After a start of five wins and two losses from the hand of Jameis Winston, the Saints hit a bump of four setbacks with Trevor Siemian at the controls. To avoid a catastrophe, Sean Payton already moves his pieces.
According to information from Ian Rapoport, from NFL Network, Heading into week 12’s game against the Cowboys, the Saints coach has opted for train with Taysom Hill as the club’s incumbent.
Nevertheless, the position is not guaranteed for Hill. It was added that the BYU product has a foot injury and requires practice throughout the week to kick off the game against the Cowboys on Thursday Night Football.
Hill’s possible appointment comes one week after the 31-year-old will sign a contract of up to $ 95 million. The deal has a base salary of $ 40 million for the next four seasons and if the element takes hold in the Saints’ ownership it can pocket up to an additional $ 55 million.
The reasons for the change
The change in ownership is a consequence of the poor performance of Siemian during the game against the Bills. On Thanksgiving night the Northwestern alumnus he completed 17 passes (29 attempts), 163 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
During the period that he served as the head of NOLA, Siemian had 83 passes (144 attempts), 924 yards, eight touchdowns and one interception; Plus, he was winless and now the Saints are two notches down in the postseason spots.
