Just one quarterback battle stays.
The Indianapolis Colts introduced Daniel Jones as their starter Tuesday. The Cleveland Browns named Joe Flacco their starter Monday.
That leaves the New Orleans Saints, who’re nonetheless deciding between second-year professional Spencer Rattler and rookie Tyler Shough.
Saints head coach Kellen Moore addressed the competitors Tuesday. He sounds no nearer to creating a call than he was at first of coaching camp.
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Moore is fielding questions concerning the Saints’ QB1 state of affairs not solely from media. He says he will get them at residence from his youngsters as properly. Moore offers his youngsters the identical solutions he offers reporters.
“There’s lots of people who wish to ask concerning the quarterbacks, my youngsters included,” Moore mentioned. “It’s a enjoyable dialog.
“They’ve acquired recommendation about all the pieces. Each unhealthy determination, each throw, each play-call. They’ve acquired all of it.”
So who’s acquired the sting? That is still a thriller with one preseason sport remaining.
Rattler is extra of a identified commodity. The 2024 fifth-round decide began six video games as a rookie final 12 months, finishing 57% of his passes for 188.1 yards per sport with 4 touchdowns and 5 interceptions not precisely inspiring starter stuff.
The Saints chosen Shough within the second spherical of April’s draft because the third quarterback off the board amid the then-uncertain way forward for Derek Carr. Each are actually competing for the beginning job following Carr’s surprising retirement as a result of a lingering shoulder damage.
Neither has completed sufficient to win the job whereas splitting begins in New Orleans’ first two preseason video games.
Rattler has accomplished 25 of 35 passes (71.4%) for 251 yards (7.2 yards per try) with one landing and one interception. Shough accomplished 24 of 34 passes (70.6%) for 231 yards (6.8 yards per try), additionally with one landing and one interception.
Every carried out higher because the backup whereas going through defensive competitors deeper on the opponents’ depth charts. As for who will begin in Saturday’s preseason finale in opposition to the Denver Broncos? Moore wasn’t even able to announce a starter for that sport.
“We’ve acquired three days of apply and a sport, so we’ve acquired some glorious work coming our means,” Moore mentioned.
When does he anticipate to decide? Moore answered that query, jokingly, that it’ll “hopefully” come earlier than New Orleans’ Week 1 sport in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals.