Would Taysom Hill demand a trade if the Saints don’t make him the heir to the throne?

The future will be interesting for the New Orleans Saints with the most intriguing part of their offseason being what happens at quarterback.

The New Orleans Saints have a decision to make.

In all reality, they have several, several decisions to make as free agency will be upon us before we know it. With the Saints in the whole $100 million, Mickey Loomis will have to again pull off some magic to make the team’s cap situation work.

For the sake of the conversation, let’s assume Drew Brees is going to call it a career. It’s assumed he will, but Brees has yet to confirm that. Brees ended the season with a three-interception game against the Bucs. His Saints were sent home early for a fourth straight season.

Now 42, Brees may be done, and if he is, the Saints will have a plethora of players lining up to replace him. Taysom Hill is an obvious one, and if he doesn’t get the spot, he might as well demand a trade.

Why? Well, because with a new quarterback, for starters, who knows if he’ll get the same reps in the offense, but more importantly, because it means that he’ll never be what he truly wants to be with the Saints.

“He believes he’s a full-time NFL starting quarterback,” Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio wrote on Hill. After starting four games and playing well, winning three of them, Hill should believe that he has the right to be next in line.

Hill had four passing touchdowns in four starts and chipped in nine rushing and receiving touchdowns on the season as well. We know Hill can do it all, but will he be comfortable in that role for the long-term future?

The Saints would welcome him back as he is under contract, but it may be Jameis Winston, Mac Jones, or a signed free agent that could come in and take over Brees’ starting role. If Hill feels that strongly about being a starter, he’ll make sure Loomis knows that he wants a new home.

The Big Easy has given Hill an opportunity that he might not have found elsewhere. He can be both thankful for that and want to chase his deal. The 30-year-old Hill has one season left on his contract and certainly won’t be released as his dead cap would total over $11 million.

That said, trading him may be ideal for the cap, but for now, it seems very unlikely. Given his role in the offense, it also seems unlikely that he’d be upset enough at not being the starter to demand a trade, but in the NFL, it’s tough to ever predict what’s going to happen.