Week 11 of the fantasy football season featured plenty of notable performances around the NFL on Sunday. What should we make of them? Matt Bowen and Tristan H. Cockcroft offer their analysis.
Taysom Hill dazzles as starting QB
In his first start at quarterback for the Saints, Hill's 24.4 PPR points were the second-highest QB total of the early games (behind Deshaun Watson's 31.6). So, what did we see here? A lot of defined throws in Sean Payton's offense. Scheming windows and matchups there. However, Hill did make those throws. And while he was bailed out a bit on the deep 50/50 balls by poor coverage from the Atlanta secondary, Hill finished with 18-of-23 passing for 233 yards. Now, Hill is going to give you some rushing totals on second-reaction plays, too, when he pulls the ball down. But we didn't see as many designed QB rushes, which I think is the plan moving forward. With Hill now the No. 1 in New Orleans, he won't get as many inside-the-tackle runs on power schemes. Bottom line here: Hill can execute as a passer in this system. And with a matchup versus the Broncos in Week 12, Hill will be a fringe QB1. -- Bowen