{"id":864911,"date":"2026-04-12T15:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864911\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T15:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T15:30:19","slug":"saints-rookie-qb-shough-earns-praise-for-turnaround-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/864911\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints’ Rookie QB Shough Earns Praise for Turnaround Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe Saints’ investment in quarterback Tyler Shough’s development signals a shift in the NFL towards long-term talent cultivation over short-term results.New Orleans Today<\/p>\n

The New Orleans Saints’ 2025 season was marked by a transition at quarterback, as rookie Tyler Shough took over the starting role midway through the year and helped lead the team to a surprising late-season surge. Offensive coordinator Kellen Moore has praised Shough’s poise, decision-making, and commitment to improving, seeing the young passer as a key part of the franchise’s long-term plans.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

The Saints’ ability to develop Shough into a reliable starter could be crucial for the team’s future competitiveness, as they look to build a sustainable model for success centered around a quarterback with the right combination of physical tools and mental maturity.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

After starting the season as the backup to Spencer Rattler, Shough was forced into action midway through the year and helped the Saints win 5 of their final 9 games. Moore highlighted Shough’s ability to quickly process information and make sound decisions even when the pocket broke down, a sign of the young QB’s growth. The coaching staff believes that with a full offseason of reps with the first-team offense, Shough could take another step forward and solidify himself as the Saints’ quarterback of the future.<\/p>\n

Shough took over as the Saints’ starting QB midway through the 2025 season.The Saints finished the 2025 season with a 5-4 record in Shough’s 9 starts.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Tyler Shough<\/p>\n

The Saints’ rookie quarterback who took over the starting job midway through the 2025 season and helped lead the team to a late-season surge.<\/p>\n

Kellen Moore<\/p>\n

The Saints’ offensive coordinator, who has praised Shough’s development and sees the young QB as a key part of the franchise’s long-term plans.<\/p>\n

Spencer Rattler<\/a><\/p>\n

The Saints’ starting quarterback to begin the 2025 season, before Shough took over the role.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes this situation fascinating is not merely that the Saints won five of nine after Shough took over, but how that surge reframed expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kellen Moore, Offensive Coordinator<\/p>\n

\u201cThe coaching staff’s praise of Shough’s poise and decision-making when breakdowns occur isn’t mere coaching talk. It signals a shift from counting plays to evaluating how a quarterback processes chaos.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kellen Moore, Offensive Coordinator<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

If Shough continues to develop and earn the starting job with a strong offseason, the Saints will look to build their offense around him and establish a sustainable model for quarterback development within the organization.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

The Saints’ handling of their quarterback situation in 2025, with rookie Tyler Shough emerging as a potential long-term solution, demonstrates the value of patience and a focus on player development over immediate results. This approach could pay dividends for the franchise in the years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Saints’ investment in quarterback Tyler Shough’s development signals a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2076],"tags":[7,896,55,2572,2571,6,397],"class_list":{"0":"post-864911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-saints","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-new-orleans","10":"tag-new-orleans-saints","11":"tag-neworleans","12":"tag-neworleanssaints","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-saints"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116392456612572380","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=864911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/864911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=864911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=864911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=864911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}