Saints The Onside Kick vs Vikings... (1 Viewer)

[Saint Taysom]

The Vikings are trying to keep the game in close, and they have a little momentum after Thielen’s late TD catch... 12 point deficit, just over 2 minutes left... and the Vikings go for an onside kick attempt.

Saints counter with their “hands team”... a personnel package that puts the guys with the best hands on the front lines, to snatch a bouncing and unpredictable ball with defenders bearing down on them...

The Saints typically set this up with a row of players up front that will engage the defenders, and then a great “hands” guy (CGM when healthy) behind that to secure the kick... the Saints have Emmanuel Sanders, Alvin Kamara, and even Marquez Callaway (an experienced KR) as options... so who’s back there?

Taysom Hill! The Saints are the only team out there that would put their backup QB as the guy to secure an onside kick... I wear Taysom Hill pajamas, and even I was like, “WHAAAAAT?!?”

Hill snatches the bouncing kick, secures it and goes to the turf, with Vikings all around him... game over.

 

[Soybomb]

If he misses, Vikings get possession. Great play by TH...

 

[Consigliere]

Because they weren’t expecting him.

 

[Zack Lee]

. I wear Taysom Hill pajamas, and even I was like, “WHAAAAAT?!?”

Do they have a place to put some Idaho potatoes? Lol

 

[Saint Taysom]

Do they have a place to put some Idaho potatoes? Lol

I keep my potatoes in my boxers

 

[Crusader Saint]

We have already seen CGM and Kamara completely botch an onside kick. It was his turn.

 

[DCTransplant]

There's no doubt he will stick his nose in there, but i worried about those little fumble-prone hands

 

[Saint Taysom]

There's no doubt he will stick his nose in there, but i worried about those little fumble-prone hands

Here’s a pic of a relieved Taysom Hill after he successfully caught the onside kick attempt.

 

[Saint Kamara]

The small hands team.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

The small hands team.

exactly what i said when i saw him out there - except there were all caps and a bunch of ?!?!?!?!?

 

[abnrgr]

It seems we are still struggling to prevent the onside kick. With other teams it seems an easy play to prevent but the Saints look shaky. That was a close one, Taysom did a good job. Baby hands and all...

 

[UFCSaint]

I wear Taysom Hill pajamas, and even I was like, “WHAAAAAT?!?”

Are there pictures of said pajamas?

 

[Saint Taysom]

Are there pictures of said pajamas?

Unfortunately, yes.

 

[SaintStephen1]

PJ Williams gave a half arse effort on his blocking assignment and if Taysom doesn’t come up with clean recovery that unblocked Viking was in perfect position to recover that kick.

 

[VPCajun]

Meanwhile back at Santa land: