Taysom Hill Rumors: Buying/Selling 7 Potential Suitors in Free Agency
It’s always hard to pick and choose what’s realistic and what’s not among the various rumors that float around the NFL offseason. It becomes even more difficult when evaluating rumors around a player whose future is a complete unknown.
That’s pretty much what Taysom Hill is at this point. It’s not that his talent is in question. We’ve seen him throw accurate balls on the run. We’ve witnessed his ability as a tight end, whether he’s plowing through opponents as a blocker or he’s on the receiving end, where he caught six touchdowns last season. He runs, he jumps and he excites. Clearly, he holds tremendous value.
The question, though, is at what position he holds the most value. Most of the buzz surrounding Hill is as a future franchise quarterback, but it’s unknown which teams would be willing to commit to that. He has thrown a total of 13 regular season passes in his NFL career and wasn’t anything special as a college quarterback at BYU. His career numbers? 6-13 with 119 yards, no touchdowns and an interception.
However, he has been all the rage this offseason, perhaps in part because Saints head coach touted him as a Steve Young-type player. His potential is through the roof, but his floor is also fairly low given the sample size. Which teams could take the gamble? And which rumors can we consider less viable than others? Let’s break it down and buy or sell different situations.
