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I agree. I think Taysom just needs to clean up a few things and this will be a very good competition. I would like for Taysom to improve his deep ball. I think it hangs in the air too long. The second issue is throwing the ball with anticipation. He waits to see the receiver open which makes him take unnecessary sacks and causes his deep balls to fall short. I also agree with Taysom missing a few reads. I am not sure if he can clean all this up in one off season but if he can this will be a good competition.Since you asked, Many reasons honestly. Mainly just based on what I saw from Taysom Hill on the field as a quarterback last year. I don't share the opinions of most around here about his quarterback play last year being sub standard. I share the opinions Sean Payton had of Taysom in an interview after his third or fourth start which is and I'm quoting SP "he's an ASCENDING player". I also share SP views that Taysom is a Steve Young mixed with a Toni Romo. Earlier this off-season in an interview SP said that Taysom has Steve Young talent but he also gives you some Toni Romo early in his career where there's potential for a play to go either way, it could be a great player or a back breaking mistake. I think the Romo type things can be coached away like it was with Romo. The fact that Payton compared him to 2 great starting QBs in the NFL tells me he still sees Taysom as a starting caliber qb in the NFL which I do as well based on what I saw on the field last year.
What I saw from Taysom first and far most was IMPROVEMENT. He improved tremendously with his mechanics and footwork. He stood tall and had patience in the pocket. Sometimes he had too much patience but sacks are going to be a part of the process for Jameis or Taysom because neither are going to be dink and dunk artist like Drew. They both are going to look to let plays develop down field because they can throw the ball down field. This is why I'm not bothered by AK being less involved in the passing game. AK high involvement in the passing game was a by product of What Drew couldn't do anymore. I'm hoping those days are gone for good no matter who starts because that means we have a more dynamic offense that doesn't need to run 10 screens a game.
Jameis may have a bigger arm and can stretch the field more vertically but Taysom his the far better and more accurate intermediate passer. Taysom is a lot more accurate and reads defenses a lot better than he gets credit for around here. You don't complete 73% of your passes in the nfl including 85% on third down while not being a dink and dunk artist by not being able to read a defense or throw accurate passes. That's just not reality.
Taysom spreads the ball around. (against Atl he hit 6 different receivers in his first start, the next week against Denver he hit 6 different guys in 9 completions, 7 against atl the second time and 9 against the eagles).
Taysom was good on the $ down which is third down. Under SP a high third down conversion rate has always been the signature of Saints teams when we are good. SP teams are efficient on third downs. In his 4 starts last year Taysom was 29-34 85% for 263 yards and 18 first downs and had a 96.4 qb rating on third down. The saints converted just under 44% on third downs with Taysom as the starter. The bucs were 44% on 3rd down last year. The year we won the superbowl we were 43% in 09.
Taysom misses reads but he doesn't make bad decisions on where to go with the ball. I trust his decision making more than I do Winston based on what I saw from Taysom last year compared to what I have seen from Jameis up to this point. I have seen improvement in Taysom's game. I need to see that from Jameis, I won't assume he has improved and is no longer the qb he has always been until I see it.
Taysom is the more dynamic player. Taysom averaged 53 more passing yards than Lamar Jackson last year and just 12 less yards on the ground in his four starts. He averaged more total yards per game as a starter than Lamar Jackson last year. The only team that's won more games than the Ravens since Lamar took over is the Chiefs. I personally feel from what I saw last year Taysom a better passer than Lamar because Lamar regressed as a passer last year (and I'm a huge Lamar fan saying this). Taysom is the mold of qb the NFL is moving towards, That's why SP has always been enamored with Hill. So to me if Jameis doesn't show you in training camp that he is now Peyton Manning 2.0 I go with the guy who is the better decision maker, more dynamic and has proven he can play winning football.
Like Sean Payton said in an interview with Jim Rome the week of the eagles game, he tells his QBs "ultimately your job is to win, win, win and win again and Taysom has done that".
However overall I think the players want Jameis to start.
. Against the Eagles the whole team didn't look good, but when the game was on the line, Taysom couldn't make the throws to win the game. Thats what its all about. When adversity comes your way, can you overcome it. I think Taysom in multiple roles gives the team a better chance to win. Not him as your full time starting QB for 17 games. Hope he can prove me wrong. I just don't see it.
