Could Siemien Be a Lot Better With a Full Week of Starter Reps? [Mod edit] (1 Viewer)

[Pa.Saint]

i feel more comfortable with Simien as starter than Taysom

I have to agree on this one

 

[UFCSaint]

Neither will happen.

God I hope not

 

[whodatphil]

If anything, Payton has shown there is more than one way to win. I think you give him dang near anyone and he can get through a game appealing to his strength. I think I prefer Taysom against Atlanta though, mobile QBs give their defense fits

 

[Saint Taysom]

Siemian had some good moments, but he also had some bad moments… and the bad moments were really bad. Luckily he got bailed-out by the dirty Bucs defense committing penalties at key moments.

I appreciate what TS was able to do to help the Saints win yesterday, but he’s not a viable starter for the rest of the season IMHO.

 

[liveoakh]

I appreciate the optimism, but living in Colorado I saw enough of Simien to know a week of practice as the starter won't fix him. He's not a starting QB in this league. It would be a miracle if he suddenly transforms into a starting qb with any semblance of consistency.

But, that Denver team he played on was warmed over garbage, and he was the best of that QB grouping in Denver.

 

[Saint Jack]

I think it helps that his first game was against the Bucs in a high pressure game.

 

[Steve in Colorado]

But, that Denver team he played on was warmed over garbage, and he was the best of that QB grouping in Denver.

He took over a team fresh off a Super Bowl victory. Yes, they lost some pieces, either due to injury or free agency, but that team was not garbage.

 

[2024InjuryApocalypse]

I'd rather Siemian than Taysom at QB1. And yeah, coming in mid-game is always rough. Teddy's worst game as a Saint came when he replaced Drew mid-game. Jameis looked lost when he came in vs. SF last year. So yeah, I think he can get better with reps and practice. He did throw for over 3000 yards in his first season in Denver (who had an 8-6 record in his starts that year).

What worries me about Siemian is his throws are kinda floaty and his footwork seemed shaky. On the 3rd down before the field goal to put us up 26-21, if he just steps into his throw to an open Deonte, we have 1st and goal. I saw him throw off his back foot a few other times, too.

But yeah, we'll know more about him next week if he gets the start.

 

[PXSaber]

Siemian would be the worst starting QB that we’ve fielded over the past three years. He’d be worse than Brees, Winston, Bridgewater and Hill. We could possibly survive Siemian for a couple of weeks, but if he’s our starter for the rest of the year then we’ve hit our high water mark today.

But you did watch the game yesterday?

A guy put into his first game since 2019 led the team to a win vs one of the best defenses in the league.

Some people just need to hate on everything.

Trevor looked confident
Surveyed the field properly (better than Hill) and made some pin point throws in clutch moments.

All without starter reps. Seriously he performed better than half of the leagues starting QBs

 

[gregh]

I appreciate the optimism, but living in Colorado I saw enough of Simien to know a week of practice as the starter won't fix him. He's not a starting QB in this league. It would be a miracle if he suddenly transforms into a starting qb with any semblance of consistency.

true, but Denver doesnt have an offensive mind/coach like Payton. look what he has done with teddy and Taysom and Winston starting

 

[liveoakh]

He took over a team fresh off a Super Bowl victory. Yes, they lost some pieces, either due to injury or free agency, but that team was not garbage.

I did go back and take a look. That team had talent in 2016. I think Trevor could throw amazing TDs, but threw equally as many INTs. Sean has had a great effect on QBs, Trevor looked good when coming in relief for Brees. He played 3/4s of the game, and scored points on a very inspired superbowl defense 0/ turnovers. Yes, he got lucky on one play called back.

How picky can we be replacing a HOF QB, and then loose the guy who was having what seemed like a 29 TD to 10 or less INT kind of season. Trevor knows the offense and looked good running it. Perfect is the enemy of good enough. This team may not win a SB with a Trevor, but we could get in the playoffs with him.

 

[saint_drago]

Losing your starting QB is never ideal but if you look at it from a production standpoint, Winston's numbers so far this year seem manageable.

Not including last night, Winston has averaged this through 6 complete games:

15/25 186 yards 2 TDs .5 Int

Winston has also made some big plays with his feet extending drives. There's no way to replace Winston's arm talent but I don't think it's unreasonable to think Siemian could hover around those per game averages. But it's the same as it was with Winston, real simple, take care of the ball. If it's not there throw it away.

 

[GrandAdmiral]

No matter what happens, I guess it's safe to say Ian Book won't be inactive on Sunday.

 

[liveoakh]

If you think Sean dosen't have trust in Trevor to be the starter. Why did Sean have Trevor throwing the ball in the red zone w/ 2 min left in the game?