wire | Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons

K Major · 11-20-2020, 02:28 PM

Best of luck to Taysom Him on Sunday.

He'll need it.

jnormand · 11-20-2020, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by st thomas

That’s wtf I’m screaming

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Lol!!! Cmon Tommy!! This might be fun!!!

gosaints1 · 11-20-2020, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

Could be a diversion...

He played well in his last real series played as QB.

People on this board look at his handful of throws in a game during one-off plays and judge him on that. QB is about getting a rhythm and calming your nerves as well, that isn't easy to do if you only get 1 or 2 chances to throw a game.

You should look at his last preseason game he played for an accurate depiction of his QB performance.

"Hill’s performance through four preseason games was impressive, completing 40 of his 59 pass attempts (67.8%) to gain 443 yards through the air. Three of his passes scored touchdowns, and he threw just one interception — and none after his first outing. His decision-making was markedly improved over previous performances, as were his mechanics. He’s throwing a tighter spiral with a more efficient windup."

https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2019...ng-comparison/

Glad to see him as the #1. It’s time for him to step forward now and establish himself as what everyone calls the “heir apparent”. That being said, I trust preseason game statistics about as much as I trust myself farting when I have the runs. Preseason stats are worthless. Atlanta has an extremely porous defense. I fully expect Hill to take advantage of it..., in big ways. Atlanta is allowing 410 yards per game and 27.9ppg, they’re in the bottom five or ten teams in just about every defensive statistical category.

https://www.footballdb.com/stats/tea...t=T&sort=ydsgm

I fully expect TH#7 to demonstratively show he’s not just a gadget player. If he can’t do it against Atlanta, right now, then he just doesn’t have the juice. I hope the game is available in my area, it’s near impossible to form any objective opinions when I can’t see the game with my own two eyes.

TheOak · 11-20-2020, 02:39 PM

It will not matter if the Blessed Virgin Mary herself lines up behind center and throws with the touch of God. If our line allows unblocked rushers a direct line of attack, it will be short lived.

gosaints1 · 11-20-2020, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

Best of luck to Taysom Him on Sunday.

He'll need it.

Why? Atlanta has equally as historically bad a defense as Dallas does. From my perspective, TH#7 is setup for success. He has a crapload of weapons around him. If the Saints defense continues playing well, I anticipate a 31-10 type of game, Saints favor of course.

TheOak · 11-20-2020, 02:45 PM

Originally Posted by blackangold

Could be a diversion...

He played well in his last real series played as QB.

People on this board look at his handful of throws in a game during one-off plays and judge him on that. QB is about getting a rhythm and calming your nerves as well, that isn't easy to do if you only get 1 or 2 chances to throw a game.

I don’t believe it is a diversion, he will start. To your point about the stats that people are using as a litmus test, one pass (often a gimmick pass) every 14 days does not speak to his passing ability. I’m not sure preseason against C string defense with a vanilla offense is a good sampling either.

We are just going to have to wait and see on this one.

frydaddy · 11-20-2020, 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by gosaints1

Why? Atlanta has equally as historically bad a defense as Dallas does. From my perspective, TH#7 is setup for success. He has a crapload of weapons around him. If the Saints defense continues playing well, I anticipate a 31-10 type of game, Saints favor of course.

Why? Because he stares down his target, doesn't go through a progression, has little to no anticipation with his throws, and spotty accuracy at best. Thats a few off the top of my head. Admittedly I haven't seen him this year, so I'm basing this off the last couple of years. If you say he's improved in all these areas this year I'll take your word for it, but if he hasn't...well, even a bad defense has got to be licking its chops right now.

K Major · 11-20-2020, 02:51 PM

Someone in the media/local press must have leaked or misled info on QB because I listened to Sean Payton speak to reporters TODAY and he's never admitted that Taysom Hill is your "starter" on Sunday.

To be continued.

Time stamp starting around 1:40 ...

Press conference from today:

LIVE: Saints Practice Interviews (11/20/20) \| Saints-Falcons 2020 Week 11 - YouTube

AsylumGuido · 11-20-2020, 03:59 PM

Originally Posted by st thomas

What constitutes a start? First play from scrimmage , a series? Ahh

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That's what they said on Moving the Chains.

AsylumGuido · 11-20-2020, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

Someone in the media/local press must have leaked or misled info on QB because I listened to Sean Payton speak to reporters TODAY and he's never admitted that Taysom Hill is your "starter" on Sunday.

To be continued.

Time stamp starting around 1:40 ...

Press conference from today: LIVE: Saints Practice Interviews (11/20/20) | Saints-Falcons 2020 Week 11 - YouTube

Bingo!!!

Taysom was getting first team snaps at QB because he usually doesn't as the third string and somebody ran with it making assumptions.

We won't know I'll bet until they take the field on the first offensive play.

11-20-2020, 02:28 PM	#21
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,044 Blog Entries: 3	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Best of luck to Taysom Him on Sunday. He'll need it. jnormand, RailBoss, SmashMouth and 1 others like this.

