Canal Street Chronicles
The New Orleans Saints passing game was a little underwhelming in their first preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers as Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler, and Jake Haener combined for 239 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions on 27/41 passing. The Saints QBs are young and inexperienced, so the expectations for them this year are low, but still, in the preseason it would have been nice to see a bit more from the passing offense.
Now returning home for the second preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, they have an opportunity to have a bounce back game against one of the leagues worst pass defenses. The Jags just allowed Steelers quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and Skyler Thompson to put up 300+ yards and four touchdowns with only nine incompletions. With a pass defense that ranked last in the NFL in 2024 by over 14 yards per game, this performance in the first preseason game did little to quell any nerves that the defense in Jacksonville would be just as bad in 2025. There have even been calls to use rookie Travis Hunter primarily on defense despite the coaching staffs plan to use him primarily at wide receiver simply because the defense has been so bad.
This week provides an opportunity for the Saints young QBs to put up a solid game and hopefully gain some confidence headed into the season. All three quarterbacks should play again on Sunday, and the starting job is still very much up for grabs. Tyler Shough had the best game in Week 1, throwing for 165 yards and one touchdown. The Saints have not yet announced who is starting, but each QB should recognize the favorable matchup they have ahead of them and capitalize on the opportunity to put up a big game.
