{"id":127588,"date":"2022-01-06T11:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=127588"},"modified":"2022-01-06T06:44:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T11:44:16","slug":"new-orleans-saints-quarterback-options-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/01\/06\/new-orleans-saints-quarterback-options-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans Saints Quarterback Options, Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Orleans Saints need to do something about their quarterback room. Replacing Drew Brees was never going to be easy, and the Saints have dealt with an absurd amount of bad injury luck over the season. However, despite the fact that they\u2019re still in the playoff race, the team needs to think about what they can do at the position moving forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Top Five New Orleans Saints Quarterback Options in 2022<\/strong><\/h2>\n

5. Taysom Hill<\/h4>\n

Taysom Hill never looked the part of an NFL quarterback early in his career, and the 2021 season has only proven the vast majority of NFL fans correct. The former undrafted free agent is a fantastic athlete but simply doesn\u2019t have the accuracy, arm strength, or processing ability to be a viable option under center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, this is just my opinion, and the only opinion that really matters is Sean Payton\u2019s. The legendary head coach clearly sees something in the quarterback, so it\u2019s not unreasonable to expect him under center in 2022. After all, if Payton didn\u2019t think Hill had a future in this league, then he wouldn\u2019t have signed him to a <\/span>four-year deal worth up to $95 million<\/span><\/a>. Maybe he finally puts it all together in his age-32 season, but that\u2019s not a bet the Saints should be making.<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/FTB_Vids_YT\/status\/1477768728263593985?s=20<\/p>\n

4. The NFL Draft<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Saints chose a bad year to need a quarterback. The NFL Draft is typically the best way to find a cost-effective option under center, as every veteran quarterback is either an underwhelming talent or requires a king\u2019s ransom to acquire. However, this is a terrible quarterback class, and the Saints probably won\u2019t be able to find their franchise quarterback through the draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If the season ended today, the Saints would have the 15th pick in the NFL Draft, meaning that they’d probably have to trade up to get their guy. New Orleans has never been shy about trading up for a prospect they like, but it\u2019s hard to imagine the Saints finding said prospect in this class. This is one of the worst quarterback draft classes in recent memory, and it\u2019s probably not worth giving up a bunch of picks to acquire a mediocre prospect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Saints should definitely be interested in drafting a Day 2 quarterback and seeing if they develop into anything. However, the Saints shouldn\u2019t be mortgaging their future for the top of this underwhelming class. <\/span><\/p>\n

3. Russell Wilson<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Seattle Seahawks<\/a> quarterback Russell Wilson hasn\u2019t had the best year, but it\u2019s easy enough to explain away the veteran\u2019s struggles. The one-time Super Bowl champion suffered a finger injury early in the season and clearly wasn\u2019t himself when he first returned. He\u2019s started to show some signs of life over the past few weeks and should be back to normal for the start of the regular season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From the outside looking in, it appears as though Wilson still hopes to leave Seattle<\/a> during the offseason. If that remains the case, then the Saints have to try and make a move. Sean Payton is one of the best offensive minds in football and found a way to make a playoff push with Trevor Siemian and Taysom Hill starting for the majority of the season. Imagine what he could do with one of the NFL\u2019s better starting quarterbacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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"I can't imagine this season has soothed Russell Wilson's thought about playing the rest of his career in Seattle."@peter_king<\/a> told us Monday what he thought of the #Seahawks<\/a> scene heading into the #NFL<\/a> offseason: pic.twitter.com\/4KNFLIMLzG<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) January 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n