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NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Saints’ transition into life after quarterback Drew Brees retired has been … well … more painful than expected.
First Jameis Winston tore the ACL in his left knee in Week 8 after helping the Saints to a promising 5-2 start. Then, Trevor Siemian went 0-4 as starting quarterback, in part because of an overwhelming barrage of injuries throughout the lineup around him.
Now, Taysom Hill will take his turn in the rotation Thursday night (8:20 p.m. ET, FOX/NFL Network) against the Dallas Cowboys (7-4) — while battling his own lingering foot injury.
The Saints (5-6) could also be without running back Alvin Kamara and offensive tackles Terron Armstead and Ryan Ramczyk because of knee injuries. They were all listed as questionable Wednesday.
Perhaps there’s still time to revive their bleak playoff hopes if they get healthy in December. But New Orleans’ long-term outlook at quarterback will be even cloudier heading into 2022 than it was when Brees retired in March.
Here is a look at the options and hurdles:
Taysom Hill
Hill might not have the best chance at this job long-term — but he has the next chance. So the 31-year-old could theoretically take it and run with it if he exceeds expectations and leads New Orleans into the playoffs. That will be a tall order, though, especially considering the health of the Saints’ roster and the fact that Hill’s greatest asset – his running ability – could be limited by the partially torn plantar fascia in one of his feet.
Hill lost out on his first chance at the starting gig when Winston outperformed him in training camp and the…
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Source : espn
