Seems like every other team expected to sign Bridgewater (Speculation)
The context is Teddy proved he could lead this team to wins,
But that is not the context.
In that 5 game stretch, the only team above .500 the Saints beat was the Seahawks, and it took a pick 6 and a punt returned for a TD to beat them.
The other 4 teams, they ended .500 or below and didn't even sniffed the playoffs.
In one game, the offense scored only 12 points, no TD's, against the "vaunted" Dallas defense, and somehow ended winning the game.
In another, the offense scored 13 points and ended up winning the game too, because the Jacksonville offense was awful.
Everybody passed against Tampa Bay. This is the only game in which Bridgewater threw for more than 300 yards, btw.
and that he got the nod to start 5 crucial games because Payton trusted him over Taysom.
I don't know about that. I'd say, it was more about the playbook that had been put together and the role Taysom had in that playbook, rather than trust.
I love Taysom. But he has never shown the ability to be a QB1. He is best as a receiver/runner/utility knife and his career would be better served making that his focus.
Of course. :hihi: