1. New Orleans at Atlanta
LINE: New Orleans -3.5
ATS PICK: New Orleans
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Sean Payton just put it out there for his team, and now watch out for everyone to pick it up to make it all work.
You don’t make a call like turning Taysom Hill into your starting quarterback of Jameis Winston without basically telling your team that you think you can win no matter what.
Or, that you have faith that Hill can get the job done.
It’s not like Hill is going to turn into Aaron Rodgers, but the already good Saint running game will get even stronger, the combination of Alvin Kamara and Latavius Murray should get going against a mediocre Atlanta run D, and the Saint defense should do the rest.
At least that’s the plan.
Atlanta is on a nice run of three wins in the last four games and it’s coming off a bye week of rest, but the Saint defense is special against the run, it has yet to allow a 300-yard passing day, and Hill might just be that good.
The hook on the line stinks – and maybe wait for it to get down to three – but if Payton isn’t worried, maybe you shouldn’t be, either.