How well did Taysom Hill play in his as the Saints' quarterback? He made enough big plays to make sure he will remain their top QB as long as Drew Brees is out while also not making any big mistakes.Hill did have a late lost fumble the fifth time he's dropped the ball this season but otherwise did everything he needed to do Marquel Lee Jersey to help the Saints to keep winning games minus Brees. At that point in the fourth quarter when Hill committed his turnover,Saints were in full control of their Week 11 homegame, headed to their eventual 24-9 victory over the Falcons.Taysom Hill with a strong first start at QB. Sporting News (@sportingnews) The Saints, who went 5-0 in Brees' absence in 2019 because of Teddy Bridgewater, should feel confident they have found another strong sub in Hill. Although the late-week decision by Sean Payton to go with Hill over Jameis Winston was met with criticism from NFL pundits everywhere, Hill struck the right balance between playmaker and caretaker to make his offensive-mind Darren Waller Jersey coach prove he's smarter than us all.Here's abreakdown the the mostly good and a little bad from Hill's debut as New Orleans' No. 1:MORE: Hill answered the biggest question with a solid performance against the Falcons (18-of-23, 233 yards, 78.3 completion percentage,10.1yards per attempt, 108.9 rating). He didn't go into full checkdown mode at all, wisely trusting wide receiver Michael Thomas to move the ball the most. He targeted Thomas 12 times, getting 9 catches for 104 yards. He also made a key shot play to Emmanuel Sanders in the second half, a 44-yard pa s that exploited a typical breakdown of the Falcons' bad secondary.Strangely, running back Alvin Kamara, a receiving machine, was targeted only once and didn't have a catch. Hill also threw to his tight ends only Lyle Alzado Jersey twice, getting tworeceptions for 25 yards combined from Jared Cook and rookie Adam Trautman. The Saints ended up running twice as many times as they pa sed, 36 to 18. The game script helped, with New Orleans'defense dominating Matt Ryan and Todd Gurley to the point of not allowing a TD. With Hill leading the away, the Saints got 168 yards along with all three TDs on the ground.Hill did struggle to get into a rhythm pa sing early and had some dangerous throws that could have been intercepted. He also tookthree sacks, despite good pa s protection. Those things could become problems in a game where Hill would be called up to throw 30 or more times. With the Broncos, Falcons (again) and Eagles as the next three opponents before Brees' potential return against the Chiefs in Week 15, Hill being forced into volume won't be an i sue.MORE: This was expected to be Hill's strong suit in a changeup from Brees and after a slow start with limited chances, he ended up shining with a team-high 51 yards rushing on 10 attempts, including two TDs. That Richard Seymour Jersey more than compensatedfor the lone turnover he had while running. Hill has speed that rivals Kyler Murray and Lamar Jackson, and picked good spots to turn onhis jets and use hispowerful style to his advantage.Taysom Hill TD x 2Not bad for a tight end Sporting News (@sportingnews) With the threats of Kamara (13 carries, 45 yards) and Latavius Murray (12 carries, 49 yards) behind great blocking, Hill will continue to be facilitated with his designed runs and scrambles. He gives defenses something to think about that was a zero factor with Brees. Hill runs hard and fast on every play, which can make him reckle s at times see the fumble. But in general, that's a good way to move the chains in shorter down-and-distance situations and another fine way to finish drives in the red zone.If the Saints could draw up Las Vegas Raiders Jersey an ideal game plan for Hill's touches, the Falcons game would be it. He got the call in the end over Winstonfor the rushing elementand the fact he could be more careful with the ball when throwing it. The Saints reminded everyone they are a complete team who can lift any QB, with a reliableoffensive line and versatile skill players.Had the Falcons' offense showed up with Ryan and made it a shootout, it would have been a lot more interesting to see how Hill would respond with more of an offensive burden on him. Maybe that pa sing test will come in Atlanta, where the Falcons' offense tends to play a lot better, in Week 13. There's no question that another big reason that Payton loves Hill is the spark and emotional charge he gives to the team when he's in there making plays with his arm and feet. Unlike Winston, he has good familiarity with his teammates and his pa sion is contagious. That was evident, with the Saints feeing off Hill'senergy on both sides of the ball.Hill didn't fit as thetraditional choice to fill Sam Young Jersey in for Brees, but given how much the Saints are paying him vs. Winston,they needed to see if can operate under center short and long-term. The Saints were confident not only in him as the next man up, but that all their men would rally well around him without Brees. They were right.