Saints rookie QB Spencer Rattler given mediocre grade for debut so far

New Orleans Saints rookie Spencer Rattler was given a mediocre grade for his debut so far. CBS ranked him last among the NFC South’s young passers:

The New Orleans Saints rookie quarterback Spencer Rattler hasn’t had a very fair first crack at the NFL, but has still been somewhat underwhelming with the cards he’s been dealt.

Under Rattler, the Saints offense failed to score a point against the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football. It is hard to hold it all against him, though.

Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports recently gave each young passer in the league a grade for this past weekend and Rattler was assigned a ‘C-.’ This is what Trapasso had to say about the New Orleans youngster:

“The Saints were wildly overmatched against the Packers in Lambeau, yet Rattler actually made some impressive plays in this game. They were countered by a bad interception in the third quarter and a fumble early in the game.”

Rattler has completed 56% of his passes for 859 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions through his first five appearances. That isn’t very impressive, but he is also working with a very under-manned offense. He has yet to make a normal start with a normal group of weapons to work with, so he shouldn’t be counted out just yet.

He had the worst grade in the NFC South as surging Carolina Panthers passer Bryce Young was given an ‘A-‘ and brand-new Atlanta Falcons starter Michael Penix Jr. was assigned a ‘C.’

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