11-20-2020, 02:32 PM	#22
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,530	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Originally Posted by st thomas That’s wtf I’m screaming Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Lol!!! Cmon Tommy!! This might be fun!!! jeanpierre likes this.

11-20-2020, 02:36 PM	#23
gosaints1 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 576	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Originally Posted by blackangold Could be a diversion... He played well in his last real series played as QB. People on this board look at his handful of throws in a game during one-off plays and judge him on that. QB is about getting a rhythm and calming your nerves as well, that isn't easy to do if you only get 1 or 2 chances to throw a game. You should look at his last preseason game he played for an accurate depiction of his QB performance. "Hill’s performance through four preseason games was impressive, completing 40 of his 59 pass attempts (67.8%) to gain 443 yards through the air. Three of his passes scored touchdowns, and he threw just one interception — and none after his first outing. His decision-making was markedly improved over previous performances, as were his mechanics. He’s throwing a tighter spiral with a more efficient windup." https://saintswire.usatoday.com/2019...ng-comparison/ Glad to see him as the #1. It’s time for him to step forward now and establish himself as what everyone calls the “heir apparent”. That being said, I trust preseason game statistics about as much as I trust myself farting when I have the runs. Preseason stats are worthless. Atlanta has an extremely porous defense. I fully expect Hill to take advantage of it..., in big ways. Atlanta is allowing 410 yards per game and 27.9ppg, they’re in the bottom five or ten teams in just about every defensive statistical category. https://www.footballdb.com/stats/tea...t=T&sort=ydsgm I fully expect TH#7 to demonstratively show he’s not just a gadget player. If he can’t do it against Atlanta, right now, then he just doesn’t have the juice. I hope the game is available in my area, it’s near impossible to form any objective opinions when I can’t see the game with my own two eyes. jnormand and jeanpierre like this.
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11-20-2020, 02:39 PM	#24
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 18,978	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons It will not matter if the Blessed Virgin Mary herself lines up behind center and throws with the touch of God. If our line allows unblocked rushers a direct line of attack, it will be short lived. jnormand, SmashMouth and jeanpierre like this.

11-20-2020, 02:40 PM	#25
gosaints1 500th Post Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 576	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Originally Posted by K Major Best of luck to Taysom Him on Sunday. He'll need it. Why? Atlanta has equally as historically bad a defense as Dallas does. From my perspective, TH#7 is setup for success. He has a crapload of weapons around him. If the Saints defense continues playing well, I anticipate a 31-10 type of game, Saints favor of course. jnormand likes this.
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11-20-2020, 02:45 PM	#26
TheOak 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Cypress Tx. Posts: 18,978	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Originally Posted by blackangold Could be a diversion... He played well in his last real series played as QB. People on this board look at his handful of throws in a game during one-off plays and judge him on that. QB is about getting a rhythm and calming your nerves as well, that isn't easy to do if you only get 1 or 2 chances to throw a game. I don’t believe it is a diversion, he will start. To your point about the stats that people are using as a litmus test, one pass (often a gimmick pass) every 14 days does not speak to his passing ability. I’m not sure preseason against C string defense with a vanilla offense is a good sampling either. We are just going to have to wait and see on this one.

11-20-2020, 02:48 PM	#27
frydaddy 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lafayette Posts: 1,947 Blog Entries: 1	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Originally Posted by gosaints1 Why? Atlanta has equally as historically bad a defense as Dallas does. From my perspective, TH#7 is setup for success. He has a crapload of weapons around him. If the Saints defense continues playing well, I anticipate a 31-10 type of game, Saints favor of course. Why? Because he stares down his target, doesn't go through a progression, has little to no anticipation with his throws, and spotty accuracy at best. Thats a few off the top of my head. Admittedly I haven't seen him this year, so I'm basing this off the last couple of years. If you say he's improved in all these areas this year I'll take your word for it, but if he hasn't...well, even a bad defense has got to be licking its chops right now. gosaints1 likes this.

11-20-2020, 03:59 PM	#29
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,394	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Originally Posted by st thomas What constitutes a start? First play from scrimmage , a series? Ahh Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk That's what they said on Moving the Chains.

11-20-2020, 04:03 PM	#30
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 24,394	Re: USA Today Saints Wire \| Report: Taysom Hill to start at quarterback for Saints vs. Falcons Originally Posted by K Major Someone in the media/local press must have leaked or misled info on QB because I listened to Sean Payton speak to reporters TODAY and he's never admitted that Taysom Hill is your "starter" on Sunday. To be continued. Time stamp starting around 1:40 ... Press conference from today: LIVE: Saints Practice Interviews (11/20/20) \| Saints-Falcons 2020 Week 11 - YouTube Bingo!!! Taysom was getting first team snaps at QB because he usually doesn't as the third string and somebody ran with it making assumptions. We won't know I'll bet until they take the field on the first offensive play. jeanpierre, ChrisXVI and bobdog86 like this.