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ESPN reported that the New Orleans Saints plan to start backup quarterback Taysom Hill ahead of Jameis Winston against the Atlanta Falcons with Drew Brees out of action, and NFL fans on Twitter and across social media were stunned. Reactions ranged from cautiously optimistic to calls for calamity and disaster in New Orleans. See for yourself:
Fantasy managers running to the waiver wire for Taysom Hill pic.twitter.com/kHx7P6njaK
— PFF Fantasy Football (@PFF_Fantasy) November 20, 2020
Taysom Hill may be older than Brock Osweiler, who just retired after an 8-year NFL career, but he also has 55 fewer career passing attempts than Jake Luton, who played in his first NFL game two weeks ago
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) November 20, 2020
this is the moment sean decided to start taysom pic.twitter.com/p0nyOtXz9A
— seth galina (@pff_seth) November 20, 2020
Flex Falcons-Saints to Sunday night or we riot
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) November 20, 2020
BREAKING: Saints playbook with Taysom Hill as their starting quarterback has leaked. pic.twitter.com/bvryRUKgXu
— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) November 20, 2020
Just imagining a entire game were Taysom Hill runs that sweep play and sprints into a linebackers face at 100 mph for 4 more yards then he should get and he does it 40 times and everyones bleeding and im talking myself into it. Will be a great game to watch with ur dads
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) November 20, 2020
#saints twitter when the nerds come for us over Taysom starting pic.twitter.com/NkugriB7s0
— Saints Happy Hour Podcast (@SaintsHappyHour) November 20, 2020
Jameis Winston will throw more passes Sunday than Taysom Hill.
Mark it down. Write it in stone. Do whatever you want to do.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) November 20, 2020
Lets be honest: if Sean beats the Falcons with Taysom at QB, hes the undisputed GOAT.
— Christopher Dunnells (@ChrisDunnells) November 20, 2020
NFL fans: "If Taysom is your guy why won't you play him?"
Also NFL fans: "Why would you play Taysom over Jameis?" pic.twitter.com/JaNDUK6PJT
— Chris Rosvoglou (@RosvoglouReport) November 20, 2020
Armageddon Scenario
/Taysom starts
/Saints fall behind 28-3
/Enter Jameis
/Saints win 31-28
Because 2020 and God hates the Falcons #saints— Ralph Malbrough (@SaintsForecast) November 20, 2020
Taysom Hill has four more pass attempts in his career than he has tackles.
— Kevin Clark (@bykevinclark) November 20, 2020
At some point, you hafta see what Taysom can do at QB. This is the absolute best chance. Drew hurt but coming back, all the offensive weapons healthy, playing one of the worst defenses in the league who's been preparing for a different QB all week.
— Nick (@Nickolah84) November 20, 2020
Jim Rome this morning, on Taysom Hill starting at QB for the Saints: "I'm fascinated by this guy…this dude is electric, and he trucks fools. He'll run over you, he will run away from you, he'll put his shoulder down, he can throw it. Man, I love the guy. I can't wait."
— Greg Wrubell (@gregwrubell) November 20, 2020
Taysom Hill is unproven and largely ineffective but still used for everything, he’s football CBD
— Clue Heywood (@ClueHeywood) November 20, 2020
FANTASY FOOTBALL CRASHED BECAUSE EVERYONE TRYING TO GET TAYSOM HILL LMFAOO pic.twitter.com/c6arJoOU2v
— Lυкє🚀 (@HoodieHarden_) November 20, 2020
Regardless of how you feel about Taysom’s chances this week, it’s a really fun and cool story and the people rooting for him to fail are soooooo weird to me.
Please have more fun
— Ryan Berger (@EggsAndDetails) November 20, 2020
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