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re: Realistically, how good is Tyler Shough?

Posted on 5/22/26 at 3:25 pm to
Posted by NIH
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 3:25 pm to
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plays teams with a pulse


watch more football. This isn’t college ball.
Posted by St Augustine
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:29 pm to
We don’t know. The sample size is just too small and now the league has tape on him. I certainly don’t think he’s going to be a bad qb but anywhere from top 5 to top 18 wouldn’t surprise me.
Posted by SaintTigerPel
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 4:45 pm to
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The sample size is just too small and now the league has tape on him. I


On the flip side, he has an entire offseason and training camp working with the 1’s and developing a rapport with them. I say he’s top 8-10 this year and will be a top 5 maybe by the following season.
This post was edited on 5/22/26 at 5:12 pm
Posted by GynoSandberg
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Member since Jan 2006
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:47 pm to
Fans assume QB progression is linear. Moore’s made his MO clear in the offseason - establish the run. If this goes as planned, Shough will be fine. We will be in some shootouts that he will have to win. We about to find out real quick
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:47 pm to
I think a lot of people forget he put up #s and wins handing off to Estime and having Kevin Austin as WR 2/3 for half a dozen games
Posted by S
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:48 pm to
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Posted by Dantheman504
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 5:53 pm to
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He’s a top 5 qb. Just needs to blossom.

Are you expecting that this year? You never really answered the last time.

Shoughs worst game last year was vs TB when he didn't start til Q3. If you double those stats and add them to his season totals he had 2,512yds last season in 10 games.

4,048- 2,512= 1,536yds
1,536yds ÷ 7 games = 219.43yds per game

Shough would've only had to average 220yds per game last year in the 7 games he didn't play to pass Darnold for Top 5.

He averaged 243.8 passing yards per game started.

On top of it being a reality this year its also 100% fair to say he could have been in the Top 5 convo last year with a full 17 game season.

Hate to break that to you.

Do you think Tyler Shough could have averaged 220yds per game he didn't play last year after averaging 243.8yds in the games he started?
This post was edited on 5/22/26 at 5:55 pm
Posted by SuperSaint
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Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 6:01 pm to
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On the flip side, he has an entire offseason and training camp working with the 1’s and developing a rapport with them. I say he’s top 8-10 this year and will be a top 5 maybe by the following season.
that’s a wild prediction.

Sophomore slump is much more the norm than a sophomore jumping into the top 10.

Besides Mahomie and Herbert I’m having a hard time thinking of others in recent memory.

Long list of regressions:
CJ
TLaw
minshaw
Watson
Purdy
Mariota
Mac jones
Danial Jones
Bradford
Dak
RG3
Jayden
Cam
Posted by NIH
Member since Aug 2008
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Posted on 5/22/26 at 6:11 pm to
Allen was much better his second year. Burrow was hurt his rookie season but went to the super bowl in the 2nd with a bad roster and coach. Love and Hurts were better in their second seasons. I think your list speaks to the lack of QB talent drafted from about 2018 on.
Posted by LooseCannon22282
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Member since May 2008
35983 posts
Posted on 5/22/26 at 7:44 pm to
Man, Josh Allen had one of the worst Senior Bowl weeks that there have ever been. I was actually there b/c in those days it was at Ladd still and more convenient to get to.

You could see the arm strength clear as day. Except he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn when I saw in those 2 days. Russell Wilson had a great deep ball, but teams held off on him.

Stroud looks shell shocked to me. His development has fallen off a cliff but with the Houston D being as good as it is he needs to do more but he cannot finish the deal. Their O-line has been shite though.

I want to believe in the Saints O-line. McCoy said he's good to go so that's big. Fixing the left guard spot with David Edwards was a nice signing. I'm not totally sold on Fuaga. I think he was playing hurt some last season but he look overwhelmed a little too much IMO. Maybe in Year 3 the light goes on?

O-line is the toughest position to develop with this current collective bargaining agreement. I've been saying that for years ( Towndrunkard style) but it's true.

This post was edited on 5/22/26 at 7:50 pm
Posted by VA LSU fan
Virginia
Member since Dec 2007
8936 posts
Posted on 5/22/26 at 7:55 pm to
His age is what makes his assessment difficult.


If he were 22, oh my. We could be looking at a Justin Herbert or Matt Stafford level player. But he was 26 when he got his first start.


His age is an advantage for looking good now, but overall he needs to make steps quicker than most QB's. He needs to be the best qb in the division by season's end.
Posted by LooseCannon22282
South Alabama Fan
Member since May 2008
35983 posts
Posted on 5/22/26 at 8:50 pm to
His age and the uncertainty of the O-line. QB needs to develop but what if his O-line isn't? I think the Saints will be better this season but expecting a leap of faith. I'd love to be wrong.
This post was edited on 5/22/26 at 8:52 pm
Posted by Gonadballbarian
Member since Dec 2017
1734 posts
Posted on 5/22/26 at 10:47 pm to
He played as a top 10 quarterback the last six weeks of the season. Granted it wasn't the best competition but he didn't even become a full-time starter till a couple weeks before that. And of course Is a literal rookie and he doesn't choose his schedule.
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