New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) runs by as New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr signals during the third day of training camp practice at Crawford Field at University of California, Irvine, Calif., Friday, July 26, 2024. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) Taysom Hill has become known for doing a for the New Orleans Saints offense.
But what about defense? Yeah, you heard that right. Saints head coach Dennis Allen — who was the team's defensive coordinator during Hill's rookie season in 2017 — Tuesday that his staff seriously considered using the jack-of-all-trades at strong-side linebacker. The only problem? Then-head coach Sean Payton, who called the offensive plays, wasn't about to let Hill go.
"Early on, we kind of thought about making him a Sam linebacker," Allen told Adams. "I'm not kidding. We talked about that, we on defense, but the head coach at the time, he wasn't giving up anything.
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but now we've got him doing so many things, there's only so many ball plays a guy can play." Adams asked if Allen would still use him the same way on defense. "I'd play him at Sam linebacker, and I'd rush him about 50% of the time," Allen said.
On a more relevant note for the 2024 Saints, Allen also said he's excited to see Hill in the new scheme from offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, who has used Hill at fullback and tailback during the preseason in addition to his more regular roles of tight end and quarterback. "He's doing everything with him, b.